Spring 2026

Issue 68

The Evolution Of The Eco Warrior: Climate Change And The Way Children Connect With Nature

EDITORIAL
Ann Lazim Books For Children And Young People About Environmental Activism
Anthea Simmons Climate Change And Children’s Books
Lisa Sainsbury Eco-Activism in Children’s Literature
and Childhood Culture: An Illustrated History
Mark Carter A is for Anthroparchy: Zoos, Zebras and the human-animal relationship in British ABC books
Holly Tonks The Power of Publishing
Ken Wilson-Max Creating a Climate Change Picture Book

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Spring 2025

Issue 67

The Landscape of Children’s Publishing in Wales

EDITORIAL
Megan Farr A Tale of Two Literatures: The Landscape of Children’s Publishing in Wales
Bethan Jones Nurturing A Love of Reading Is Gifting Young Readers With Roots And Wings – Hunaniaeth
Dr Siwan M. Rosser Welsh Language Literature for Children
Manon Steffan Ros It came to me when I was writing about snow…
Ferelith Hordon Hanan Issa – Who am I? A conversation with Ferelith Hordon
Darren Chetty, Grug Muse, Hanan Issa & Iestyn Tyne Welsh (Plural): Essays on the Future of Wales

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Spring 2024

Issue 66

Pages of Power and Protest: Children’s Literature and Politics

EDITORIAL
Mette Lindahl-Wise Where Are all the Adult Women?
Dena Attar Allies and Foes in Trans-Themed Children’s and Young Adult Fiction
Emma Page The Children’s Book Council of Iran: IBBY, communism and activism across party lines
Dianne Hofmeyr Power and Protest – the Elephant in the Room
Katherine Wilkinson and Catriona Wallace How 12 Years of Universal Book Gifting Has Impacted Children in Scotland
Devika Mehra Climate Crisis and Activism: The role of contemporary climate non-fiction in the UK

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Spring 2023

Issue 64

Voices from the World of Arabic Children’s Books

EDITORIAL
Yasmine Motawy What Comes After the Wave? Trends in Arabic Picture Books (2017-2022)
Hessa Al Mehairi, Ali Al Shaali and Ferelth Hordon The Sheikh Zayed Book Award: Interview with Laureate Hessa Al Mehairi and her publisher Ali Al Shaali
Jochen Weber Children’s Literature in Arabic Language: A Project of the International Youth Library
Shereen Kredieh Publishing in the Arabic World: A Personal Account
Salwa Shakhshir Al Salwa Books: A Personal Journey to Publishing in the Arab World
Hasmig Chahinian Choosing and Promoting Good Quality Children’s Books in Arabic

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Summer/
Autumn 2023

Issue 65

Spreading the Word: Raising the Profile for Children’s Poetry

EDITORIAL
Matt Goodfellow Spreading the Word: Taking Poetry to Young People
Lorraine Mariner The National Poetry Library: A Space for Children to Play with Poetry
Joseph Coelho Sharing Poetry
Julie Blake Poetry By Heart Inspiring Young People
Cia Mangat Championing Young People’s Poetry
Gaby Morgan Anthologies – Accessibility and Reach: Something for Everyone
Charlotte Hacking The Power Of Poetry

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Autumn 2022

Issue 63

Bringing Books and Reading to Young People – Projects that Inspire

EDITORIAL
Claudia Söffner Unusual Birds in a Book Castle: The International Youth Library, its ‘White Ravens’ List and Other Treasures
Jake Hope The National Shelf Service: Recommendations by the Book
Basarat Midhat Kazim The Book Bus Speaks
Eva Devos Tools for Reading Promotion in Flanders: Beyond Campaigns and Activities
Henrietta Yoxall Doorstep Library: Words Take You Places
Ferelith Hordon and Zohrah Ghaeni Read with Me: A Conversation with Zohrah Ghaeni

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Spring 2021

Issue 60

Voices from the USA: Publishing for Young People in the United States

EDITORIAL
Pam Dix African American Children’s Book Illustrators
Evelyn B. Freeman Trends in Children’s Literature in the United States
Jewell Parker Rhodes Why I Write
Debbie Reese A Native Scholar’s Perspective on the Caldecott Medal
Jon Agee Two Great People I Met along the Way: Two Stories of Publishing in the 80s
Gill James The Age Between: Personal Reflections on Youth Fiction

