Outstanding International Books

Beginning in 2006, the United States Board on Books for Young People has selected an honor list of international books for young people. 

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.

For more information see the USBBY website.

Title Author Cover
A Kunwinjku counting book Gabriel Maralngurra A Kunwinjku counting book cover image
A place for Pauline Anouk Mahiout A place for Pauline cover image
All rise : resistance and rebellion in South Africa 1910-1948 : a graphic history Richard Conyngham All rise : resistance and rebellion in South Africa 1910-1948 : a graphic history cover image
Amazona Canizales (Harold Jiménez Canizales) Amazona cover image
Bedtime for Bo Kjersti A Skomsvold Bedtime for Bo cover image
Book of questions : selections = Libro de las preguntas : selecciones Pablo Neruda Book of questions : selections = Libro de las preguntas : selecciones cover image
Different : a story of the Spanish Civil War Mónica Montañés Different : a story of the Spanish Civil War cover image
Dreams of near and far Martin Widmark Dreams of near and far cover image
Geo-graphics Regina Giménez Geo-graphics cover image
I am you : a book about ubuntu Refiloe Moahloli I am you : a book about ubuntu cover image
Ironhead, or, Once a young lady Jean-Claude van Rijckeghem Ironhead, or, Once a young lady cover image
It's so difficult Raúl Nieto Guridi It's so difficult cover image
Last week Bill Richardson Last week cover image
My grandma's photos Özge Bahar Sunar My grandma's photos cover image
My grandmom Gee-eun Lee My grandmom cover image
Playing with lanterns Yage Wang Playing with lanterns cover image
Rainbow hands Mamta Nainy Rainbow hands cover image
Shuna's journey Hayao Miyazaki Shuna's journey cover image
Telling stories wrong Gianni Rodari Telling stories wrong cover image
The Witness Blanket : truth, art and reconciliation Carey Newman The Witness Blanket : truth, art and reconciliation cover image
The baker by the sea Paula White The baker by the sea cover image
The boy who tried to shrink his name Sandhya Parappukkaran The boy who tried to shrink his name cover image
The circles in the sky Karl James Mountford The circles in the sky cover image
The depth of the lake and the height of the sky Jihyun Kim The depth of the lake and the height of the sky cover image
The kaya girl Mamle Wolo The kaya girl cover image
The pack Amanda Cley The pack cover image
The queen in the cave Júlia Sardà The queen in the cave cover image
The summer of diving Sara Stridsberg The summer of diving cover image
The tunnel Sarah Howden The tunnel cover image
This is our place Vitor Martins This is our place cover image
Too small Tola and the three fine girls author Atinuke Too small Tola and the three fine girls cover image
We are wolves Katrina Nannestad We are wolves cover image
Weird rules to follow Kim Spencer Weird rules to follow cover image
What feelings do when no one's looking Tina Oziewicz What feelings do when no one's looking cover image
When the sakura bloom Narisa Togo When the sakura bloom cover image
When the sky falls Phil Earle When the sky falls cover image
With a butterfly's wings Pilar López Ávila With a butterfly's wings cover image
Wolfstongue Sam Thompson Wolfstongue cover image