The Chen Bochui Children’s Literature Award (陈伯吹儿童文学奖) is a major award issued in China, with the aim of promoting excellence in children’s publishing and cultural diversity. It was originally called the Children’s Literary Garden Prize (儿童文学园丁奖), then the Chen Bochui Children's Literature Award from 1988. The first awards were given in 1981, and since 2014 the awards have been opened to international publishers. It is named after Chen Bochui (1906-1997), who translated Pushkin’s Children’s Tales, The Wizard of Oz, and Don Quixote into Chinese for the first time in the 1940s, and who donated his life savings to establish this award. It is awarded every two years.
The 1st to 10th Awards – main prizewinners
Wu Mengqi 吴梦起 《老鼠看下棋》Qiu Xun 邱勋 《No! No! No!》Zheng Chunhua 郑春华 《圆圆和圈圈》Cheng Wei 程玮 《来自异国的孩子（节选）》Xiao Yuxuan 萧育轩 《乱世少年》Zhu Xinwang 朱新望 《 小狐狸花背（节选）》Shen Shixi 沈石溪 《退役军犬黄狐》Shen Bai Ying Sha 沈百英妙 《六个矮儿子》Shi Yanbing 施雁冰 《鸦鸦》Ren Dalin 任大霖 《龙风》Yang Xiaoying 杨笑影 《失血的太阳》Du Shuzhen 杜淑贞 《十二岁的故事》The 11th to 20th Awards – main prizewinners
Zhou Jiting 周基亭 《神秘的眼睛》Zhu Xiaowen 朱效文 《风景》Jian Ping 简平 《回归》Bi Shumin 毕淑敏 《同你现在一般大》Xie Hua 谢华 《楼道》Gu Ying 谷应 《过客》Xie Qianni 谢倩霓 《日子》Zhang Zhilu 张之路 《鼓掌员的荣誉》Zheng Chunhua 郑春华 《大头儿子和小头爸爸全集 (节选) 》Zhou Rui 周锐 《出窍》Outstanding Contribution 杰出贡献奖
Ren Daxing 任大星Main Prize
Li Yougan 李有干 《大芦荡》 (少年儿童出版社)Outstanding Works 优秀作品奖
Zhang Qiusheng 张秋生 《新小巴掌童话》 (中国福利会出版社)Li Xuebin 李学斌 《蔚蓝色的夏天》 (新世纪出版社)Liu Huo 流火 《黑夜》 (小青蛙报)Yin Jianling 殷健灵 《听见萤火虫》 (安徽少年儿童出版社)Yu Yujun 郁雨君 《把爸爸寄出去》 (儿童时代)Han Qingchen 韩青辰 《飞翔哪怕翅膀断了心》 (少年儿童出版社)Xie Qianni 谢倩霓 《青春潘多拉》 (中国福利会出版社)Peng Xuejun 彭学军 《同窗的妩媚时光》 (少年儿童出版社)Sun Jiancheng 孙建成 《水中的男孩》 (阅读前线)Ka Ka 卡卡 《盘子筷子碗》 (少年日报)Chang Fusheng 常福生 《有孩子的地方》 (少年儿童出版社)Outstanding Contribution 杰出贡献奖
Sheng Ye 圣野Main prize 大 奖
Qiu Yidong 邱易东 《空巢十二月》 (少年儿童出版社)Outstanding Works 优秀作品奖
An Wulin 安武林 《老蜘蛛的一百张床》（书） (中国福利会出版社)Zheng Chunhua 郑春华 《非常小子马鸣加》（书） (少年儿童出版社)Wei Jie 魏捷 《如果一个小孩想生气》 (儿童时代)Yu Yu 俞愉 《SD娃的眼泪》 (儿童文学)Xie Qianni 谢倩霓 《家有谢天谢地》（书） (少年儿童出版社)Lü Lina 吕丽娜 《如果你有一块钱》 (好儿童画报)Tang Tang (writer) 汤汤 《别去5厘米之外》 (少年文艺)Peng Yi 彭懿 《我捡到一条喷火龙》（书） (江苏少年儿童出版社)Xiao Ping 萧萍 《新年明信片》 (儿童时代)Liu Huo 流火 《简单》 (小青蛙报)Zhang Huiyue 张晖月 《青春散场》 (少年文艺)Outstanding Contribution 杰出贡献奖
Zhou Xiao 周晓Main prize 大奖
Zhang Hong (writer) 张弘 《玫瑰方（短篇小说） 少年文艺Special Awards 特别奖
《上海少年儿童报刊简史》Jian Ping 简平 (少年儿童出版社出版）Outstanding Works 优秀作品奖
