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Check out Reading with Pride from #IBBY Canada cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/08...

BookAid sends a new shipment to Ukraine www.thebookseller.com/news/book-ai...

Members: Please join us virtually for our annual membership meeting on Saturday, November 14, 2026 at 10 a.m. CT

PINOCCHIO’S NEW CLOTHES CONTEST AND EXHIBITION www.bolognachildrensbookfair.com/en/about/spe...

#CFP: "Word, Image, and Scene in Literary Education" 1st International Conference on Literary Education and Children's and Young Adult Literature (CIELLIJ) Complutense University of Madrid (Spain) 15–17 February 2027. Deadline: 18 October 2026 Website: ciellijucm.wixsite.com/2027

NDN Girls Book Club on "The Today Show" www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uglz... @harperkids.bsky.social @epicreads.bsky.social @byrongraves.bsky.social @littlebadger.bsky.social @todayshow.com #KidLit

“We want to build a thoughtful, well-rounded cohort whose members bring both strong knowledge of children’s and young adult literature and cultural understanding” Jackie Garcia-Morales on our preliminary plans for the Latido Honor Listdebuting in 2028 www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...

‘A veneer of normality’: dispatches from Lviv International BookForum www.thebookseller.com/news/a-venee...

The World Directory of Children’s Book Translators, launched in partnership with UNESCO’s Index Translationum, provides a database of professional translators specializing in children’s literature www.bolognachildrensbookfair.com/en/focus-on/...

WORLDKIDLIT MONTH FOCUS ON JAPAN: KEEP READING glli-us.org/2026/09/30/w...

We are launching the Latido Honor List, which recognizes distinguished children’s and young adult books by Latino creators in the US that center Latino characters, cultures, identities, ancestries, and lived experiences” across age www.slj.com/story/indust...

Ahead of #Frankfurt the #WhiteRaven list for 2026 is out! www.ijb.de/fileadmin/Da...

Children all around the world love books! Librarians travel throughout the world to place books in the hands of young readers. Children choose books from their Bibliobus in Italy! @weneeddiversebooks @weneeddiversebooks @kidlit @elementarylibarians @bushelandpeckbooks @elementaryteachers

Check out all the discussions focused on #kidsbooks from #Japan posted by the #GlobalLiteratureInLibrariesInitiative during September! glli-us.org

"True to IBBY tradition, Barcelona 2028 will also host the prestigious Hans Christian Andersen Award, the IBBY-Asahi Reading Promotion Award, the IBBY-iRead Outstanding Reading Promoter Award, and the IBBY Honour List ceremonies" www.ibby.org/news-blog/po...

IBBY Canada passed the mantle to IBBY Spain, officially inaugurating the countdown to the 41st IBBY World Congress, to be held in Barcelona from 28 September to 1 October 2028

Celebrating #Japan in #kidsbooks with #GLLI glli-us.org/2026/09/04/w...

Delighted to have #CanKidLit champion & book blogger @hkubiw.bsky.social contribute to HOW READERS FIND BOOKS! 🇨🇦🎉 Helen talks about how she discovered "Rosie's Glasses" by @davewhamond.bsky.social @kidscanpress.bsky.social. 📚👍🏽

To herald the tenth annual #WorldKidLitMonth in Sept 2026, @worldkidlit.bsky.social has posted a Bluesky starter pack. Check it out! 👇 bsky.app/starter-pack...

The Children's Literature Summer School at the University of Antwerp took place this year with the theme ‘Crossing Borders’. Find out about the lovely programme and the people taking part: worldkidlit.org/2026/08/17/c... #WorldKidLit #ChildrensLiterature #KidLitInTranslation

As World Kid Lit Month approaches, we’re thrilled to share this downloadable book list to help you find picture books from every country in #Africa 📚 Explore the continent, and let us know what you think! worldkidlit.org/2026/08/24/r... #worldkidlit #childrensbooks #diversebooks

"The Ukrainian Book Institute has appealed to the international publishing community to support Ukrainian publishers following a series of devastating Russian attacks in July and August 2026" www.thebookseller.com/news/we-face...

We conducted an analysis of international children's & adolescent books published in the U.S. with our colleagues @usbby.bsky.social. Read our reports, access the data & play with interactive maps on our website => wowlit.org/resources/in... #BookSky

Hans Christian Andersen Award winners, leaders, and sponsors attending #IBBYWorldCongress 2026, Ottawa, Canada

The team from Huia (New Zealand) lead a moving, informative, and joyous session on their approach to creating and presenting books to the Māori community here at #IBBYWorldCongress 2026 in Ottawa

Nearly 300 2SLGBTQI+ picture books have been brought together for Reading with Pride: Stories for Everyone. Created by Canadian senator Kristopher Wells with IBBY Canada #ReadingWithPride #IBBYCanada #LGBTQBooks Read more: www.flickermagazine.art/post/alberta...

