Awards & Recognition
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2023
Jimmy Liao is shortlisted for the ninth time in the 2024 Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award.
2021
Jimmy Liao is shortlisted for the eighth time in the 2021 Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award.
The French edition of The Starry Starry Night
The Starry Starry Night wins the Prix Sorcières 2021 in the Carrément Beau maxi category for outstanding artistic performance.
2020
Jimmy Liao is shortlisted for the seventh time in the 2020 Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award.
The Rainbow of Time
The Rainbow of Time wins Special Mention in the Cinema 2020 Special Category of the Bologna Ragazzi Award.
I Hope that One Day You Will Understand
I Hope that One Day You Will Understand wins Picture Book Award for the children and young adult books category in the 44th Golden Tripod Awards.
2019
Jimmy Liao is shortlisted for the sixth time in the 2019 Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award.
To Read or Not to Read, That Is My Question
To Read or Not to Read, That Is My Question wins Picture Book Award for the children and young adult books category in the 43rd Golden Tripod Awards and first prize in the children and young adult boo
Under the Same Moon
Under the Same Moon wins the 6th Feng Zikai Chinese Children's Picture Book Award.
Sometimes Sometimes
Sometimes Sometimes wins placement in the 41st Elementary and Junior High School Student Recommended Books from the Ministry of Culture.
2018
Jimmy Liao is shortlisted for the fifth time in the 2018 Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award.
Sometimes Sometimes and To Read or Not to Read, That Is My Question
Sometimes Sometimes and To Read or Not to Read, That Is My Question wins the 2018 Eslite Professional Reader Award - Most Anticipated Author of the Year.
2017
Jimmy Liao is shortlisted for the fourth time in the 2017 Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award.
So Close yet So Far
So Close yet So Far wins placement in the B list of the 72nd Goodreads Recommended Young Adult and Children Judge's Choice Literary Booklist.
The Portuguese edition of The Starry Starry Night
The Portuguese edition of The Starry Starry Night wins the Gold Award in the Best Illustrator Award for Foreign Children's Books at the AMADORA International Comics Festival in Portugal.
Under the Same Moon
Under the Same Moon wins the OpenBook Best Children's Book Award and placement in the Goodreads Book List (Picture Book and Young Readers' Book Category).
2016
Jimmy Liao is shortlisted for the third time in the 2016 Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award.
All of My World Is You
All of My World Is You is selected as a quality Taiwanese children's literature book in Tainan Children's Literature Month.
A Garden in My Heart
A Garden in My Heart wins placement in the 38th Elementary and Junior High School Student Recommended Books from the Ministry of Culture.
2015
Jimmy Liao is shortlisted for the 2015 Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award.
The Swedish edition of Secrets in the Woods
The Swedish edition of Secrets in the Woods is shortlisted for IBBY Sweden's Peter Pan Award and Silver Star Award final round.
When the Story Was Young
When the Story Was Young wins placement in the 2014 Goodreads Best Young Adult and Children's Literary Booklist.
Stories Go Round on the Merry Go Round
Stories Go Round on the Merry Go Round wins placement in the 37th Elementary and Junior High School Student Recommended Books from the Ministry of Culture.
2014
Jimmy Liao is shortlisted for the 2014 Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award.
The Swedish edition of The Starry Starry Night
The Swedish edition of The Starry Starry Night is awarded a Silver Star by The International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY).
Filbert the Good Little Fiend
Filbert the Good Little Fiend is selected as a quality Taiwanese children's literature book in 2014 Tainan Children's Literature Month.
2013
Jimmy Liao wins Favorite Author in the 24th Hong Kong Secondary Students' Best Books Election.
Hug
Hug wins placement in the 2013 Good Books of China list and 24th Hong Kong Secondary Students' Best Ten Books Election.
Jimmy Liao, A Collection
Jimmy Liao, A Collection wins the first prize for artistic illustration from Spain’s Ministry of Education, Culture and Sport.
2012
The Sound of Colors
The Sound of Colors French edition wins Le Prix Versele in Belgium.
My Little Perfect World
My Little Perfect World wins the 7th Wenjin Book Award.
Don't Worry, Be Happy
Don't Worry, Be Happy wins placement in the 23rd Hong Kong's Secondary Students' Best Ten Books Election and the 9th Hong Kong Book Prize.
The Rainbow of Time
The Rainbow of Time wins Picture Book Award for the children and young adult books category in the 36th Golden Tripod Awards and placement in the 2012 Bookdao.com book list.
2011
One More Day with You
One More Day with You wins Picture Book Award for the children and young adult books category in the 35th Golden Tripod Awards and placement in the 33rd Annual Elementary and Junior High School Studen
My Little Perfect World
My Little Perfect World wins placement in the 22nd Hong Kong Secondary Students' Best Ten Books Election and placement in the 33rd Annual Elementary and Junior High School Student Recommended Books fr
The Child in the Mirror
The Child in the Mirror win placement in the 33rd Annual Elementary and Junior High School Student Recommended Books from the Government Information Office.
I Can be Anything!
I Can be Anything! is shortlisted in the 60th Goodreads Book List (Picture Books and Young Children Book Category).
2010
My Little Perfect World
My Little Perfect World is selected as the 2010 Book of Yunlin County.
The Starry Starry Night
The Starry Starry Night wins the Best Picture Book Award for the children and young adult books category in the 34th Golden Tripod Awards from the Government Information Office.
2009
How to Own a Corner
How to Own a Corner wins the Best Art Editor and Best Picture Book Award for the children and young adult books category in the 33rd Golden Tripod Awards from the Government Information Office.
The Starry Starry Night
The Starry Starry Night wins the Best Young Adult Book in the 2009 Open Book Award of China Times.
2007
Jimmy Liao is chosen for Discovery Channel's Portraits Taiwan II TV show.
2003
Pourquoi
Pourquoi is selected as one of the 2003 Golden Tripod Awards Recommended Books.
Studio Voice magazine votes Jimmy Liao as one of the 55 most creative people in Asia.
2002
The Sound of Colors
The Sound of Colors is selected as one of the 2002 Golden Tripod Awards Recommended Books.
2000
Singing in the Forest
Singing in the Forest wins the Best Children's Book of the Year from Min Sheng Daily’s Goodreads.
1999
Turn Left, Turn Right
Turn Left, Turn Right wins Top 10 Most Influential Book from Kingstone Books.
The Moon Forgets
The Moon Forgets wins the Best Children's Book from United Daily News and the Best Children's Book of the Year from Min Sheng Daily’s Goodreads.
1998
Secrets in the Woods
Secrets in the Woods wins the Best Children's Book in China Times's Open Book Award and the Best Children's Book of the Year from Min Sheng Daily’s Goodreads.
A Fish that Smiled at Me
A Fish that Smiled at Me wins the Best Children's Book from United Daily News.
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