Yin Jianling 殷健灵 《1937•少年夏之秋》（长篇小说）(贵州人民出版社)Chi Tang 池塘 《欢迎光临魔法》（长篇小说）Peng Yi 彭懿 (明天出版社)Xu Ling (writer) 徐玲 《31天忽视被爱》（短篇小说） (少年文艺)Wang Chunmin 王春鸣 《一个男孩》 and 《一百条蚕和一个茧》（短篇小说） (儿童文学)Lu Ying (writer) 卢颖 《豪猪的花园》（低幼童话） (儿童时代)Shen Shixi 沈石溪 《白天鹅》（长篇小说） (少年儿童出版社)San San (writer) 三三 《时光中的孩子》（中篇小说） (少年儿童出版社)Lu Mei 陆梅 《当着落叶纷飞》（长篇小说） (接力出版社)Zhang Jie (writer) 张洁 《最亮的一盏灯》（散文集） (明天出版社)Ci Qi 慈 琪 《命名》（poetry） (少年日报)Outstanding Contribution 杰出贡献奖
Sun Yi (writer) 孙毅Main prizewinners 大奖
Peng Yi 彭懿 《老师，操场上有个小妖怪叫我》（长篇幻想小说） (明天出版社)Outstanding works 优秀作品奖
Tang Tang (writer) 汤汤 《喜地的牙》（中篇童话） (少年儿童出版社)Shu Huibo 舒辉波 《和陌生人共进下午茶》（短篇小说） (少年文艺)Feng Yulan (writer) 冯与蓝 《一条杠也是杠》（短篇小说） (少年文艺)Wang Yongying 王勇英 《弄泥小时候》（长篇小说） (少年儿童出版社)Lao Chen 老臣 《远行的鸟群》（短篇小说集） (少年儿童出版社)Xiao He Ding Ding 小河丁丁 《白公山的刺梅》（短篇小说） (少年文艺)Xiao Ping 萧萍 《2012年12月21日冬至》（多文体）(儿童时代)Pang Jielei 庞婕蕾 《橘子味的夏天》（中篇小说） (明天出版社)Xie Qianni 谢倩霓 《草长莺飞时节》（长篇小说） (中国少年儿童出版社)Zhang Jie (writer) 张洁 《穿着绿披风的吉莉》（童话绘本）(湖北少年儿童出版社)Best international picture books (with prize money of 20,000 yuan (or $3,140) each):
Shh! We Have a Plan by Chris Haughton (writer) (Walker Books, U.K.)The Ballad of Mulan by Clemence Pollet (HongFei Cultures, France)Special Delivery by Philip C. Stead, illustrated by Matthew Cordell (Roaring Brook/Porter, U.S.)《跑跑镇》 [The Running Town] by Wang Yadong (Hsin Yi Publications, Taiwan)Smoke by Cao Wenxuan (21st Century Publishing Group, China)Each prize carries a cash award of 20,000 Chinese yuan (US$2,900).
Best Picture Books
Beautiful Birds by Jean Roussen, illustrated by Emmanuelle Walker (Flying Eye)It's My War by Thomas Scotto, illustrated by Barroux (Editions Les 400 Coups)Chien des Villes by Alexandra Garibal, illustrated by Fred Benaglia (Gallimard Jeunesse)The Plaits by Hei Mi (author and illustrator) (Daylight Publishing House)Old Tyre by Jia Wei, illustrated by Zhu Chengliang (Jiangsu Phoenix Juvenile and Children's Publishing)Best Literary Works of 2016
Looking for King Fish by Zhang Wei (Tomorrow Publishing House)Firebrand by Cao Wenxuan (Daylight Publishing House)The Legendary Fox and the Youth by Peng Yi (Chenguang Publishing House)My Marble-Hearted Father by Qin Wenjun (Juvenile and Children's House)Special Contribution Award
Maria Jesus Gil (Spain), for making "a significant contribution to the renovation of Spanish children's literature", and serving as a president of the Hans Christian Andersen Award, had also forged strong links with China in recent years, serving as a jury member for the Chen Bochui and supporting the Shanghai International Children's Book Fair.