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| name                = Kristina Brenkova Award, Original Slovene Picture Book Award
| localname           = Nagrada Kristine Brenkove za izvirno slovensko slikanico
| street              = Dimičeva 13
| town                = SI-1504 Ljubljana
| telephone           = 386 (0) 1 589 8000
| fax                 = 386 (0) 1 589 8100
| email               = info@gzs.si
| website             = https://www.gzs.si/zbornica_knjiznih_zaloznikov_in_knjigotrzcev/vsebina/Izvirna-slovenska-slikanica-arhiv
| organised by        = Chamber of Publishing and Bookselling
| contacts = {{Contact
| name                = Igor Saksida
| role                = President
| email               =  
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The Original Slovene Picture Book Award, since 2011 named [[Kristina Brenk Award]] has been bestowed annually by the [[Chamber of Publishing and Bookselling]] since [[established::2004]]. First it was conferred on 2 April, the international day of children's books, then on 22 October, the birthday of the acknowledged author of children books [[Kristina Brenk]] (1911&ndash;2009).
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The jury selects five nominees from 30 to 40 submitted proposals which are then allowed to wear the trade-mark of the Original Slovene Picture Book. The award-winning book is announced at a special event. 

Many of the awarded books have been illustrated by [[Andreja Peklar]], [[Zvonko Čoh]], [[LiLaPraP Creative Laboratory|Lila Prap]], [[Jelka Reichman]], [[Peter Škerl]], [[Suzi Bricelj]], and [[Matjaž Schmidt]], recently also by younger authors (see the list online).  

== See also ==
*[[Chamber of Publishing and Bookselling]]

== External links ==
*[https://www.gzs.si/zbornica_knjiznih_zaloznikov_in_knjigotrzcev/vsebina/Izvirna-slovenska-slikanica-arhiv  Lists of all winners of the Kristina Brenkova Award] 
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kristina_Brenk About Kristina Brenk on Wikipedija]
* [http://www.jakrs.si/fileadmin/datoteke/Nova_spletna_stran/Predstavitvena_gradiva/Katalogi/Katalog_Bologna_2018_2019.pdf ''Slovenia's Best for Young Readers 2018'' -  PDF] - compiled by [[Slovenian Book Agency]]

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