The 2022 White Ravens Catalogue
The International Youth Library have published the 2022 White Ravens catalogue. Selected by the language specialists of the International Youth Library, Munich/Germany, with the support of children’s literature experts from all over the world, this year’s edition contains 200 titles from 53 countries in 37 languages. The aim of the catalogue is to promote quality in children’s book publishing and it has become an increasingly useful tool for anyone interested in looking beyond national borders.
The UK is represented by six books, Ace of Spades by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé, Musical truth. A musical journey through modern Black Britain by Jeffrey Boakye, illustrated by Ngadi Smart, Medusa by Jessie Burton, illustrated by Olivia Lomenech Gill; Drawn Across Borders by George Butler, Escape One day we had to run by Ming Chen and Wah Chen, illustrated by Carmen Vela and We were Wolves by Jason Cockroft.
The catalogue can be downloaded and all White Ravens 2022 titles are also listed in the database.