IBBY Appeal for Pakistan

The images coming from Pakistan are tragic.  For three weeks the county has been experiencing flooding beyond all recent memory.  An estimated 20 million people are affected!  The UN Secretary-General Ban Ki Mun said after his visit to Pakistan that it is the worst disaster he has ever seen.

IBBY is making an appeal for funds to support our colleagues in Pakistan.  Click here for the full appeal.  Share news of our appeal with everyone!

This moving message arrived from Pakistan following our appeal:

I cannot put in words what this email has done for me. Coming at a time when I am struggling on many different fronts to keep hope alive, this email  has touched the core of my being and left me overwhelmed.
Being a member of the IBBY family is perhaps one of best things that could happen to anyone.

Please use our website to make a donation, marking it clearly Pakistan 2010 Appeal.  All donations will be sent directly to our colleagues at IBBY Pakistan: every dollar you send will be used on this project. Go directly to: IBBY Children in Crisis Fund.

Bookbird issue 3/2010

Bookbird special issue 3/2010 focusing on the children's literature of Spain is now available online in its original languages.

Go to: Bookbird Special Issues

IBBY Appeal for Haiti

The January earthquake in Haiti left us all shaken and shocked: our friends are there.  This tragedy has touched us all: Jocelyne Trouillot is an active member of our IBBY family and as always the children are suffering the most.

To see the latest news  from IBBY Haiti (June, 2010) click here.

You can donate through the IBBY website by using a credit card or by making direct transfers using your bank: follow this link: Children in Crisis Appeal 2010 for Haiti

UAEBBY: Etisalat Prize for Arabic Children's Literature

IBBY UAE has taken over the management of the annual Etisalat Prize as an incentive for the children’s book industry in the Arab world.  It is intended to encourage publishers, authors and illustrators to develop the quality of books both in form and content, as well as to motivate children to be open to the world of knowledge and culture. Read more about this prize.

News from IBBY Pakistan

"We cannot achieve any of the goals we have set ourselves unless we invest in libraries," says the Chief Minister of the Punjab. Read more about developments in Pakistan.

2010 HCA Award Winners Jutta Bauer and David Almond

Hans Christian Andersen Winners and Finalists announced at the Bologna Children's Book Fair.

Click here for Press Release.

2010 IBBY-Asahi Winners

The 2010 IBBY-Asahi Reading Promotion Award Winners are announced at the Bologna Children's Book Fair.

Click here for press release

2010 Andersen Shortlist Announced

16 March 2010 IBBY announces the shortlist for the 2010 Hans Christian Andersen Awards. 

Click here for press release.

The winners and finalist will be announced on Tuesday, 23 March 2010 at 4pm (CET).

Kitty Crowther wins 2010 ALMA

Belgian illustrator Kitty Crowther wins 2010 ALMA

www.alma.se

IBBY Honour List 2010

The 164 books nominated for the 2010 IBBY Honour List can be previewed on the IBBY website: click here

The books will be first exhibited at the IBBY Congress in Santiago de Compostela in September 2010.  

The annotated catalogue can be ordered from the IBBY Secretariat after the Congress.

IBBY Honour List 2010

Hans Christian Andersen Awards 2010

For all those people around the world who are interested in children’s literature and want to know more about the 2010 Hans Christian Andersen Awards’ candidates: click here

IBBY United Arab Emirates

Press announcement of the establishment of the IBBY National Section of the UAE: http://www.eyeofdubai.com/v1/news/newsdetail-38230.htm

Katherine Paterson is New Ambassador

Katherine Paterson is the new US National Ambassador for Children's Literature, a position jointly appointed by the Children's Book Council and the Library of Congress. She succeeds Jon Scieszka, who was the first person appointed to this position.
For more information go to: www.nytimes.com/2010/01/05/books/05paterson.html

Congratulations!

International Children's Book Day 2010

IBBY Spain is the 2010 sponsor ot the International Children's Book Day.  Celebrate on 2 April 2010 the anniversary of the birth of storyteller Hans Christian Andersen.

For details of the poster and message go to ICBD.

Premio Iberoamericano SM de Literatura Infantil y Juvenil

The winner of the 2009 Premio Iberoamericano SM de Literatura Infantil y Juvenil has been announced in Santiago de Chile as  María Teresa Andruetto from Argentina.

For the full press release click here.

3rd Tallinn Illustration Triennial

The Power of Pictures

Click here for the press release announcing the winners of the 3rd Triennial of Estonian illustrations.

The exhibition will be open until 30 November at the main Exhibition Hall, National Library of Estonia, Tonismägi 2, Tallinn.

IBBY 8th Regional Conference

Children's Books : Where Worlds Meet

24-October 2009, St Charles, Illinois

DVD of the major presentations is now available to order from USBBY.

ALMA 2010 Nominations

168 candidates from more than 60 countries worldwide have been nominated for the 2010 Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award.  More than 100 expert organizations from all over the world have nominated candidates for the 2010 Award. Among the nominees are contemporary authors, illustrators, oral storytellers and promoters of reading. The Award is given in memory of Astrid Lindgren, in recognition of outstanding life-time achievements in the fields of children's and young adult literature. The winner or winners will be announced at 13.00 CET, March 24, 2010 from the birth-place of Astrid Lindgren in Vimmerby, Sweden. The announcement will be broadcast live on www.alma.se/en. For a complete list of nominees, visit www.alma.se/en.

Contact info:

Jury chairman Larry Lempert +4676-123 12 20

Director Erik Titusson +4676-540 10 08

3rd European Regional newsletter

Newsletter 3/2009 is now available to download.  click here.

International Conference on Children's Libraries

Building a Book Culture
February 4th - 6th, 2010
New Delhi (INDIA)
The Association of Writers and Illustrators for Children (AWIC), the Indian Section of the International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY), is holding a three-day International Conference on Children’s Libraries – Building A Book Culture, on February 4th—6th, 2010 in New Delhi, India. The aim of the Conference is to discuss the potentials and scope of libraries in strengthening the book culture.

For more information click here.

Anthony Browne becomes Children's Laureate in UK

Anthony Browne becomes the 6th UK Children's Laureate.  Quentin Blake, the 2002 Andersen winner, was the first Laureate in 1999.

2010 Hans Christian Andersen Awards

The 56 candidates from 33 countries have now been selected!

Press Release for complete list

2010 Andersen Jury

The IBBY Executive Committee selected the 10 members of the jury from a record 20 candidates!

Click here for full Press Release

Tamer Inst. Palestine wins ALMA 2009

Tamer Institute for Community Education wins ALMA

Congratulations to the Tamer Institute in Palestine winner of the 2009 Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award.

For the latest information visit the ALMA website or the Tamer website.

IBBY Palestine

A forza das minorías - La fuerza de las minorías - The Strength of Minorities

The website of the 2010 IBBY Congress in Santiago de Compostela, Spain is now open at:

www.ibbycompostela2010.org