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the winners of the Pépites at the 2021 Children’s Book Fair

The Gold Nugget was awarded by the jury of literary critics with a large majority of votes to Queen Kong, by Hélène Vignal, published by Thierry Magnier Éditions. The jury justified this choice in particular by mentioning: ” A clear, chiseled and contemporary writing for precious time, a delicate novel. »

The literary criticism jury was made up of: Michel Abescat, Télérama; Ramona Bădescu, author and president of SLPJ-93; Raphaële Botte, Read Literary Magazine, Dong! ; Laurence Houot, Franceinfo Culture; Joseph Jacquet, France Televisions; Laurent Marsick, RTL; Cécile Ribault Caillol, France Info; Frédérique Roussel, Liberation and Sylvie Vassallo, director of SLPJ-93.

The children’s juries, after deliberation, chose for their part to reward in the categories:

Nugget Illustrated Book:

Spirit, are you there?, by Dominique Ehrhard and Anne-Florence Lemasson, The Great People

Junior Fiction Nugget:

Girls usually don’t go so high, Alice Butaud and François Ravard, Gallimard Jeunesse

Cartoon nugget:

Nowhere Girl, by Magali Le Huche, Dargaud

Teen Fiction:

Polly, Fabrice Melquiot and Isabelle Pralong, La Joie de lire.

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