1961 MILLIONS OF CATS by Wanda Gag U.S.A. CHOO CHOO by Virginia Lee Burton U.S.A. 1963 LITTLE TIM AND THE BRAVE SEA CAPTAIN by Edward Ardizzone U.K. ELMER by Ruth Stiles Gannett illustrated by Ruth Chrisman Gannett U.S.A. 1964 HARRY THE DIRTY DOG by Gene Zion illustrated by Margaret Bloy Graham U.S.A. NIJNTJE (MIFFY) by Dick Bruna DUTCH 1965 MIS MED DE BLA OJNE (THE BLUE EYED PUSSY CAT) by Egon Mathiesen DENMARK RABBITS' WEDDING by Garth Williams U.S.A. THE BIRTHDAY by Hans Fischer SWITZERLAND LACI ES AS OROSZLAN (LACI AND HIS LION) by Veronika Marék HUNGARY 1967 PADDINGTON by Michael Bond illustrated by Peggy Fortnum U.K. HAPPY DAY by Ruth Krauss illustrated by Marc Simont U.S.A. 1971 PETER RABBIT by Beatrix Potter U.K. 1972 MADELINE by Ludwig Bemelmans U.S.A. LITTLE HOUSE SERIES by Laura Ingalls Wilder illustrated by Garth Williams U.S.A. 1974 FATHER CHRISTMAS by Raymond Briggs U.K. 1975 THE STORY OF THE BIRTH OF JESUS CHRIST by Felix Hoffmann SWITZERLAND 1976 PELLES NYA KLADER (PELLE'S NEW DRESS) by Elsa Beskow SWEDEN 1976 TINTIN by Hergé BELGIUM