You can help make a terrific resource for librarians, teachers, and others who work with children and books around the world! The International Federation of Library Associations’ IBBY committee sent out the following plea:
After all titles have been submitted, we will rank order the nominations and submit the United States’ top ten list to the IFLA Libraries for Children and Young Adults Committee.
CRITERIA: BOOKS SHOULD BE
• be excellent for reading aloud to and with children
• be suitable for any age between 0 – 11 years
• be books that have or will last the test of time and are seen as
representing the best in picture books of the United States
• have been published first in the United States
• have been written originally in English
• be of good quality and a high standard of publishing
• have text and illustrations that work well together
• reflect a positive message
• be in print (and therefore available for purchase)
Aim of the Project:
To create a list of picture books from around the world that have been selected and recommended by librarians. These can then be used:
• By countries wishing to purchase books from other countries and are looking for ‘favorite’ titles to help build and develop their collections
• By “Sister Libraries” as a way of exploring the children’s literature of their ”Sister Library” country http://www.ifla.org/en/news/videos-by-sister-libraries
• As an opportunity to encourage interaction and growth within IFLA
• To develop the list into an exhibition with supporting catalogue that can be exhibited at the IBBY http://www.ibby.org/ and IFLA conferences in 2012 http://conference.ifla.org/
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