Outstanding International Books

The United States Board on Books for Young People has released their Outstanding International Books list which is available at School Library Journal.  It is quite a fabulous list of international books brought to the US. 

Here are some of my favorites that appear on the list:

Picture Books

Millie Waits for the Mail by Alexander Steffensmeier
My Cat Copies Me by Yoon-Duck Kwon
New Clothes for New Year’s Day by Hyun-Joo Bae

Middle Grade

Igraine the Brave by Cornelia Funke

Teen

The Arrival by Shaun Tan
Mistik Lake by Martha Brooks
Wildwood Dancing by Juliet Marillier