IBBY Archives - Publishing Perspectives https://publishingperspectives.com/tag/ibby/ International publishing news and opinion Fri, 16 Jan 2026 10:49:06 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://publishingperspectives.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/cropped-P19-favicon-32x32.png IBBY Archives - Publishing Perspectives https://publishingperspectives.com/tag/ibby/ 32 32 USBBY Announces the 2026 Outstanding International Books List https://publishingperspectives.com/2026/01/usbby-announces-the-2026-outstanding-international-books-list/ https://publishingperspectives.com/2026/01/usbby-announces-the-2026-outstanding-international-books-list/#respond Fri, 16 Jan 2026 14:05:00 +0000 https://publishingperspectives.com/?p=214489 The 2026 USBBY List of Outstanding Books features 41 titles from 24 countries which reflect universal themes of identity, hope, intergenerational bonds, friendship, play, curiosity, migration, nature, and cultural heritage

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]]> https://publishingperspectives.com/2026/01/usbby-announces-the-2026-outstanding-international-books-list/feed/ 0 At Bologna: IBBY’s International Children’s Book Day https://publishingperspectives.com/2025/03/at-bologna-ibbys-international-childrens-book-day/ Wed, 19 Mar 2025 23:32:04 +0000 https://publishingperspectives.com/?p=207581 During Bologna Children's Book Fair, IBBY's annual International Children's Book Day will be observed, this year sponsored by the Netherlands.

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]]> Gaza, West Bank, Lebanon: IBBY Issues an Appeal for Donations https://publishingperspectives.com/2024/12/gaza-west-bank-lebanon-ibby-issues-appeal-for-crisis-fund/ Sun, 01 Dec 2024 21:21:52 +0000 https://publishingperspectives.com/?p=204325 Amid news of the Israeli-Hezbollah cease-fire, the International Board on Books for Young People releases an appeal for Crisis Fund donations.

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]]> Frankfurt Kids Conference: World Accessibility and Censorship https://publishingperspectives.com/2024/10/frankfurt-kids-conference-looking-at-accessibility-and-censorship-issues/ Fri, 18 Oct 2024 06:13:21 +0000 https://publishingperspectives.com/?p=202751 The 2024 edition of the Frankfurt Kids Conference included looks at censorship and accessibility in young people's literature.

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]]> IBBY and the Israel-Lebanon Crisis: ‘An Immediate De-Escalation’ https://publishingperspectives.com/2024/09/ibby-and-the-israel-lebanon-crisis-an-immediate-de-escalation/ Thu, 26 Sep 2024 01:28:48 +0000 https://publishingperspectives.com/?p=201683 The International Board on Books for Young People, IBBY, asks, 'How much longer will children be traumatized and punished?'

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]]> IBBY: ‘Every Child in the World Deserves To Be Protected’ https://publishingperspectives.com/2024/06/ibby-every-child-in-the-world-deserves-to-be-protected-and-nurtured/ Tue, 18 Jun 2024 19:08:09 +0000 https://publishingperspectives.com/?p=198316 IBBY urges 'all global leaders to work together on behalf of the children of Gaza,' in a careful, thoughtful, non-accusatory statement.

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]]> Ethiopian Literacy Specialist Jane Kurtz Wins IBBY’s International Reading Promoter Award https://publishingperspectives.com/2022/08/ethiopian-literacy-specialist-jane-kurtz-wins-ibbys-international-reading-promoter-award/ Tue, 30 Aug 2022 22:52:11 +0000 https://publishingperspectives.com/?p=173675 The award for Jane Kurtz – and Iran's Zohreh Ghaeni – will be presented at IBBY's International Congress in Malaysia.

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]]> Book Aid International Programming: Books for 56,000 African Students https://publishingperspectives.com/2022/08/book-aid-international-programming-books-for-56000-african-primary-school-students/ https://publishingperspectives.com/2022/08/book-aid-international-programming-books-for-56000-african-primary-school-students/#comments Tue, 09 Aug 2022 19:02:10 +0000 https://publishingperspectives.com/?p=172733 The 'African Book Box' program from Book Aid International is delivering books to 76 schools in Uganda, Ghana, and Zimbabwe.

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]]> https://publishingperspectives.com/2022/08/book-aid-international-programming-books-for-56000-african-primary-school-students/feed/ 2 IBBY’s Statement on Ukraine: ‘When Children Suffer’ https://publishingperspectives.com/2022/03/when-children-suffer-ibbys-statement-on-ukraine/ Fri, 11 Mar 2022 18:10:24 +0000 https://publishingperspectives.com/?p=166983 Our pre-Bologna Children's Books Edition gives us an opportunity to hear from IBBY on Putin's assault on Ukraine – and its children.

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]]> CONTEC Mexico: Pandemic Spurs Children’s Reading and New Themes https://publishingperspectives.com/2021/12/contec-mexico-pandemic-spurs-childrens-reading-and-new-themes/ Tue, 14 Dec 2021 07:40:58 +0000 https://publishingperspectives.com/?p=163569 As children’s reading has increased during the COVID-19 pandemic, CONTEC Mexico speakers said themes and issues have broadened.

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