Cao Wenxuan, the famous Chinese children's author, received the 2016 Hans Christian Andersen Award in Auckland, New Zealand on Aug 20 during the 35th International Congress of the International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY).

Cao is the first Chinese winner of the Hans Christian Andersen Award, awarded by IBBY and considered the highest international recognition in the field of children's literature.

Cao Wenxuan (M) attends the signing ceremony for copyright trade.

Phoenix Juvenile and Children's Publishing Ltd also took part in the event promoting Cao's latest novel Glass Eye Beads and sold copyrights of the author's works to a local publisher.

The deals included exporting the English and Spanish copyrights of Glass Eye Beads and House with Thatched Roof and the Portuguese copyright of Bronze and Sunflower.

As early as in the 1980s, Phoenix Juvenile and Children's Publishing began cooperating with Cao, publishing several of his book series, which became bestsellers.

His works have also won awards at the National Book Awards and Chinese Government Awards for Publications, with copyrights exported to Europe, America and other Asian countries. So far, the copyright of Bronze and Sunflower has been sold to seven countries, and is considered a great achievement in the industry.

His latest novel, Glass Eye Beads was released this July with an initial run of 200,000 copies. Phoenix Juvenile and Children's Book Publishing is expecting to enhance its international impact through series promotions at the event.