Prix Albertine Jeunesse 2023
Books & Ideas
The Prix Albertine Jeunesse, a reader’s choice award, invites children to choose their favorite book from a selection of works of Francophone youth literature that are available in English translation.
Presented by Albertine Books, the Cultural Services of the French Embassy, and the Agency for French Education Abroad.
About the Prize
An annual young readers’ choice award, the Prix Albertine Jeunesse invites children ages 3 to 14 to vote for their favorite book from a selection of works of Francophone youth literature available in English translation. It aims to encourage the practice and love of reading in both French and English.
The Prix Albertine Jeunesse is open to the network of accredited French schools (AEFE-FISNA) and all American public schools with a French section/program.
2023 Shortlist
The theme of the 2023 prize selection is Coexisting.
This year’s selection was made by a committee that includes the staff of Albertine Books in New York City, the AEFE network of North America, the Cultural Services of the French Embassy in the U.S., and the French Embassy in Canada. The selected books are divided into four categories according to age groups: 3-5 years; 6-8 years; 9-11 years; and 12-14 years. The picture book My Wounded Island (Mon île blessée) appears in the first three categories.
3-5 Years old
On My Mountain, by François Aubineau and Jérôme Peyrat
My Valley, by Claude Ponti
Who Left The Light On ? by Richard Marnier and Aude Maurel
My Wounded Island, by Jacques Pasquet and Marion Arbona
6-8 Years old
365 Penguins, by Jean-Luc Fromental and Joëlle Jolivet
The Night Walk, by Marie Dorléans
Thank You Miyuki, by Roxane-Marie Galliez and Seng Soun Ratanavanh
My Wounded Island, by Jacques Pasquet and Marion Arbona
9-11 Years old
Every Tree Has A Story, by Cécile Benoist and Charlotte Gastaud
The Last Giants, by François Place
Jefferson, by Jean-Claude Mourlevat
My Wounded Island, by Jacques Pasquet and Marion Arbona
12-14 Years Old
Letters From Animals To The People Who Think They Are Just Beasts, by Brremaud and Rigano
Hill, by Jean Giono
The Last Giants, by François Place
Resources for Teachers
Starting in September 2022, teachers may sign up their students to vote in the next round of the Prix Albertine Jeunesse.
Learn all about how to get your students involved in the Prix Albertine Jeunesse via a dedicated website for teachers.
To request virtual workshop with one of the authors or illustrators represented in the 2023-shortlist, please fill out this form.
For more information, please email Ionah Vasseur, Program Officer, Fiction, Children’s Books and Comics.
In partnership with
Albertine Bookstore
Albertine is a bookshop that brings to life French-American intellectual exchange. A permanent venue for free events and debates, the space offers more than 14,000 contemporary and classic titles from over 30 French-speaking countries around the world.
Cultural Services of the French Embassy
The Cultural Services of the French Embassy, alongside Villa Albertine, promotes the best of French arts, literature, cinema, digital innovation, language, and higher education across the US. Based in New York City, Washington D.C., and eight other cities across the country, the Cultural Services brings artists, authors, intellectuals, and innovators to cities nationwide. It also builds partnerships between French and American artists, institutions and universities on both sides of the Atlantic. In New York, through its bookshop Albertine, it fosters French-American exchange around literature and the arts.
Service culturel de l’Ambassade de France au Canada
The Cultural Service of the Embassy of France in Canada promotes the best of French culture across Canada, including arts, language, education, science and research.
Agence pour l’enseignement français à l’étranger (AEFE)
The Agence pour l’enseignement français à l’étranger (AEFE) is a government institution supervised by the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Founded in 1990, it is responsible for monitoring and managing the network of French schools abroad. The AEFE is the guarantor of the French education system abroad. It plays a key role in expanding France’s cultural and linguistic influence throughout the world and serves to boost the appeal of French higher education.