🎉 We’re proud to share that "ɬagət̓ hiyt t̓oxʷʊm/Herring to Huckleberries" and "Ispík kákí péyakoyak/When We Were Alone" have been selected for the IBBY– UNESCO Collection of Remarkable Books for Young Readers in Indigenous and Endangered Languages 📚🌿 Click the link in our bio to learn more🔗

Tomorrow! ⏰ Room to Read's Mahesh Pathirathna will speak @ the 40th #IBBY World Congress — the world’s most important meeting place for leading international experts in children’s literature, literacy, librarianship, writing, illustration and publishing. More: www.ibbycongress2026.org/pages/program

"Prau" na IBBY-UNESCO Collection #Prau #IBBYUNESCO #IBBY #UNESCO #Asturianu #Asturiano #LlinguaAsturiana #LiteraturaInfantil #LIJ #PintarPintar #Asturies #DiversidadLingüística #LibrosInfantiles #LIJ #Cultura

It's with huge pride that I can share this piece I made for IBBY Canada's new catalogue, Reading with Pride! The catalogue celebrates 2SLGBTQI+ picture books, spanning the last 50+ years 🌈

Yesterday we began #IBBYWorldCongress 2026 with a welcome from Elder Barry Sarazin . Algonquin of the Pikwakanagan First Nation

Thanks to @octopusbooks.ca for supplying the #kidsbooks in the #IBBYWorldCongress 2026 bookshop!

@usbby.bsky.social The 40th IBBY Congress kicks off with keynote speaker Sydney Smith sharing his creative journey as it winds from past to present and back again.

Two picture books written in te reo Māori have been honoured by inclusion in the IBBY-UNESCO Collection of Remarkable Books for Young Readers in Indigenous and Endangered Languages. librointernational.blogspot.com/2026/08/majo... #oratiabooks #reomāori @pubspotlight.bsky.social

As #IBBYWorldCongress2026 gets under way see IBBY Nigeria’s powerful work in bringing books and joy to children, demonstrating that reading is an act of hope m.youtube.com/watch?v=pT-K...

Here at #IBBYWorldCongress 2026 the mayor of Ottawa has declared today Children's Literacy Day in the city. Some of our USBBY contient gaghered with everyone else, including @libraryellen.bsky.social @allthebooks.bsky.social Jeremiah Henderson and Meredith Malragon

On display at #IBBYWorldCongress2026, featured in "Reading with Pride: Stories for Everyone/Lire avec fierté: histoires pour tous" #kidsbooks from @nubeocho.bsky.social @lantanapub.bsky.social @barefootbooks.bsky.social and one by @lawrenceschimel.bsky.social too!

Part of the global campaign leading up to the 40th #IBBY World Congress in Ottawa, Canada, tomorrow through Saturday, hosted by IBBY Canada, IBBY Indonesia fosters joy and hope through children's books, proving that stories are a vital lifeline in times of adversity youtu.be/WIG6hOOH_pc?...

Part of the global campaign leading up to the 40th #IBBY World Congress in Ottawa, Canada, tomorrow thru Saturday, hosted by IBBY Canada, IBBY Yemen presents a powerful story of how books bring light and hope to children in adversity, proving that joy is an act of resistance youtu.be/9gq3336RCCo?...

Part of the global campaign leading up to the 40th #IBBY World Congress in Ottawa, Canada, August 6-9, hosted by IBBY Canada: Discover the transformative work of IBBY Dominican Republic, where reading becomes an act of resistance and a source of immense joy for children youtu.be/OzdzMY2kEJQ?...

"Since the start of the war with Russia in 2022, Ukraine has manufactured around 25 million units per year...the 1st August attack, combined with a string of bombings across July 2026 resulting in the destruction of a further 1.5 million books" www.thebookseller.com/news/russian...

Part of the global campaign leading up to the 40th #IBBY World Congress in Ottawa, Canada, August 6-9, 2026, hosted by IBBY Canada, IBBY Guatemala is protecting childhood and imagination through the power of books, bringing joy even in the hardest times youtu.be/oeJHC0UrnHI?...

Part of the global campaign leading up to the 40th #IBBY World Congress in Ottawa, Canada, August 6-9, 2026, hosted by IBBY Canada, IBBY Japan showcases their dedication to bringing joy to children through literature, highlighting the resilience of their community youtu.be/tBv9hNM6oxM?...

Part of the global campaign leading up to the 40th #IBBY World Congress in Ottawa, Canada, August 6-9, 2026, hosted by IBBY Canada, discover the inspiring work of IBBY US, where communities use literature to bring joy and resilience to children across the nation youtu.be/_gbeceQUyqk?...

As we approach 10 years of #WorldKidLitMonth this September, we're fundraising to keep the #WorldKidLit ship sailing into the next decade, and for two projects aimed at promoting international reading among young people. Please donate & share widely! Thank you! worldkidlit.org/2026/07/21/w...

Who else is planning to attend Horn Book contributor Leonard S. Marcus's Mary Nagel Sweetser Lecture at @simmonsuniversity.bsky.social next Thursday at 7pm? Be sure to RSVP by tomorrow! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... #kidlit #yalit @carlemuseum.bsky.social

Next Wednesday with #BooksAcrossBorders join the webinar featuring several fine publishers inclueing #TapiocaStories us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

Congratulations to translator Vineet Lal and HOME for being selected by the United States for the 2026 @IBBY Honour List in translation! @usbby.bsky.social #IBBY #IBBYHonourList2026 #worldkidlit #childrensbooks