Outstanding International 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. 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.

Thanks to the OIB Committee members for providing PowerPoint presentations of the Outstanding International Books. If you cannot download the PowerPoint presentations or desire a CD, please contact the USBBY Secretariat at secretariat@usbby.org

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 Collection Reservation Form and Statement of Agreement, and return it to the USBBY Secretariat at secretariat@usbby.org.

School Library Journal links

2010
Crisscrossing the Globe: A world of international books for young people
by Elizabeth Poe -- School Library Journal, 2/1/2010

2009
World Class: The latest Outstanding International Books list offers tales that speak to every student
By Carolyn Angus -- School Library Journal, 2/1/2009

2008
A World of Stories: 2008 Outstanding International Books
By Carolyn Angus -- School Library Journal, 2/1/2008

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, 2/1/2007

2006
It´s a Big World After All: Books are the Best Way to Open Kids´ Minds
By Kathleen Isaacs -- School Library Journal, 2/1/2006

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