Beatrice Alemagna facts for kids

Beatrice Alemagna is a talented Italian artist who writes and illustrates amazing books for children. She was born in 1973.

About Beatrice Alemagna

Beatrice Alemagna was born in Bologna, Italy, in 1973. She studied art at a special school in Urbino. In 1997, she moved to Paris, France, where she still lives today. For more than ten years, she created posters for the famous Centre Georges Pompidou art museum.

Beatrice Alemagna has won many important awards for her work. Her book On a Magical Do-Nothing Day was named one of the top ten illustrated children's books of 2017 by The New York Times and the New York Public Library. This book also won a Golden Medal from the Society of Illustrators in New York.

In 2010, she received the Andersen Prize for Illustrator of the Year. She was also nominated four times for the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award, which is a very big honor in children's literature. In 2020, she won Le Prix des Sorcières for her book Things That Go Away. In 2021, she received a Special Jury Award for her book A sbagliare le storie.

Beatrice Alemagna has published over 30 books for children. These books have been translated into many different languages. Some of these languages include Swedish, English, Korean, Japanese, Chinese, Spanish, and German.

Her first book published in the USA was The Wonderful Fluffy Little Squishy in 2015. Other popular books released in the USA include On a Magical Do-Nothing Day (2017), Harold Snipperpot's Best Disaster Ever (2019), Things That Go Away (2020), and Never, Not Ever! (2021).

Books for Kids

Here are some of the wonderful children's books Beatrice Alemagna has created:

• Never, Not Ever! – USA (HarperCollins, 2021)
• A sbagliare le storie – Italy (Emme Edizioni, 2020), Korea (Booklight, 2020)
• Things That Go Away (Les Choses qui s'en vont) – France (Hélium, 2019), USA (Abrams, 2020), Italy (Topipittori, 2019)
• Harold Snipperpot's Best Disaster Ever – USA (HarperCollins, 2019)
• Lotta Combinaguai Sa Fare Tutto (text by Astrid Lindgren) – Italy (Mondadori, 2018)
• On a Magical Do-Nothing Day (Un grand jour de rien) – France (Albin Michel jeunesse/Trapèze, 2016), USA (Harper Collins, 2017)
• Picasso & Lump (text by Nancy Lim) – USA (MoMA, 2016)
• Lotta combinaguai (text by Astrid Lindgren) – Italy (Mondadori, 2015)
• The Wonderful Fluffy Little Squishy (Le merveilleux dodu-velu-petit) – France (Albin Michel, 2014), USA (Enchanted Lion, 2015)
• Little big Boubo – England (Tate Publishers, 2014)
• The Five Misfits (I cinque Malfatti) – Italy (Topipittori, 2014), England (Frances Lincoln Children's Books, 2015)
• Bon voyage, Bébé! – France (Hélium, 2013)
• La gigantesque petite chose – England (Tate Publishers, 2018)
• Jo singe garçon – France (Autrement jeunesse, 2010)
• The Bug's Books – England (Phaidon)
• Oméga et l'ourse (text by Guillaume Guéraud)
• What is a Child? (Che cos'è un bambino?) – Italy (Topipittori, 2008), England (Tate Publishing, 2016)
• Karl Ibou – France (Autrement jeunesse - 2008)
• A Lion in Paris (Un lion à Paris) – France (Autrement jeunesse, 2006), England (Tate Publishing, 2014)
• Comptines du jardin d'Eden, CD Book – France (Didier éditions, 2005)
• Les corbeaux de Pearblossom (text by Aldous Huxley) – France (Gallimard jeunesse, 2005)
• Je voulais une tortue – Editions du Panama - France 2005
• La promenade d'un distrait (text by Gianni Rodari), picture book and short movie
• Portraits – France (Seuil jeunesse/ CIELJ, 2003)
• My Love (Mon amour) – France (Autrement jeunesse, 2002)
• Après Noël – France (Autrement jeunesse - 2001)

Awards and Recognition

Beatrice Alemagna's books have received many awards from around the world. Here are some of them:

• Things That Go Away (Les Choses qui s'en vont):
  • Winner of the LaAv Infanzia Prize (Italy) in 2021.
  • Winner of Le Prix des Sorcières (France) in 2020.
• On a Magical Do-Nothing Day:
  • Winner of the English Association Book award (England) in 2018.
  • Chosen by The New York Times and New York Public Library as one of the ten best children's books in 2017 (USA).
  • Won a Gold medal from the Society of Illustrators, New York, in 2017.
  • Winner of the Grand prix de l'illustration, Moulins, France, in 2017.
• The Wonderful Fluffy Little Squishy:
  • Winner of the Mildred L. Batchelder Award, USA, in 2016.
• The Five Misfits:
  • Won LiBeRmagazine's Prize for best book in Italy, 2015.
• Bon voyage, Bébé!:
  • Won the Baby Readers Prize from Ville de Nanterre, France, in 2015.
• What is a Child?:
  • Won Crescer magazine's Prize for best picture book in Brazil, 2014.
• A Lion in Paris:
  • Won the National Prize "Nati per leggere" in Italy, 2010.
  • Received a special mention at the Bologna Children's Book Fair Award in Italy, 2007.
• Après Noël:
  • Won the Octogones Prize in France, 2002.

Exhibitions

Beatrice Alemagna's amazing artwork has been shown in many solo and group exhibitions. These shows have taken place in cities like Paris, Bologna, Tokyo, Stockholm, and New York.

Here are some of her selected exhibitions:

• 2023: A special show of her past works at Espace Saint-Rémi, Bordeaux, France.
• 2018: Another special show of her past works at Cultural Centre C'era una volta, Bastia, France.
• 2017:
  • Face à face, Salon du livre de Montreuil, France.
  • The Zoo inside of Beatrice Alemagna, Zoo Gallery Bologna, Italy.
  • World of Colour (with Chris Haughton), Dublin, Ireland.
  • The Original Art 2017 Exhibit at the Museum of Illustration at the Society of Illustrators in New York.
• 2015–16:
  • The American Society of Illustrators, New York, USA.
  • Eccellenze italiane by Bologna Book Fair, Italian Cultural Institute in Madrid, Spain, and Berlin, Germany.
• 2014–15: Facce d'infanzia, Italian Cultural Institute of Stockholm, Sweden.