Books in USBBY Outstanding International Books List - Grades Pre-K-2
An initiative of the United States section of the International Board on Books for Young People (USBBY) to produce an annual list of the outstanding children's books from around the world. The aim is to promote the best of international children's literature, introduce young people to outstanding authors and illustrators from other countries, and help children and young people in the United States see the world from diverse perspectives.
2026
2025
2024
2023
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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| When the Sakura Bloom | Narisa Togo | Winner | Log In To Like | |
| Playing with Lanterns | Wang Yage | Winner | Log In To Like | |
| The Tunnel | Sarah Howden | Winner | Log In To Like | |
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The Depth of the Lake and the Height of the Sky | Jihyun Kim | Winner | Log In To Like |
| My GrandMom | Lee Gee-Eun | Winner | Log In To Like | |
| A Place for Pauline | Anouk Mahiout | Winner | Log In To Like | |
| I am You: A Book about Ubuntu | Refiloe Moahloli | Winner | Log In To Like | |
| Rainbow Hands | Mamta Nainy | Winner | Log In To Like | |
| The Boy Who Tried to Shrink His Name | Sandhya Parappukkaran | Winner | Log In To Like | |
| Jhupli’s Honey Box | Achintyarup Ray | Winner | Log In To Like | |
| Telling Stories Wrong | Gianni Rodari | Winner | Log In To Like | |
| Bedtime for Bo | Kjersti Annesdatter Skomsvold | Winner | Log In To Like |
2022
2021
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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| Some Days | María Wernicke | Winner | Log In To Like | |
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Catch That Chicken! | Atinuke | Winner | Log In To Like |
| A Story About Afiya | James Berry | Winner | Log In To Like | |
| Cannonball | Sacha Cotter | Winner | Log In To Like | |
| Letters from Bear | Gauthier David | Winner | Log In To Like | |
| The Elevator | Yael Frankel | Winner | Log In To Like | |
| Weekend Dad | Naseem Hrab | Winner | Log In To Like | |
| From My Window | Otávio Júnior | Winner | Log In To Like | |
| Story Boat | Kyo Maclear | Winner | Log In To Like | |
| The Lady with the Books: A Story Inspired by the Remarkable Work of Jella Lepman | Kathy Stinson | Winner | Log In To Like | |
| Little Fox | Edward Van de Vendel | Winner | Log In To Like | |
| All Along the River | Magnus Weightman | Winner | Log In To Like | |
| Under the Great Plum Tree | Sufiya Ahmed | Winner | Log In To Like | |
| There Must Be More Than That! | Shinsuke Yoshitake | Winner | Log In To Like |
2020
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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| The Boring Book | Shinsuke Yoshitake | Winner | Log In To Like | |
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Along the Tapajós | Fernando Vilela | Winner | Log In To Like |
| The Girl and the Wolf | Katherena Vermette | Winner | Log In To Like | |
| Count on Me | Miguel Tanco | Winner | Log In To Like | |
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One Fox: A Counting Book Thriller | Kate Read | Winner | Log In To Like |
| Thukpa for All | Praba & Sheela Ram & Preuitt | Winner | Log In To Like | |
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Lubna and Pebble | Wendy Meddour | Winner | Log In To Like |
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The Happiest Tree: A Story of Growing Up | Hyeon-Ju Lee | Winner | Log In To Like |
| Daniel and Ismail | Juan Pablo Iglesias | Winner | Log In To Like | |
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Birdsong | Julie Flett | Winner | Log In To Like |
| Paws+Edward | Espen Dekko | Winner | Log In To Like | |
| The Return | Natalia Chernysheva | Winner | Log In To Like | |
| A Sky Without Lines | Krystia Basil | Winner | Log In To Like | |
| The Pencil | Susan & Maren Avingaq & Vsetula | Winner | Log In To Like | |
| The Farmer | Ximo Abadia | Winner | Log In To Like |