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A picture is worth a thousand words.
We believe that illustrations in children’s books are important in evoking a child’s creative and limitless imagination.
Illustration is all about the art of storytelling.
About creating something new. It’s about the reader, and it’s also about you. It’s about what imagination you want your reader to have, and what action you want your reader to take at the end. To begin this creative and colourful journey, we present you the Yusof Gajah Illustration Award at the Selangor International Book Fair.
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YUSOF GAJAH has a deep and abiding love for children’s books and working with children. While a busy artist, he has managed to write and illustrate a number of books for children and have won the National Book Council Award for best picture book and the Noma Concours (ACCU) award for best illustrations.
His popular picture book, ‘The Real Elephant‘ was first published in Malay and has been translated into Japanese. Its enduring qualities have enabled an English publication in 2010. He has also created the ‘ELEPHABET‘ which continues to attract both children and adults.
Yusof Gajah’s The Real Elephant won the Grand Prize of the Noma Concours in Tokyo in 1996.
The story in brief: An elephant ate some fruits from a strange tree and found itself changing from one weird animal to another until finally it looked like a strange monster. It was regretful and wished it could become itself again.
Calling all dreamers and doodlers!
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WINNERS OF THE YUSOF GAJAH ILLUSTRATION AWARD 2024
| CONSOLATION PRIZE WINNERS - YUSOF GAJAH ILLUSTRATION AWARD 2024 | ||
|---|---|---|
| No | Name | Title |
| ADULT CATEGORY (18 YEARS AND ABOVE) | ||
| 1 | Siew Ching Yee | Xiau Jingyu’s Taste Buds |
| 2 | Siti Nurbalqish Binti Muhamad Musa | Alam Batik Cempaka |
| 3 | Tong Hao Jie | Rattan Anyone? |
| 4 | Setor Wing Kiong | I Lost My Friend |
| 5 | Bah Saluji A/L Yeok So Alu | The Bangkong Trap |
| 6 | Pun Soong Wah | Art Class Again |
| 7 | Basari Mat Yasit | Puteri Ulek Mayang |
| 8 | Anna Marie Chia Wen Shen | Look! |
| 9 | Siti Normala Binti Abdul Aziz | Oyen dan Nadim |
| 10 | Zulkiflee Bin Mohammad | Kawan Sejati |
| TEENAGE CATEGORY (13-17 YEARS) | ||
| 1 | Auni Maisarah Binti Mustaffa Kamal | Bel yang Prihatin |
| 2 | Chong Zhi Yan | Sing, Little Songbird |
| 3 | Gan Yi Jing | Linda’s Dream |
| 4 | Setor Ying Er | Selamat Tahun Baru Cina |
| 5 | Iskandar Zulkarnain Bin Mohd Nazereen | Kasturi di Alam Fantasi |
| 6 | Arylea Koh Hsuen Ee | Stripey The Tiger Cub |
| 7 | Nadia Ardelia bt Mohd Nazzer | Finding Friend |
| 8 | Ooi Zi En | I am Malayan Tapir |
| 9 | Nur Ezara Sofea Bt Badrul Hisham | Kechik can Fly! |
| HONOURABLE MENTION | ||
| 10 | Muhammad Anas Bin Mohd Iswadi | A Big Brown Buffalo |