The Polish Book Institute

Polish illustrator, Iwona Chmielewska, was awarded the main prize in the New Horizons category in the BolognaRagazzi Award 2020 awarded by the International Book Fair in Bologna - the world's largest and most important children and youth’s book fair. It is the third time she has been recognised in such a way in her career, earlier the jury recognised her A House of the Mind: Maum and Oczy ("Eyes", in 2011 and 2013 respectively).

The book Widziałem pięknego dzięcioła (”I Saw a Beautiful Woodpecker”) by Michał Skibiński with illustrations by Helena Stiasny (appearing so far under the pseudonym Ala Bankroft) has been recognised in the OPERA PRIMA category in the BolognaRagazzi Award 2020 awarded by the International Book Fair in Bologna - the largest and most important book fair for children and young people in the world.

The book Kominiarz/Piekarz (“Chimney Sweep/Baker”) with text and illustrations by Dominika Czerniak-Chojnacka received the special Bologna Ragazzi Award in the category of books for the youngest. This is a great success for the author and for the whole of the Polish children's book sector - the Bologna Ragazzi Award is the most prestigious industry award in the world in this area of the literary market.