Japanese author Eiko Kadono, known for her novel "Kiki's Delivery Service," has won the 2018 Hans Christian Andersen Award, considered the Nobel prize in children's literature, the Swiss-based award organizer said."Kadono's books are always surprising, engaging, and empowering. And almost always fun. And always life affirming," the International Board on Books for Young People said on its website.Kadono, 83, is the third Japanese to receive the award, following Michio Mado in 1994 and Nahoko Uehashi in 2014."I am really honored to receive the award named after Andersen, whom I have loved si…READ FULL ARTICLE
