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Erlbruch, who has written some ten books and illustrated
almost fifty, scooped the prize for making "existential
questions accessible and manageable for readers of all ages"
over his 30 year career, organizers said.
"I’m still in shock and will be for some time. But it's
wonderful," said Erlbruch. He is best known for illustrating
"The Story of the Little Mole Who Knew It Was None of His
Business" - a book about an angry mole searching for whoever
pooped on his head.
The Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award was established by the
Swedish government to honor the writer best known for her Pippi
Longstocking books.
The annual award is worth 5 million Swedish crowns ($554,000),
with previous winners including British author Philip Pullman
and Americans Maurice Sendak and Meg Rosoff.
Erlbruch, who has already been won the Hans Christian Andersen
Award and the Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis, will receive his
latest honor at a royal ceremony at the Concert Hall in
Stockholm on May 29.
(Reporting by Ilze Filks; Writing by Marine Hass; Editing by
Andrew Bolton)
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