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Oh, Yuko Ohnari and Koshiro Hata’s Downpour (tr. me) is in here 🥰👦🏻☔️🥳

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IBC Awards 2026 shortlist: blog Want to know who made it onto this year’s Inclusive Books for Children Awards shortlist? Read our latest post to find out!

The #InclusiveBooksForChildren 2026 shortlist includes titles from @barefootbooks.bsky.social @childsplayusa.bsky.social & @nosycrow.bsky.social @nosycrowus.bsky.social Start your weekend TBR pile with WON'T GO, LET'S PLAY and SUPA NOVA! www.inclusivebooksforchildren.org/blog/ibc-awa...

Outstanding International Book List Award Winners! The 2026 USBBY Outstanding International Books (OIB) page showcases the annual curated list of exceptional international children’s and young adult books selected by the United States Board on Books f...

Just getting to know about hour annual Outstanding International Books list? You can find details about who selects, where the books started, and what ages and topics are addressed in them here www.usbby.org/2026oib.html

Outstanding International Book List Award Winners! The 2026 USBBY Outstanding International Books (OIB) page showcases the annual curated list of exceptional international children’s and young adult books selected by the United States Board on Books f...

We are delighted to share that SOLO by @grainneobrien.bsky.social and GIANT by @judithmcquoid.bsky.social are on the 2026 @usbby.bsky.social Oustanding International Books list!

Outstanding! There are just 41 books on this list so this is a terrific achievement.

www.usbby.org/2026oib.html

Outstanding International Book List Award Winners! The 2026 USBBY Outstanding International Books (OIB) page showcases the annual curated list of exceptional international children’s and young adult books selected by the United States Board on Books f...

🎉 Congratulations to @dayeonauh.bsky.social and “The Three-Year Tumble” for being selected as a @usbby.bsky.social USBBY Outstanding International Books for 2026!

Check out the full list here: www.usbby.org/2026oib.html

Representatives of @usbby.bsky.social read and released the 2026 Outstanding International Books (OIB) List at #scbwiNY26. Amazing to see this live! A map showed the selected books' countries of origin. #kidlit #worldkidlit www.usbby.org/2026oib.html

My Home is in My Backpack by Eugenia Perrella and Angela Salerno Blue Sky Morning by Jihyun Kim

Woop! We're absolutely delighted to have not just ONE but TWO books featured on the @usbby.bsky.social Outstanding International Books list for 2026. 🥳 Check out the full list of brilliant books here - www.usbby.org/oustanding-i.... Congrats to all! 😍@pubspotlight.bsky.social

About USBBY: Regional Conference and More by Paula Holmes I am always thrilled to attend events and conferences that promote world kid lit and provide opportunities to network and connect with other World Kid Lit contributors and supporter…

Do take the time to plumb all the rich information @qsprite.bsky.social includes here including her fine introduction to @allthebooks.bsky.social and the various ways you can become involved with our organization! worldkidlit.org/2026/01/19/a...

USBBY Announces the 2026 Outstanding International Books List - Publishing Perspectives 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,...

Time to build your bookstack! publishingperspectives.com/2026/01/usbb...

A screenshot of this year's 2026 Outstanding International Book List with all the covers of the chosen books. The two I translated are circled in red: HOW TO REACH THE MOON written by Nicolás Schuff & illustrated by Ana Sender (CrossingKids) & THE JOURNEY OF THE HUMPBACKS written by Juliana Muñoz Toro & illustrated by Dipacho (Eerdmans) Full list: https://www.usbby.org/2026oib.html

How lovely!

2 books I translated are on the 2026 @usbby.bsky.social (United States Board on Books for Young People) Outstanding International Book List!

www.usbby.org/2026oib.html

(11 books I've translated have now made the OIB list since the honor began in 2019.)

