Created in 2022 to underline the relationship between Bologna Children’s Book Fair and the Strega Prize, the Strega Prize Ragazze e Ragazzi Best Picture Book category returns to the Fair.
Nominations for the remaining competition categories closed on 29 February. A total of 148 titles were submitted, broken down as follows: 38 in the Best Picture Book category, 30 in the 6+ category (for readers aged 6 to 7), 34 in the 8+ category (aged 8 to 10), 46 in the 11+ category (aged 11 to 13). All the books were published in Italy, also in translation, between 1 April of the previous year and 31 March of the current year.
Pupils from 318 juries at Italian primary and secondary schools (82 more than last year) located all over Italy and abroad, will vote for the winning works in the 6+, 8+ and 11+ categories. Reading groups composed of girls and boys coordinated by Italian and foreign libraries and cultural institutions may also participate in the jury.
The Strega Prize Ragazze e Ragazzi is promoted by the Fondazione Maria e Goffredo Bellonci and Strega Alberti Benevento, organisers of the Strega Prize, with the Centro per il libro e la lettura and BolognaFiere-Bologna Children’s Book Fair, in collaboration with BPER Banca and the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation - Sistema della Formazione Italiana nel Mondo, media partner RAI and technical sponsors Feltrinelli Librerie and SYGLA.
The list of candidates is available on the website premiostrega.it
The finalist Books
6+ Category
- Peter Carnavas, Olive e l’elefante grigio, tradotto da Alessandro Barbaglia (De Agostini).
- Dave Eggers, Lo strambo trasloco della magione Miller, tradotto da Giulia Rizzo, illustrato da Júlia Sardà (L’ippocampo).
- Jarvis, Orso e Uccellina. Il picnic e altre storie, tradotto da Alessandra Valtieri (Lapis).
8+ Category
- Annalisa Camilli, L’ultimo bisonte, illustrato da Irene Penazzi (La Nuova Frontiera Junior).
- Maddalena Vaglio Tanet, Rim e le parole liberate, illustrato da Ilaria Mancini (Rizzoli).
- Edward Van de Vendel, Anoush Elman, Misha. Io, i miei tre fratelli e un coniglio, tradotto da Laura Pignatti, illustrato da Annet Schaap (Sinnos).
11+ Category
- Katya Balen, Ottobre, Ottobre, tradotto da Lucia Feoli (Einaudi Ragazzi).
- Adam Gidwitz, La leggenda dei tre bambini magici e del loro cane santo, tradotto da Marina Morpurgo (Giuntina).
- Kelly Yang, Motel Calivista, buongiorno!, tradotto da Federico Taibi (Emons).