.jpg "Winners of the 17th Children’s Book Festival pose at the closing ceremony of the event in Tehran on February 10, 2015.")
TEHRAN – Winners of the 17th Children’s Book Festival for the Story Section, Book Illustration Section, and the Translated Story Section were announced during a ceremony on Tuesday.
The Institute for the Intellectual Development of Children and Young Adults (IIDCYA), which is the organizer of the festival, selected the winners in the two sections of children six years old or less, and children above six.
“The Stories of Mushmushi” by Tehran-based French writer Claire Joubert won the first prize in the Story Section for children six years old or less, IIDCYA announced in a press release.
“Nobody Dares to Do That” by Hamidreza Shahabadi received the first prize in the Story Section for children above six.
In the Translated Story Section, English author Michael Morpurgo’s “War Horse” translated by Parvin Alipur won the first prize for children above six.
The jury selected no first prize winner for children six years old or less in the Translated Story Section.
“A House As Big As a Sieve”, “ I Promise Not to Grow Up”, and “Singing Goblin” all illustrated by Hadiseh Qorban were selected as first prize winner in the Book Illustration Section for children six years old or less.
“Rustam and Esfandiar” illustrated by Pejman Rahimi and “Zal and Rudabeh” by Atefeh Maleki shared the first prize in the Book Illustration Section for children above six.
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