Mapping the World
of International Children's Books
Sometimes visuals can be very powerful in helping to provide a better sense, a better picture, of a phenomenon. These maps do illustrate some key points:
-many international books hail from English speaking countries
-many areas are not well represented or represented at all
Please keep in mind this is a map of the annual Outstanding Books list, not a map of all international books published. It also does not include books that originated in the United States that might give a good representation of life in another country. Even so, the gaps loom pretty large.
-many international books hail from English speaking countries
-many areas are not well represented or represented at all
Please keep in mind this is a map of the annual Outstanding Books list, not a map of all international books published. It also does not include books that originated in the United States that might give a good representation of life in another country. Even so, the gaps loom pretty large.
2016 USBBY Outstanding International Books Map
by Constance Vidor
by Constance Vidor
2015 USBBY Outstanding International Books Map
by Constance Vidor
by Constance Vidor
2014 USBBY Outstanding International Books Map
with covers and annotations, created by Sumana Shankar.
with covers and annotations, created by Sumana Shankar.
2013 USBBY Outstanding International Books Map
with covers and annotations, created by Constance Vidor.
with covers and annotations, created by Constance Vidor.
2012 USBBY Outstanding International Books Map
with covers and annotations, by Constance Vidor and Ragina Shearer.
with covers and annotations, by Constance Vidor and Ragina Shearer.
2009-11 USSBY Outstanding International Books Map
by setting of book (not country of origin)
created by the author, Robin Gibson
by setting of book (not country of origin)
created by the author, Robin Gibson