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Exploring the USBBY 2017 Outstanding
International Books ListBindy Fleischman
Massachusetts State Ambassador, United States Board on Books for Young People
OIB Co-Chair (2018 List) and Committee Member (2017 List)
Librarian, Kingsley Montessori School (ages 2-12), Boston
USBBYthe United States
Board on Books for Young People
Building Bridges throughChildren’s Literature
Who are we?
USBBY was established in the early 1960s by the
American Library Association and the
Children’s Book Council.
Currently, our members—who are
librarians, educators, authors, illustrators, and publishers— represent 44
states.
USBBY is part of a larger, worldwide network…
IBBY:International Board on
Books for Young People
USBBY: Our Mission
Explore and promote reading materials of literary merit created around the world for young people.
USBBY: Our Mission
Facilitate the exchange of information about books of international interest for young people.
PublicationsBridges:
A USBBY Publication
Bookbird (IBBY)
Bridges to Understanding(Book series)
USBBY: Our Mission
Cooperate with IBBY and other organizations.
A Partner with Key Literacy Organizations
International Literacy Association (ILA)
National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE)
American Library Association (ALA)
The Children’s Book Council(CBC)
USBBY: Our Mission
Promote the reading of international books by young people.
Awards & RecognitionAnnual Outstanding International
Children’s Books List✱ USBBY selects an annual list of
Outstanding International Books for children and young adults, which is published each year in the February issue of School Library Journal and as a bookmark.
Eligibility for the Outstanding International
Books ListThe goal of this project is to produce an annual list of
outstanding international books for children and young adults, Pre-K-12.
For this list, an international book is a book “published or distributed in the United States that originated or was first published in a country other than the U.S.
Purpose of theOutstanding International
Books List✱ Promotes the best of Children’s Literature & literature that is
accessible to children and young people in the United States
✱ Introduces young people to outstanding authors and illustrators from other countries
✱ Helps children and young people in the United States to see the world from diverse perspectives
✱ Addresses topics that may be missing from U.S. children’s and young adult literature
✱ Encourages titles that exhibit distinct cultural flavor
Outstanding International Books List Committee
✱ The Outstanding International Books (OIB) list debuted in 2006.
✱ Each year, books are selected by a committee appointed from the membership of USBBY.
✱ Over 450 books published or released in the United States in 2016 were considered to create the 2017 list, representing exceptional literature from around the world.
IBBYFounded in 1953 by Jella Lepman
Jella Lepman• Born in 1891 in Stuttgart,
Germany, daughter of a Jewish factory owner
• Lost position in German Democratic Party when Hitler came to power
• Fled to Britain and became a journalist
• Came back to Germany after the war
• Wanted to promote intercultural understanding to try to avoid a repeat of WWII
Lepman’s beliefs“More and more clearly, I came to realize that I must
not look backward, but to the future, and that I must begin
with the children.”
“I had the advantage of knowing that behind me
marched invisible throngs of children urging me on.”
IBBY’s Mission
To promote international understanding throughchildren’s books.
IBBY’s Mission:
To give children everywhere the opportunity to have access to books with high literary and artistic standards.
IBBY’s Mission:
To encourage the publication and distribution of quality children’s books, especially in developing countries.
IBBY’s Mission:
To stimulate research and scholarly works in the field of children’s literature; including the production and distribution of children’s books.
IBBY’s Mission:
To provide support and training for those involved with children and children’s literature.
IBBY’s Mission:
To promote reading and literacy worldwide.
IBBY’s Mission:
IBBY, USBBY, & other national sections:A forum for collaboration
IBBY & USBBYActivities
Activities: ✱ Awards & Recognition
✱ Advocacy & Outreach
✱ Publications
✱ Symposia
✱ Resource Development
Awards & Recognition
✱ Given biennially to two groups or institutions whose outstanding activities are judged to be making a lasting contribution to reading promotion programs for children and young people.
✱ 2016 Winners✱ Read With Me (Iran)✱ Big Brother Mouse
(Luang Prabang City, Laos)
IBBY-Asahi Reading Promotion Award
Awards & RecognitionHans Christian Andersen Award
✱ Presented every 2 years to a living author and illustrator whose complete works have made a lasting contribution to children’s literature.
✱ 2016 WinnersAuthor: Cao Wenxuan (China)Illustrator: Rotraut Susanne Berner (Germany)
* 2014 WinnersNahoko Uehashi (Japan)Roger Mello (Brazil)
Awards & Recognition
✱ The world’s largest award in children’s literature, offered by the people of Sweden.
✱ Storytellers, authors, illustrators and other individuals or organizations that make valuable contributions to the promotion of reading are eligible.
✱ IBBY chapters, including USBBY, are among the select organizations able to submit nominations.
✱ 2017 Winner to be announced April 4th
Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award
Awards & RecognitionIBBY Honour List
✱ A biennial selection of outstanding, recently published books that honors writer, illustrators, and translators of books for young people from all around
the world.For a list of the 2016 list:http://www.ibby.org/awards-activities/awards/ibby-honour-list/
Awards & RecognitionBridge to Understanding Award
✱ Formally acknowledges the work of adults who create programs that use children’s books to explore cultures around the world in order to promote international understanding among
children.
✱ Awarded annually by USBBY.
✱ 2013 winner: The Nativity School of Cincinnati, Ohio.
Advocacy & Outreach
✱ International Children’s Book Day✱ Celebrated to inspire a love of reading and to call
attention to children’s books. ✱ Co-Sponsored events at professional conferences
Resource Development
✱ The Centre offers information, consultation and documentation services for organizations,
research workers, teachers, students, librarians, publishers, authors, illustrators, policy makers and the media who work with young people with special needs.
IBBY Documentation Centre of Books for Disabled Young People
IBBY Collection in Toronto
Resource DevelopmentIBBY Children in Crisis Fund
✱ The Children in Crisis Fund provides support for children whose lives have been disrupted through war, civil disorder or natural disaster. The two main activities are the therapeutic use of books and storytelling, and the creation or
replacement of collections of selected books in the local language.
Resource DevelopmentHands Across the Sea
✱ Hands Across the Sea donations are used to help underfunded national sections in IBBY to pay their annual dues. These donations assist USBBY´s twinning partners around the world-Haiti,
Lebanon, South Africa, and Zambia.
Join USBBY/IBBY
To enter the world of International Children’s
Literature
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Our Websites
USBBY Website IBBY Website
Get Involved with USBBY
✱ Attend USBBY co-sponsored events and conferences with international focus.
✱ Volunteer for projects.
✱ Contribute to vibrant committees.
Symposia✱ Regional Conferences (held in odd-numbered years)
✱ 12th Biennial IBBY Regional Conference✱ “Radical Change Beyond Borders: The Transforming Power
of Children’s Literature in a Digital Age”✱ October 20-22, 2017✱ University of Washington, Seattle, WA
✱ IBBY Congresses (held in even-numbered years)✱ 36th Biennial IBBY World Congress (held in even-numbered
years)✱ “East Meets West Around Children’s Books and Fairy Tales”✱ September 1-4, 2018✱ Istanbul
“If one is to believe in peaceful coexistence,
the first messengers of that peace will be in children’s books.”
~ Jella Lepman
