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Read interviews with publishers, authors and illustrators, find out what IBBY UK members have been up to in our blog or read our reports on IBBY UK activities.
Angèle Delaunois: Optimism and Hope for Children Young and Old
In a world of dark headlines and frightening concepts, Angèle Delaunois uses her books to speak honest truths about the world, sparking kindness and hope in readers of all ages.
Tonke Dragt: Stories from Batavia to the Netherlands
Tonke Dragt revolutionized Dutch fantasy children’s literature through her own cultural background and amazing creative talent.
David McKee: Colourful Dreams of Inclusive Society
David McKee presents children with diverse lifestyles through playful illustrations and humorous stories that foster positive attitudes towards themselves and others.
Evelyn Arizpe, Professor of Children’s Literature and HCAA Juror
Evelyn Arizpe, Professor and Programme Lead for the International Master’s in Children’s Literature, Media and Culture for the University of Glasgow, writes about being a juror for the Hans Christian Andersen award and her students’ upcoming spotlight articles.
The Emma Press
Emma Dai’an Wright, Founder of the Emma Press, talks about being an unconventional voice in the publishing industry and broadening the definition of poetry for children.
Book Island
Greet Pauwelijn, founder of Book Island, discusses the challenges of publishing translated books in the UK in recent years.
World Kid Lit: a growing community
A summary of the World Kid Lit programme and a look at World Kid Lit Month.
Maya Wasserman’s story shows deaf children they can achieve anything
Maya Wasserman’s book about a deaf mermaid is a wonderful and authentic representation of deafness.
Sheikh Zayed Book Awards
Award gives us access to Arabic children’s books
Talking about Silent Books
In a project also drawing on the power of wordless texts, DIALLS (DIalogue and Argumentation for cultural Literacy Learning in Schools) is a European-funded project working with schools to understand and develop how young people make sense of Europe and its differing cultures.
IBBY Worldwide in 2020
Read more about IBBY World Activities in 2020.
Reflecting Realities – call for action
Representation in children’s books still not reflective of society, says BookTrust and CLPE
Jacqueline Woodson
Jacqueline Woodson’s acclaimed adult novel Red at the Bone has been published in the UK and longlisted for the Women’s Prize but her many children’s books are not available. Why not?
IBBY Asia Regional Conference
A report from the IBBY Asia Regional Conference in Xi’an, China.
IBBY Africa Regional Conference
A report from the IBBY Africa Regional Conference in Accra, Ghana.
Medeia Cohan, Author of Hats of Faith (Shade 7)
A blog post by Medeia Cohan, Author of Hats of Faith (Shade 7)
Shade 7
We are proud to feature Hajera Memon, author, publisher and managing director of Shade 7 publishing.
The Perfect Book Launch for Second Book from Taiwanese Author and Illustrator, Fifi Kuo
A blog post about IBBY Outstanding Books for Young People with Disabilities on Tour in the UK.
A Report from the IBBY Executive at Bologna Children’s Book Fair
A Report from the IBBY Executive at Bologna Children’s Book Fair
Languages in Europe, Children Reading in a Multilingual Environment – Thursday 4th April
A blog post about IBBY Outstanding Books for Young People with Disabilities on Tour in the UK.
IBBY Disability Collection at London South Bank University Conference Education Across the Divide
A blog post about IBBY Outstanding Books for Young People with Disabilities on Tour in the UK.
IBBY Outstanding Books for Young People with Disabilities: on Tour in the UK
A blog post about IBBY Outstanding Books for Young People with Disabilities on Tour in the UK.
New Library at CLPE
A blog post about CLPE’s new library
Books Without Words
Clare Walters talks about her collection of wordless picturebooks, currently on display in the exhibition #NoWords in The Story of Books, Hay-on-Wye
The Migrations Exhibition Hosted by ICPBS
A blog post about The Migration Exhibition hosted by the International Centre for the Picture Book in Society (ICPBS) at the University of Worcester.
IBBY Honour List Event Celebration
A blog post about the IBBY Honour List Event by Anne Harding.
IBBY Congress, Athens, 2018
A blog post about the IBBY 36th International Conference in Athens, by Pam Dix
East meets West at the 36th IBBY Congress
A blog post about the IBBY 36th International Conference in Athens, by Dr Lina Iordanaki
First Impressions of IBBY Worldwide Congress 2018
A blog post about the IBBY 36th International Conference in Athens, by Susan Appleby
IBBY 36th International Conference
A blog post about the IBBY 36th International Conference in Athens
IBBY UK AGM at the Black Cultural Archives
A summary of IBBY UK’s guest speaker at our AGM on 20 June 2018 at the Black Cultural Archives: SI Martin
Speaking the Truth: A Fairy Tale Podcast
A podcast about the power of fairy tales supported by CLPE, IBBY UK and Tiny Owl Publishing.
Q&A with author Melvin Burgess
A blog by Hannah Kate about IBBY UK’s recent Q&A with author Melvin Burgess at Manchester’s Portico Library
Otter-Barry Books
Janetta Otter Barry tells us about going out on her own and the shape of her new list; and introduces us to some of her up and coming titles.
Lampedusa – IBBY Camp March 2018
A moving report by Debbie Beeks about her visit to the IBBY Camp in Lampedusa.
Finding New Voices
Finding new voices: children’s literature from the Baltics. A report from London Book Fair 2018
Silent Books at Glasgow University
A blog post by Jennifer Farrar about using IBBY’s Silent Books Collection at Glasgow University.
A Place at the Table
A blog post by IBBY UK member Carol Thompson on Inclusive Mind’s ‘A Place at the Table’
Happily Ever After…
The IBBY/NCRCL annual conference for 2017, Happily Ever After: The Evolution of Fairy Tales Across Time and Culture, was held on Saturday November 11…
Silent Books in Lampedusa
A report by Helen Limon. I look around the crowded train. Twelve carriages long, it runs direct between Gatwick airport and central London…
IBBY Honours List 2016 event at Waterstones
The Waterstones’ room was pleasantly crowded as we gathered to celebrate the IBBY UK nominations for the IBBY Honour Book List.
Welcome to Nowhere
Can children’s books inspire empathy and move people to action? The answer from the Waterstones’ audience last Thursday was…
Vilnius Book Fair
IBBY UK was delighted to join forces with the Lithuanian Cultural Institute to invite publishers…
Lantana Publishing
Alice Curry and Caroline Godfrey talk about setting up Lantana Publishing
Sharjah Children’s Reading Festival
IBBY UK were delighted to attend Sharjah Children’s Reading Festival (SCRF), which ran from April 20-30 2016 at the Expo Centre Sharjah, as a Guest of Honour of the UAE Board on Books for Young People (UAEBBY).
Tiny Owl Publishing
Delaram Ghanimifard talks about setting up Tiny Owl publishing
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