♦ Tilnefning. Enn berast góð tíðindi frá Bretlandi því nú hefur Sagan af bláa hnettinum eftir Andra Snæ Magnason verið tilnefnd á fimm bóka úrtökulista til UKLA barnabókaverðlaunanna 2014. Þau eru veitt í þremur flokkum af The United Kingdom Literacy Association. Bókin var valin á lista úrvalsbóka fyrir lesendur á aldrinum 7-11 ára. Verðlaunahafar verða tilkynntir í júlí 2014. Breski útgefandinn er Pushkin Press í London, en þýðandi er Julian Meldon D’Arcy. Sagan af bláa hnettinum er eina þýdda bókin á listunum þremur.

♦ Shortlisted! The Story of the Blue Planet by Andri Snær Magnason is shortlisted for the UKLA Book Award 2014 – for age 7-11. Winners will be announced in July 2014. Sagan af bláa hnettinum – The Story of the Blue Planet is published in the UK by Pushkin Press, London, translated by Julian Meldon D’Arcy. Read more about the award and the selected books on UKLA’s homepage.

Tilnefndar bækur | The shortlist 7 – 11:

• The Story of the Blue Planet by Andri Snӕr Magnason, illustrated by Áslaug Jónsdóttir; translation by Julian Meldon D’Arcy.
• The Terrible Thing That Happened to Barnaby Brocket by John Boyne, illustrated by Oliver Jeffers.
• The Naming of Tishkin Silk by Glenda Millard, illustrated by Caroline Magerl.
• Rooftoppers by Katherine Rundell.
• Liar and Spy by Rebecca Stead.
• The Last Wild by Piers Torday.

Looking for more information? See Forlagið publishing Children’s book catalog.
Andri Snær Magnason’s homepage.

More about The Story of the Blue Planet on www.aslaugjonsdottir.com