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Summer 2021

Issue 59

Radical Writing for Children and Young People

EDITORIAL
Kimberley Reynolds Discovering Radical Writing for Children and Young People
Catherine Barter and Fen Coles Question & Answer Session – Little Rebels Award
Jane Badger Black Beauty
Ann Lazim Robert Leeson: Radical Writer
Gill Lewis A Wild Rebellion (Five Steps to Save the World, and Why Books Are Radical Beasts)
June Hopper Swain Exhibition Review: Alice: Curiouser and Curiouser

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Autumn 2021

Issue 62

Our Multilingual World: Multilingualism and Children

EDITORIAL
David Crystal Being Bilingual: Facts and Fiction
Denise Scott and Leigh Turina The IBBY Collection for Young People with Disabilities
Maureen Senn-Carroll St. Johann JUKIBU: One Library, Many Languages
Sabine Little ‘Nobody Wants to Know about That’: On the Importance of Creating Multilingual Spaces
Teresa Scibor Living as a Multilingual Family

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Spring 2020

Issue 57

A World of Information: Children’s Non-Fiction Books in the Digital Age

EDITORIAL
Ana Paula Campos Inventório: Design Influences on Science Picture Books for Children
Karen Bentall Storytime and Engaged Learning with an Informational Poetry Picture Book
Louise Johnson I Want to Be an…Air Stewardess: The Careers Comics of GIRL (1951–1964)
Yuval Zommer Non-Fiction: Its Relevance, Popularity and Creativity!
Diletta Donato Getting Us Engaged! The Power of Biographical Picture Books
Martin Jenkins Prima Le Parole
June Hopper Swain Review – Beatrix Potter’s Fairyland

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Summer 2020

Issue 58

Families in Children’s Literature: It Takes All Sorts

EDITORIAL
Brian Sibley My Family – The Moomins
Patrice Lawrence From a Mountain to a Rocket: Diversity and Family Representation in Children’s Books in the UK
Frank Cottrell Boyce Framing Families in Fiction
Susan Bailes The Mennym Family
Sarah Jardine-Willoughby The Gatty Family – Close and Talented
Pat Pinsent Book Review – Fantasy Fictions from the Bengali Renaissance

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Autumn 2020

Issue 59

A Sense of Place: Landscape

EDITORIAL
David Almond Landscapes
Salvatore Rubbino The Importance of Place
Karenanne Knight Distance, Direction and Landscape: Cartographic Study in Picture Books
Philip Reeve Landscapes and Stories
Jane Carroll Storied Places and Emplaced Stories: Landscape in Welsh and Irish Fairy Tales
Levi Pinfold An Interview with an Artist: Levi Pinfold

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IBBYLink is the IBBY UK journal and is published three times a year covering key issues in children’s literature. Typically the journal focuses on a particular theme and articles relating to this are commissioned from a range of authors.

Spring 2026

Issue 68

The Evolution Of The Eco Warrior: Climate Change And The Way Children Connect With Nature

Contents

Spring 2025

Issue 67

The Landscape of Children’s Publishing in Wales

Contents

Spring 2024

Issue 66

Pages of Power and Protest: Children’s Literature and Politics

Contents

Spring 2023

Issue 64

Voices from the World of Arabic Children’s Books

Contents

Summer/Autumn 2023

Issue 65

Spreading the Word: Raising the Profile for Children’s Poetry

Contents

Autumn 2022

Issue 63

Bringing Books and Reading to Young People – Projects that Inspire

Contents

Spring 2021

Issue 60

Voices from the USA: Publishing for Young People in the United States

Contents

Summer 2021

Issue 59

Radical Writing for Children and Young People

Contents

Autumn 2021

Issue 62

Our Multilingual World: Multilingualism and Children

Contents

Spring 2020

Issue 57

A World of Information: Children’s Non-Fiction Books in the Digital Age

Contents

Summer 2020

Issue 58

Families in Children’s Literature: It Takes All Sorts

Contents

Autumn 2020

Issue 59

A Sense of Place: Landscape

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Spring 2026

Issue 68

The Evolution Of The Eco Warrior: Climate Change And The Way Children Connect With Nature

2025

Spring 2025

Issue 67

The Landscape of Children’s Publishing in Wales

2024

Spring 2024

Issue 66

Pages of Power and Protest: Children’s Literature and Politics

2023

Spring 2023

Issue 64

Voices from the World of Arabic Children’s Books

Summer/Autumn 2023

Issue 65

Spreading the Word: Raising the Profile for Children’s Poetry

2022

Autumn 2022

Issue 63

Bringing Books and Reading to Young People – Projects that Inspire

2021

Spring 2021

Issue 60

Voices from the USA: Publishing for Young People in the United States

Summer 2021

Issue 61

Radical Writing for Children and Young People

Autumn 2021

Issue 62

Summer/
Autumn 2023