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
At Bologna: IBBY’s International Children’s Book Day
During Bologna Children’s Book Fair, IBBY’s annual International Children’s Book Day will be observed, this year sponsored by the Netherlands.
Gaza, West Bank, Lebanon: IBBY Issues an Appeal for Donations
Amid news of the Israeli-Hezbollah cease-fire, the International Board on Books for Young People releases an appeal for Crisis Fund donations.
Frankfurt Kids Conference: World Accessibility and Censorship
The 2024 edition of the Frankfurt Kids Conference included looks at censorship and accessibility in young people’s literature.
IBBY and the Israel-Lebanon Crisis: ‘An Immediate De-Escalation’
The International Board on Books for Young People, IBBY, asks, ‘How much longer will children be traumatized and punished?’
IBBY: ‘Every Child in the World Deserves To Be Protected’
IBBY urges ‘all global leaders to work together on behalf of the children of Gaza,’ in a careful, thoughtful, non-accusatory statement.
Ethiopian Literacy Specialist Jane Kurtz Wins IBBY’s International Reading Promoter Award
The award for Jane Kurtz – and Iran’s Zohreh Ghaeni – will be presented at IBBY’s International Congress in Malaysia.
Book Aid International Programming: Books for 56,000 African Students
The ‘African Book Box’ program from Book Aid International is delivering books to 76 schools in Uganda, Ghana, and Zimbabwe.
IBBY’s Statement on Ukraine: ‘When Children Suffer’
Our pre-Bologna Children’s Books Edition gives us an opportunity to hear from IBBY on Putin’s assault on Ukraine – and its children.
CONTEC Mexico: Pandemic Spurs Children’s Reading and New Themes
As children’s reading has increased during the COVID-19 pandemic, CONTEC Mexico speakers said themes and issues have broadened.
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