Books eligible for the »White Ravens« list:
Original editions, both fiction and non-fiction for readers age 1 to 18. Translations are not eligible. Books published during the previous year. E.g.…
--- The selection of the fellowship candidates for 2027 will be realeased in the course of November/December 2026. ---
IYL Fellowship Programme
The International Youth Library's fellowship…
press release exhibition Crazy Machines
press release "down by the river"
press release "anniversary programme: 100 years of James Krüss"
press release James Krüss prize 2026
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22 October, 4.00 pm: Book club
Open reading and storytelling group for children aged 4 and above with Regina Cayres. (In German)
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13 November 2026, 4:30 pm: Stories, Geschichten,…
Guided Tours
On a 90-minute tour through the book castle, visitors will get to know the castle and the library and learn more about the history of Blutenburg Castle as well as the beginnings, the…
Literanauten at the International Youth Library
Literanauten is a nationwide reading promotion project of the Arbeitskreis für Jugendliteratur e.V. (AKJ - The Association for Children's and Youth…
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»The White Ravens« in Frankfurt and Bologna
How to submit books
The White Ravens. A Selection of International Children's and Youth Literature
The annually published »The…
You can find the new “The White Ravens 2026”-catalogue here.
Some titles of the new catalogue will be presented at the Frankfurt Book Fair on Wednesday, 7 October at 9.30 am. You can find more…
CONTENT PREFACE ARABIC BULGARIAN CATALAN CHINESE CROATIAN CZECH DANISH DUTCH ENGLISH ESTONIAN FILIPINO FINNISH FRENCH FRISIAN GERMAN GREEK HEBREW HINDI HOKKIEN …
Ali Mitgutsch is regarded as the father of the ‘wimmelbuch’. ‘Rundherum in meiner Stadt’ ('Life in the City'), published in 1968, is his first wimmelbuch and a classic of children’s literature.
From…