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USBBY Outstanding International Books (OIB) List
Beginning in 2006 USBBY has selected an honor list of international books for young people. The USBBY OutstandingInternational Books List is published each year in the February issue of School Library Journal and as a bookmark.

The Outstanding International Books (OIB) committee is charged with selecting international books that are deemed most outstanding of those published during the calendar year. For the purposes of this honor list, the term "international book" is used to describe a book published or distributed in the United States that originated or was first published in a country other than the U.S.

2012 Outstanding International Books Google Map

School Library Journal Links

2012
All Together Now: USBBY´s Outstanding International Books connect kids worldwide
by Kathy East -- School Library Journal, 2/1/2012

2011
Here, There, and Everywhere: The United States Board on Books for Young People cites 40 international books for its 2011 honor list
by Elizabeth Poe -- School Library Journal, 2/1/2011

2010
"Crisscrossing the Globe: A World of International Books for Young People" by Elizabeth Poe, School Library Journal (Feb. 1, 2010)

2009
"World Class: The Latest Outstanding International Books List Offers Tales that Speak to Every Student" by Carolyn Angus, School Library Journal (Feb. 1, 2009)

2008
"A World of Stories: 2008 Outstanding International Books" by Carolyn Angus, School Library Journal (Feb.1, 2008)

2007
"Book Your Trip Now: The Outstanding International Booklist Is Just the Ticket to Take Readers to Some Faraway Places" by Kathleen Isaacs, School Library Journal (Feb. 1, 2007)

2006
"It´s a Big World After All: Books Are the Best Way to Open Kids´ Minds" by Kathleen Isaacs, School Library Journal (Feb. 1, 2006)

Bookmarks for USBBY Outstanding International Books

2011 Bookmark
2010 Bookmark
2009 Bookmark
2008 Bookmark
2007 Bookmark
2006 Bookmark

OIB Powerpoint Presentations
The OIB Committee members have provided PowerPoint presentations of the Outstanding International Books. If you cannot download the PowerPoint presentations, or if you desire a CD, please contact the USBBY Secretariat at secretariat@usbby.org.

2011 Outstanding International Books List Powerpoint (27 MB download)
2010 Outstanding International Books List Powerpoint
2009 Outstanding International Books List Powerpoint

Borrowing and Displaying the Outstanding International Books
If you are planning a display of the 2010 USBBY Outstanding International Books, you can download book tents for each title, compliments of the USBBY Secretariat and the Center for Teaching with Children´s Books.

If you would like to borrow items from the 2010 USBBY Outstanding International Books (OIB) Collection for display at your library or school--or the entire 2010 Collection--please complete the USBBY OIB Reservation Form and Statement of Agreement and return it to the USBBY General Secretary at secretariat@usbby.org

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