Don't miss this outstanding celebration on March 16th!

Join us for a celebration of USBBY 2026 Outstanding International Books List, featuring members of the selection committee in conversation with Books Across Borders! March 16 at 8 pm ET Register at us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

I won’t be able to attend because of time zones, but am proud that 2 books I translated were chosen for this year’s list. 🤩🤩 #kidlit #worldkidlit #xl8 #scbwi

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Join us for a celebration of the USBBY 2026 Outstanding International Books List, featuring members of the selection committee who will highlight the exciting international children's titles on this year's list

Have you seen @slj.com 's coverage of this year's #OutstandingInternationalBooks list? www.slj.com/story/usbby-...

The 2026 Outstanding International Books List from @usbby.bsky.social, first presented last month at the New York conference of @scbwi.bsky.social, is now in School Library Journal and available at @slj.com: www.slj.com/story/usbby-... #kidlit #worldkidlit #BookIndustryNews

#BCBF flies to New York, the final stop of the Bologna Grand Tour 2026 on February 20, at the United Nations Headquarters w/the exhibition Turning the Page on Change bringing together 173 international children’s books dedicated to the 17 Sustainable Development Goals of the 2030 Agenda

Thanks for sharing the news @slj.com #OIB

Huge congratulations to Seng Soun Ratanavanh who has been longlisted for The Carnegie Medal for Illustration for The Paper Bridge – we’re so proud! #carnegies2026 The Carnegies CILIP Publisher Spotlight Find out more about this stunning book - www.florisbooks.co.u...

Sad to hear this – hopeful that this wonderful initiative returns. #ukkidlt #kidlituk

I translated the picture book SOME DAYS written & illustrated by María Wernicke. 🥰🥰 #kidlit #translation #xl8 #worldkidlit #booksky

📣 @usbby.bsky.social has published its Outstanding International Book List 2026. UK entries include some of our faves: ⭐️Tyger/ @whatsfsaid.bsky.social ⭐️ @lantanapub.bsky.social Play date ⭐️Atinuke/Brooksbank M Is for Mango @walkerbooksuk.bsky.social www.usbby.org/2026oib.html #KidLitUK

REady to volunteer for a committee? www.usbby.org/volunteer-wi...

1/2 The #shortlist for this year's #HansChristianAndersenAward has been announced by #IBBY! Authors: Ahmad Akbarpour (Iran),Timothée de Fombelle (France), María José Ferrada (Chile), Lee Geum-yi (Republic of Korea), Pam Muñoz Ryan (US), Michael Rosen (UK) www.ibby.org/awards-activ...

The book banning of Indigenous stories in libraries has impacts on readers| Removal of their stories continues the erasure of histories and contributions of Native Nations and their citizens Thank you @tracisorellauthor.bsky.social for writing this Op-Ed www.cherokeephoenix.org/opinion/opin...

Thank you for sharing thois @writerjane.bsky.social !

"[Young people] are currently being denied access to the glorious, outstanding & often ground-breaking narratives coming out of Britain's Black and Asian communities.” Bernadine Evaristo, "Our education system has fallen behind the times". New Lit in Colour report: litincolour.penguin.co.uk

#NewIllustrationoftheDay by Carly Gledhill. Of 4,168 illustrators from 96 countries who submitted work to the Bologna Children's Book Fair Illustrators Exhibition, Gledhill, from Manchester, was the one UK artist in the selection of 75 from 31 countries, just announced. @carlygledhill.bsky.social

Now a Batchelder Award Winner

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

#ukkidlit #kidlituk

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...

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

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

🎉 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

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

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...

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

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

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. 🙏🏾

'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 @ncte.org Children's Literature Assembly Conference tinyurl.com/bdd8up6c #kidlit #edusky #literacy #TLSky #Skybrarian @nctecla.bsky.social

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

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 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 youtube.com/@unbancoolie...

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

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

Welcome to #EduSky 🍎 a communuty for educators! Check out the list: tinyurl.com/EduSky Join the list: tinyurl.com/EduSkyForm Pin the feed: tinyurl.com/EduSkyFeed ⬇️

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

'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...

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

🎨✨ Did you know? This year’s NYT / NYPL Best Illustrated Children’s Books include five translated titles! @nytimes.com 📕 A beautiful reminder that picture-book art truly has no borders. #WorldKidLit #kidlit #picturebooks worldkidlit.org/2025/11/24/n...