Nominations for Reykjavík City Children's Book Awards 2026

Skúli Þór Helgason, chair of the culture and sports council, announced the nominations, with a total of five books nominated in three categories. Mengi on Óðinsgata hosted the announcement ceremony.

The following works earned nominations:

Original
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Blaka
by Rán
Flygenring,
publisher:
Angústúra

Efri
hæðin by Jón
Lorange,
publisher:
Landasonu
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Silfurgengið by Brynhildur Þórarinsdóttir, publisher: Forlagið / Mál og menning

Skólastjórinn by Ævar Þór Benediktsson, publisher: Forlagið / Mál og menning

Torf, grjót og burnirót by Sigrún Eldjárn, publisher: Forlagið / Mál og menningIllustrationsÁrstíðarverur, illustrated by Linn Janssen, publisher: Salka PublishingÉg bý í risalandi, illustrated by Birna Daníelsdóttir, publisher: Forlagið Hjartslátturinn hennar Lóu, illustrated by Lilja Cardew, publisher: BókabeitanNjála hin skamma, illustrated by Kristín Rögn Gunnarsdóttir, publisher: BókabeitanVið, illustrated by Fanny Sissoko, publisher: Karíba TranslationsSól rís á sláttudegi, Icelandic translation by Magnea J. Matthíasdóttir, publisher: ForlagiðUndrarútan, Icelandic translation by Jón St. Kristjánsson, publisher: ForlagiðFerðataskan, Icelandic translation by Ásta Halldóra Ólafsdóttir, publisher: KvisturVersta vika sögunnar, Icelandic translation by Kristján B. Jónasson, publisher: DrápaTýr, Icelandic translation by Sigríður Ásta Árnadóttir, publisher: Forlagið / Mál og menningThe selection committee consisted of chair Sigrún Margrét Guðmundsdóttir, appointed by Reykjavík UNESCO City of Literature; Salka Guðmundsdóttir, appointed by the Writers' Union of Iceland; and Halldór Baldursson, appointed by the Association of Icelandic Illustrators. The Reykjavík City Children's Book Awards will be awarded at a formal ceremony at Höfði on Apr. 22, and Mayor Heiða Björg Hilmisdóttir will present the awards.