Blog

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.

Outstanding Books for Young People with Disabilities 2023 – IBBY UK (written by Carol Thompson)

Outstanding Books for Young People with Disabilities 2023 – IBBY UK (written by Carol Thompson)

Carol Thompson reflects upon the 2023 Outstanding Books for Young People with Disabilities awards and nominations.
Outside in World x Centre for Book Cultures and Publishing – Their Work in Reading

Outside in World x Centre for Book Cultures and Publishing – Their Work in Reading

Information on Outside in World x Centre for Book Cultures and Publishing Webinars and the Work in Reading.
Outside in World

Outside in World

Rhiannon Jelley shares an introduction to Outside in World on behalf of Dr Sophie Heywood from Reading University and Patricia Billings, trustee of Outside in World.
Pages for Power and Protest: Reflection on the IBBY UK Conference 2023

Pages for Power and Protest: Reflection on the IBBY UK Conference 2023

Maria Jarero shares a short reflection on IBBY UK's 'Pages for Power and Protest' Conference, held on 11 November, 2023.
The Power of Stories: Reflections on the IBBY Congress 2022 – part 4

The Power of Stories: Reflections on the IBBY Congress 2022 – part 4

Reflections at the end of four years as part of the EC...
The Power of Stories: Reflections on the IBBY Congress 2022 – part 3

The Power of Stories: Reflections on the IBBY Congress 2022 – part 3

IBBY is responsible for some of the most significant awards in the world of children’s books and, every two years, these prestigious awards are presented to the winners at the congress.
The Power of Stories: Reflections on the IBBY Congress 2022 – part 2

The Power of Stories: Reflections on the IBBY Congress 2022 – part 2

Celebrating the work of Malaysian authors and illustrators as part of the 38th IBBY World Congress in Putrajaya, Malaysia.
The Power of Stories: Reflections on the IBBY Congress 2022 – part 1

The Power of Stories: Reflections on the IBBY Congress 2022 – part 1

Sophie Hallam attended the 38th IBBY World Congress in Putrajaya, Malaysia, from 4-9 September. In this series of blogs, she shares her experience at the congress and reflections on her final term on IBBY’s Executive Committee (EC).
An Interview with Yu Rong

An Interview with Yu Rong

Today, we're talking to the acclaimed, award-winning British-Chinese children's picture-book illustrator Yu Rong who is now at home in a village close to Cambridge with her husband, three children and their dog Captain Sniff.
María Cristina Ramos: The Woman Who Rhymes Silence

María Cristina Ramos: The Woman Who Rhymes Silence

Argentinian author and educator María Cristina Ramos has the uncanny ability to give words to silence.
IBBY UK Disability Selection – a selector’s experience

IBBY UK Disability Selection – a selector’s experience

2023 IBBY Outstanding Books for Young People with Disabilities selection process.
Blog-end to the Series for the HCA 2022

Blog-end to the Series for the HCA 2022

Evelyn Arizpe has written this entry to bookend or ‘blog-end’ the series on the nominees for the Hans Christian Andersen Award 2022.