The IBBY Honour List is a biennual selection of outstanding books from each of the member countries. The list honours writers, illustrators and translators and aims to achieve international understanding through highlighting the best of children's literature from around the world.

Nominated writers, illustrators and translators from the United Kingdom include: Faber

2010

Author: Linda Newbery for The Sandfather, Orion
Illustrator: Emily Gravett for Little Mouse's Book of Fears, Macmillan
Translator: Fridrik Erlings for Fish in the Sky, Meadowside

2008

Author: Philip Reeve for Here lies Arthur, Scholastic Press
Illustrator: Polly Dunbar for Here's a little poem, Walker Books
Translator: Sarah Adams for Just like tomorrow (by Faiza Guene), Definitions

2006

Author: Bali Rai for Rani and Sukh, Random House
Illustrator: Joel Stewart for Tales of Hans Christian Andersen, Walker Books
Translator: Lene Kaaberbol for The Serpent gift, Hodder

2004

Author: Jeanne Wilis for Naked without a hat, Faber
Illustrator: Lauren Child for Who's afraid of the big bad book, Hodder
Translator: Sarah Adams for The Eye of the wolf (by Daniel Pennac), Walker Books

2002

Author: Beverley Naidoo for The Other side of truth, Puffin
Illustrator: Colin Thompson for Falling angels, Hutchinson
Translator: Anthea Bell for Where were you, Robert? (by Hans Magnus Enzenberger), Penguin

2000

Author: Susan Price for The Sterkarm handshake, Scholastic Press
Illustrator: Angela Barrett for The Emperor's new clothes, Walker Books
Translator: James Anderson for Hello? Is anybody there? (by Jostein Gaarder), Orion