Green Bean Books and the Jewish Literary Foundation provide annual prizes for children’s authors and illustrators living in Europe and the UK. The awards have been established to discover inspiring and relevant stories for young children based on Jewish history, values and traditions.

In partnership with Green Bean Books.

One author and one illustrator will each receive a separate £1,000 prize and their work will be considered for publication by specialist Jewish children’s book publisher Green Bean Books. To find out more about this year's awards, which are currently open to enter until 29 November 2024, please visit the Green Bean Books website.

2023-24 Awards

The winners of the third Jewish Children's Book Awards were Julie Form from Germany for Moses the Matzah Sparrow and Ukranian-born Julia Krasovitsky from Germany for her depiction of the yiddish folk tale A Squash and A Squeeze. Each winner received £1,000 and Moses the Matzah Sparrow will be considered for publication by Green Bean Books. The awards were judged by author and chair of the book selection committee of PJ Library Chris Barash; publisher of Green Bean Books Michael Leventhal, award-winning author Eric Kimmel; renowned illustrator and writer Omer Hoffmann and Associate Curator of Illustrated Children’s Book at The Israel Museum in Jerusalem, Orna Granot.

2022-23 Awards

Green Bean Books and Jewish Book Week are delighted to reveal the winners of the second Jewish Children’s Book Awards.  The winner of the illustration prize is Italian-Jewish illustrator Mel Zohar. The winner of the writing prize is London-based Dina Leifer for And Eddie Had An Egg. And Eddie had an Egg is due to be published by Green Bean Books in the coming year.

2021-22 Awards

The winners of the inaugural Jewish Children’s Book Awards were Sharon Spitz (illustration) for S.Y. Agnon and Carol Isaacs (writing) with Samira’s Stars. See more about the Jewish Children’s Book Awards 2021.