Last Friday children's publisher Book Island received the Customer
Choice Award at the twentieth edition of the Electra Business Awards.
Book Island customers from all over the world voted for the publishing house
that started up in April 2012 and has released 8 picture books in English and 6 in Dutch since then.
'We are totally blown away by the support we received not only from our
customers, but also from our stockists in the six countries we're now
distributing in,' said the publisher at the Awards ceremony in Levin.
Illustration from Book Island's latest release,The Rabbit and the Shadow by
Mélanie Rutten
To thank their loyal customers Book Island will be celebrating the
Customer Choice award till the end of October with lots of competitions and
giveaways on their Facebook
page. Customers who have subscribed to their newsletter on
the publisher's website, and new subscribers, will also be able to take part.
As well as the Electra Customer Choice Award, the Kapiti-based publisher
received an Honorary Mention in September for Azizi en de kleine blauwe vogel (Azizi and the Little Blue Bird), their
own Dutch title, in the Jenny Smelik Awards. These are organised by the IBBY
board (International Board on Books for Young People) in the Netherlands.
After selling the French- and Danish-language rights of this picture
book about the Tunisian Revolution of 2009, Book Island have decided to release
their own English-language edition mid 2015. Despite the sophisticated topic of
the book 1000 copies have already been pre-ordered.
'These awards prove that there is a growing demand for the picture books
that we publish. We will continue to release stunning titles that can make a
difference', said publisher Greet Pauwelijn.
Book Island titles can be purchased from all good bookstores, gallery
and museum shops, and from an increasing number of gift stores in New Zealand,
or online from the publisher's website.
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