Bologna Children’s Book Fair is almost upon us. And we’ve already got some good bits of news to share: Madalena Matoso’s Draw whatever you want received a Special Mention in the new “Toddlers” category of the Bologna Ragazzi Awards (BRAW 2024). This category awards books aimed at children aged up to 3 years old. The book A rose, […]
“Mary John”, with text by Ana Pessoa and illustrations by Bernardo P. Carvalho, has been named the winner of the Spanish TodosTusLibros prize, in the category of Best YA Book. TodosTusLibros is the platform managed by the Spanish Booksellers Association (CEGAL), a bibliographical search and online commerce tool for independent bookshops across Spain. In its statement, the […]
This weekend, the 4th Guimarães Illustration Biennial (BIG) took place. The winners of the prizes were announced and have given us not one but two reasons to be proud: Madalena Matoso won the BIG Grand Prize and Inês Viegas Oliveira was awarded the BIG Revelation Prize. Of Madalena’s illustrations the jury remarked: “The works selected […]
