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Annick Press and Les 400 Coups are finalists for the Bologna Prize for the Best Children’s Publishers of the Year

The finalists have been named for the Bologna Prize for the Best Children’s Publishers of the Year. In the North American category, two Canadians are on the list, Annick Press (Toronto) and Les 400 Coups (Montreal), along with U.S. publishers Abrams, Candlewick Press, and Eerdmans Books for Young Readers.

The annual prize was founded in 2013 and is given to publishers in each of six geographical areas. While the Bologna Children’s Book Fair has been cancelled this year, the winners will be named at an online event on May 4.

Canadian publishers have won the award’s North American category five of the last seven years. Previous Canadian publishers to win the award are Comme des géants (2019), Editions D’eux (2018), Kids Can Press (2017), Groundwood Books (2016), and La Pastèque (2014).