The Brazilian work “Dia de lua” won the “best book for young children” category of the BolognaRaggazi Award, an award at the Bologna Children’s Book Fair, the most important fair focused on children’s literature in the world.
The award promoted by the event has 10 categories, and the one who chose the best Brazilian children’s book was the newcomer. The winning title has Renato Moriconi as author and illustrator and was launched in Brazil by Editora Jujuba, a participant in Brazilian Publishers – a partnership between the Brazilian Book Chamber (CBL) and the Brazilian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency (ApexBrasil).
Renato Moriconi’s work aims to answer a question: what does the Moon do during the day? Based on this, the book by Editora Jujuba brings various elements from heaven and earth, highlighting how the moon manages to catch everyone’s attention, with a surprising ending.
Although “Dia de lua” was the winner of the award, the work is a sequel to another important book by the award-winning Renato Moriconi, “Dia de sol”, which highlights the paths of the sun before it sets on our horizon. The two works are from Editoria Jujuba, specialized in children’s literature, and invite you to discuss important topics, in a light and inspiring way.
BolognaRaggazi Award
Judged by an international jury, the award is made up of experts from the publishing world, recognizing excellence in graphic design, innovation and the ability to engage young readers. Furthermore, it is also a great business opportunity for the winners, being one of the most coveted prizes in children’s publishing.
In addition to prestige, winners are impacted by visibility, a result of broad promotion. The promotion comes not only from the contest and winners during the fair and online, but also from the selection of the 100 best titles, with a special exhibition entitled “The BRAW Amazing Bookshelf”, taking place during the fair.
This year, the 61st edition of the Bologna Children’s Book Fair welcomes more than 3,355 publishers from 65 countries around the world, including Brazil, during the eighth and eleventh of April.
About CBL
Brazilian Book Chamber (CBL) is a non-profit association, representing publishers, booksellers, distributors, and other professionals in the sector. For 77 years it has been working on several fronts, always with the aim of promoting access to books and the democratization of reading throughout the country, besides promoting Brazilian literature in the international market. Since March 2020, CBL is the National Agency of the ISBN and, in the same period, it has launched a digital platform, which brings together its services in an integrated and dynamic way. Another powerful performance of the entity is linked to a relations agenda with the most diverse public and governmental spheres to discuss important guidelines and policies for the sector. All its actions are elaborated with a strategic and sensitive vision of those who believe in the transforming power of books for society.
About Brazilian Publishers
Created in 2008, the Brazilian Publishers is an industry project for the promotion of Brazilian editorial content, the result of a partnership between the Brazilian Book Chamber (CBL) and the Brazilian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency (ApexBrasil). The initiative aims at promoting the Brazilian editorial industry in the global market in a guided and organized manner, supporting the operationalization of publishers.
About ApexBrasil
The Brazilian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency (ApexBrasil) works to promote Brazilian products and services abroad and attract foreign investments to strategic sectors of the Brazilian economy. In order to achieve its goals, ApexBrasil carries out several trade promotion initiatives aimed at promoting Brazilian products and services abroad, such as prospective and trade missions, business rounds, support to the participation of Brazilian companies in major international fairs, visits of foreign buyers and opinion makers to learn about the Brazilian productive structure, among other business platforms that also aim at strengthening the Brazil brand.