Honour Book nominations
2016
David Fickling Books, 2013
(hardback)
Corgi Random House, 2014
(paperback)
Walker Books, 2013
www.thepromise.uk.com
Translation: Chantal
Wright Anton and Piranha (author,
Milena Baisch, translated from the German)
Andersen
Press, 2013
IBBY UK members and
publishers put forward a wide range of exciting books for consideration, so the
selection process was animated and the nominations panel was impressed with the
high quality.
All three nominated books
explore issues that are relevant to IBBY’s overall aims. Phoenix skilfully integrates comments about
our contemporary world - on war and peace, prejudice, borders and barriers to
migration, political and moral questions
- into a fast-paced and exciting science fiction narrative. The Promise locates its strong
environmental message within a worldwide context and offers a message of hope
based on individual activism. Anton and
Piranha explores issues of friendship and fitting in with the lightest of
humorous touches in a delightful translation.
The books will become part of the 2016 collection alongside works from more than seventy member countries. These will be introduced at the IBBY Congress to be held in New Zealand in August 2016 when diplomas will be presented to the nominated authors, illustrators and translators. A catalogue of the collection will also be produced.
The IBBY Honour List is a biennial selection
of outstanding, recently published books, honouring writers, illustrators and
translators from IBBY member countries. The IBBY Honour List, established in
1956, is one of the most widespread and effective ways of furthering IBBY's
objective of encouraging international understanding through children's
literature. Seven parallel sets of the
books circulate around the world at exhibitions during conferences and book
fairs, including the Bologna Book Fair in 2017. Permanent collections of the
IBBY Honour List books are kept at the International Youth Library in Munich,
the Swiss Institute for Child and Youth Media in Zurich, Bibiana Research
Collection in Bratislava, at IBBY in Tokyo and Northwestern University Library
at Evanston, Illinois.
Further information:
IBBY Secretary: John Dunne, 07803 010365
http://www.ibby.org/270.0.html
Full details of the Honour List and pdf copies of previous catalogues
www.ibby.org.uk