#kidlit #scbwi #worldkidlit

Congratulations to our 2026 @usbby.bsky.social Outstanding International Books! #worldkidlit #childrensbooks

My Home is in My Backpack from Floris; Blue Sky Morning from Floris; Solo from Little Island; Giant from Little Island; Is It Asleep from Gecko; Playdate from Lantana; Astro from Transit; The Ordinary Life of Jacominus Gainsborough from Post Wave; Croco from Tapioca Stories; The Hidden Girl from Walker Books Australia; Downpour from Red Comet

Congratulations to @usbby.bsky.social #OutstandingInternationalBookAward winners from @toonbooks.bsky.social @geckopress.bsky.social @florisbooks.bsky.social @lantanapub.bsky.social @littleislandbooks.bsky.social @postwavebooks.bsky.social @redcometpressbooks.bsky.social @transitbooks.bsky.social

Grateful to see my forthcoming SF thriller THE FIST OF MEMORY on this list of excellent African fiction in 2026. 🙏🏾

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'Leaf Journal' is a scholarly journal that publishes insights and observations on the act of creative writing for young people. We are currently welcoming submissions of articles for Volume 4. ojs.library.lancs.ac.uk/lj/about/sub... #UKkidLit #academicsky

Don’t Miss the Children’s Literature Assembly Conference! On February 20, 2026, NCTE's Children's Literature Assembly will be presenting an   online research conference with a full day of sessions ...

Don't Miss the @ncte.org Children's Literature Assembly Conference
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#kidlit #edusky #literacy #TLSky #Skybrarian
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Comment:Making books visible is a mission possible

Given the ubiquity of mobile-phone use on public transport, to read a book openly is its own act of advocacy, says Philip Jones in this week's editor's letter 👇 #BookSky

Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Books Across Borders - New Year in Translation. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting. Books Across Borders invites booksellers and librarians to join them for a New Year in Translation Book Buzz! Featuring forthcoming titles in translation from Europa Editions, Other Press, NorthSouth ...

Join Books Across Borders to see new books in translation coming in 2026! Hear from @europaeditions.bsky.social Other Press @northsouthbooks.bsky.social @princetonupress.bsky.social @archipelagobooks.bsky.social & more 1/21/26 8pm ET us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

Unban Coolies I'm Christopher Lau, the founder of Unban Coolies. This channel is a direct response to the alarming surge in book bans, created to support the authors, illustrators, and librarians on the front lines...

Unban Coolies is a YouTube channel launched by Christopher Lau | He brings you interviews with many well-known authors, illustrators, editors, and librarians who are defending book access - be sure to check this out & share widely! @freadomfighters.bsky.social

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Have YOU renewed your USBBY membership? www.usbby.org/join--renew-...

Multicolor birds in flight illustration by Deoilfron from The White Ruven ty Küdhryn Ouudi Used by permission of artist and publisher

May you soar to new heights in the coming year!
-from all of us at USBBY

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The Wonderful Adventures of Nils (Floris Books) Raven, Rabbit, Deer (Pajama Press) Tiger,it’s Snowing ((Post Wave) How to Find a Yeti (Nosy Crow US) A Winter’s Morning (Post Wave) Frank’s Red Hat (Walker Books Australia) Zander Stays (Pajama Press) Corazon de Invierno/Heart of Winter (NubeOcho Books) Are Glaciers the Key to Climate Change (Beetle Books) At the Top of the World (Cicada Books) Next Time You See a Snowflake (National Science Teaching Association Kids)

Sasha the @pubspotlight.bsky.social office kitty has some recommendations for wintry reads! #kidlit #cats #catswithbooks

Sending you warm winter wishes from the USBBY Secretariat (and from Miso the Penguin Dog)!

'Tis the season for USBBY membership renewal! Renew your USBBY Membership by December 31st! www.usbby.org/store/p17/in...

Katherine Paterson's #kidsbook about Jella Lepman earns a #Star "Paterson portrays her as a woman whose boundless energy, practicality, and persistence enabled her to achieve her goals...in this well-researched, insightful, and consistently engaging story" www.booklistonline.com/products/979...

New York Times/NYPL Best Illustrated Children’s Books Award Honors 5 Books in Translation By Gelsey Phaneuf On November 7th, The New York Times and New York Public Library released their list of the ten best illustrated children’s books of 2025. World Kid Lit connoisseurs will immediate…

Thank you for pointing up all the wonderful #translations recognized thos year by @nytimes.com in their #BestIllustrated awards worldkidlit.org/2025/11/24/n...

Loved the @usbby.bsky.social panel on #curiositystories (nonfiction for kids). Like @dheiligman.bsky.social and other panelists, I’m dazzled by the challenges and possibilities. Here: path for my new pb through old @ashmoleanmuseum.bsky.social and my daughter’s office at @bostoncollege.bsky.social