HONOUR LIST 2020 © International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY), 2020 IBBY Secretariat Nonnenweg 12, Postfach CH-4009 Basel, Switzerland Tel. [int. +4161] 272 29 17 E-mail:
[email protected] http://www.ibby.org Book selection and documentation: IBBY National Sections Editors: Susan Dewhirst, Liz Page and Franca Salerno Design and Cover: Vischer Vettiger Hartmann, Basel Printing: China Children’s Press and Publications Group (CCPPG) Cover illustration Motifs from the following nominated books: Nos. 73, 81, 87, 89, 97, 108, 116, 119, 121, 126 www.ijb.de We wish to kindly thank the International Youth Library, Munich for their help with the Bibliographic data and subject headings, and the China Children’s Press and Publication Group for their generous sponsoring of the printing of this catalogue. HONOUR LIST 2020 IBBY Honour List 2020 The IBBY Honour List is a biennial selection of outstanding, recently published children’s books, honouring writers, illustrators and translators from IBBY member countries. The 2020 Honour List comprises 179 nomina- tions in 48 different languages from 60 countries. Selected for the 2020 list are 68 entries in the category of Writing; 57 in the category Illustra- tion; and 54 in the category Translation. Included for the first time are books in Quecha from Peru, Setswana from South Africa and Woiwurrung from Australia. The 2020 IBBY Honour List is an enduring favourite in the world of children’s publishing. The titles are selected by the National Sections of IBBY, who are invited to nominate books char- acteristic of their country and suitable to recom- mend for publication in different languages.