Martin Widmark wins the Bokjuryn award

April 23th, the Swedish author, Martin Widmark received the prestigious Bokjuryn award  (book of the jury), where children and adolescents between 0 and 19 years vote for their favorite books. Bokjuryn wants to encourage children and young readers to the pleasure to read with the involvement of schools, kindergartens, libraries and bookstores.
The award was established in Sweden in 1997 with support from the Swedish Arts Council.

It's the seventh consecutive year that Martin Widmark receives this recognition as the most popular and loved author.