The Icelandic Children's Book Prize (Íslensku barnabókaverðlaunin) is a literary prize which is awarded annually (when sufficiently good entries present themselves) by the Verðlaunasjóði íslenskra barnabóka, established by the author Ármann Kr. Einarsson in conjunction with the publisher Vaka-Helgafell in 1985. The prize is awarded for an unpublished manuscript of a story for children and young people or for an illustrated children's book, published in the preceding year. The winning book is then published by Vaka-Helgafell (now part of

Forlagið Forlagið (, meaning "The Publishing House") is the largest publishing house in Iceland. It publishes around 150 titles a year under five different imprints: JPV, Mál og menning, , , and Ókeibækur. It is also publishes maps. The company was ...

) during the autumn. On two occasions (1995 and 2006), two books have won the award.

Winners

* 2017 - Elísa Jóhannsdóttir with ''Er ekki allt í lagi með þig?'' (What‘s Wrong With You?) * 2016 - Inga M. Beck with ''Skóladraugurinn'' (The School Ghost) * 2015 - Ragnheiður Eyjólfsdóttir with ''Skuggasaga – Arftakinn'' (A Story of Shadows – The Successor) * 2014 - Guðni Líndal Benediktsson with ''Leitin að Blóðey'' (The Search for Blood-Isle) * 2013 - No prize awarded because no entry was strong enough. * 2012 - Kjartan Yngvi Björnsson og Snæbjörn Brynjarsson, ''Hrafnsauga'' * 2011 - Bryndís Björgvinsdóttir, ''Flugan sem stöðvaði stríðið'' * 2010 - Þorgrímur Þráinsson, '' Ertu Guð, afi?'' * 2009 - Guðmundur Brynjólfsson, '' Þvílík vika'' * 2008 - Gunnar Theodór Eggertsson, ''Steindýrin'' * 2007 - Hrund Þórsdóttir, ''Loforðið'' * 2006 -

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og Halldór Baldursson, ''Sagan af undurfögru prinsessunni og hugrakka prinsinum hennar'' * 2006 - Héðinn Svarfdal Björnsson, ''Háski og hundakjöt'' * 2005 - No prize awarded because no entry was strong enough. * 2004 -

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, ''Leyndardómur ljónsins'' * 2003 -

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, ''Biobörn'' * 2002 - Harpa Jónsdóttir, ''Ferðin til Samiraka'' * 2001 - Gunnhildur Hrólfsdóttir, ''Sjáumst aftur...'' * 2000 -

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, ''Leikur á borði'' * 1999 - No prize awarded because no entry was strong enough. * 1998 - Guðmundur Ólafsson, ''Heljarstökk afturábak'' * 1997 - Þorgrímur Þráinsson, ''Margt býr í myrkrinu'' * 1996 - Ingibjörg Möller, ''Grillaðir bananar'' * 1995 - Herdís Egilsdóttir, ''Veislan í barnavagninum'' * 1995 - Þórey Friðbjörnsdóttir, ''Eplasneplar'' * 1994 - Guðrún Hafdís Eiríksdóttir, ''Röndóttir spóar'' * 1993 - Elías Snæland Jónsson, ''Brak og brestir'' * 1992 -

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, '' Benjamín dúfa'' * 1991 - Iðunn Steinsdóttir, ''Gegnum þyrnigerðið'' * 1990 - Karl Helgason, ''Í pokahorninu'' * 1989 - Heiður Baldursdóttir, ''Álagadalurinn'' * 1988 - Kristín Loftsdóttir, ''Fugl í búri'' * 1987 - Kristín Steinsdóttir, ''Franskbrauð með sultu'' * 1986 - Guðmundur Ólafsson, ''Emil og Skundi''

Winners

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