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

2023 Outstanding international books list

school library journal article (PDF)

2023 OIB bookmark (pdf)

2023 oib
presentation (pptx)

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2023 oib ​google map

oib criteria

Selection criteria include:
  • Books that represent the best of children’s literature from other countries 
  • Books that introduce readers in the United States to outstanding authors and illustrators from other countries 
  • Books that help children in the United States see the world from other points of view 
  • Books that provide a perspective or address a topic otherwise missing from children’s literature in the United States 
  • Books that exhibit a distinct cultural flavor 
  • Books that are accessible to readers in the United States 
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Criteria for content and presentation include:
  • Artistic and literary merit 
  • Originality or creativity of approach 
  • Distinctiveness of topic 
  • Uniqueness of origin 
  • Qualities that engage and appeal to children 
​Not every book will meet every criterion.

previous oib lists

2022


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shop the 2022 oib books

2021


2020


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presenting the 2021 outstanding international books list (SLJ 02/21)
shop the 2021 oib books

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presenting the 2020 outstanding international books list (SLJ 02/20)
shop the 2020 oib books

2019


2018


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presenting the 2019 outstanding international books list (SLJ 02/11/19)
shop the 2019 oib books

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presenting 38 must-have titles (SLJ 02/09/18)

2017


2016


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Outstanding international books (SLJ 01/30/17)

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welcome disruptions (slj 02/16)

2015


2014


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Now we are ten! (slj 02/01/2015)

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Passport: world of reading (SLJ 02/01/14)

2013


2012


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the literary equation (slj 02/01/2013)

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all together now (slj 02/02/12)

2011


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here, there, and everywhere (SLJ 02/02/2011)

2010


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crisscrossing the globe (slj 02/02/10)

2009


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world class (slj 02/01/09)

2008


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a world of stories (slj 02/01/08)

2007


BOOKMARK
book your trip now (slj 02/01/07)

2006


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it's a big world after all (slj 02/01/06)

For a PowerPoint presentation of any of the OIB lists, please contact the USBBY Secretariat.
The United States Board on Books for Young People

The U.S. National Section of International Board on Books for Young People
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Building Bridges Through Children's and Young Adult Books
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  • About
    • USBBY
    • Patrons, Sponsors, and Partnerships
    • Twinning Partners
    • IBBY
  • Get Involved
    • Join / Renew Your Membership
    • Donate
    • Matching Challenge
    • Shop to Support USBBY
    • Volunteer with a Committee
    • Become a State Ambassador
  • News & Events
    • News
    • Regional Conference
    • Co-Sponsored Sessions
  • Projects & Publications
    • Bridges Newsletter
    • Bridges to Understanding Book Series
    • International Children's Book Day
    • Jella Lepman Autobiography
  • Awards & Lists
    • Bridge to Understanding Award
    • IBBY Hans Christian Andersen Award
    • Alida Cutts Lifetime Membership Award
    • Outstanding International Books List
    • Outstanding Books for Young People with Disabilities List