2022
The 2022 IBBY Honour List includes 163 nominations in 47 different languages from 53 countries. Selected for the 2022 list are 63 entries in the category of Writing, 52 in the category Illustration, and 48 in the category Translation.
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| COUNTRY | AUTHOR | TITLE OF BOOK | |
| 1 | Albania | Fatmir Gjestila | Edhe pëllumbat qajnë |
| 2 | Argentina | Sebastián Vargas | Y Dormirás Cien Años |
| 3 | Armenia | Nouneh Sarkissian and Savannah Jenia Sarkissian | Kapuit getadziuki ev vardaguin mkniki arkatsnery |
| 4 | Australia | Vikki Wakefield | This is How We Change the Ending |
| 5 | Austria | Leonora Leitl | Held Hermann – Als ich Hitler im Garten vergrub |
| 6 | Azerbaijan | Solmaz Amanova | Cǝsur ayi vǝ dostlari |
| 7 | Belgium | Jean-Claude van Rijckeghem | Ijzerkop |
| 8 | Brazil | Adriana Falcão | Lá dentro tem coisa |
| 9 | Cambodia | Men Maosamnang | Joch Joch Niek Thort Roup Orsja |
| 10 | Cameroon | Joël Eboueme Bognomo | Madoulina, Moi Aussi je Veux Aller à l’École |
| 11 | Canada | Jacques Goldstyn | Les étoiles |
| 12 | Chile | Carola Martínez Arroyo | Nunca jamás |
| 13 | China | Huang Chunhua | Yang Mei |
| 14 | Costa Rica | Floria Jimenez | La bruja en bicicleta |
| 15 | Croatia | Krunoslav Mikulan | Zmaj ispod Staroga grada |
| 16 | Cyprus | Kyriakos Charalambides | Saliggari kai feggari |
| 17 | Denmark | Sarah Engell | Fuglemanden |
| 18 | Ecuador | Armin Alfonso Soler | ¿Quién dibuja las líneas del mapa? |
| 19 | Egypt | Miranda Beshara | Teta wa Babetcha |
| 20 | Estonia | Anti Saar | Pärt plindris |
| 21 | Finland (Finnish) | Katri Tapola | Siinä sinä olet |
| 22 | Finland (Swedish) | Eva Frantz | Hallonbacken |
| 23 | France | Flore Vesco | D’or et d’oreillers |
| 24 | Germany | Will Gmehling | Freibad |
| 25 | Greece | Eleni Priovolou | Fos se mavro ourano |
| 26 | Hungary | Ildikó Lipták | Csak neked akartunk jót |
| 27 | Iceland | Ævar Pór Benediktsson | Pín eigin undirdjúp |
| 28 | Indonesia | Ary Nilandari | Garuda Gaganeswara: Teka-teki Jalan Lurus Melingkar |
| 29 | Iran | Jamshid Khanian | Edson Arantes do Nascimento va Khargoosh-e Himaliyaeyash |
| 30 | Italy | Anna Vivarelli and Guido Quarzo | La danza delle rane |
| 31 | Japan | Mitsuru Hanagata | Tokujiro to boku |
| 32 | Korea | Yi Hyeon | Poorun Saja Wanini |
| 33 | Latvia | Rasa Bugavičute-Pece | Puika, kurš redzeja tumsā |
| 34 | Lebanon | Sana’ Chabbani | Ziara ghayr moutawakaa (Jibran Khalil Jibran) |
| 35 | Lithuania | Marius Marcinkevičius | Akmenėlis |
| 36 | Malaysia | Ahmad Redza Khairuddin | Magnificent Putrajaya |
| 37 | Nepal | Yashu Shrestha | Mero Rato |
| 38 | Netherlands (Dutch) | Edward van de Vendel | Gloei |
| 39 | Netherlands (Frisian) | Baukje Wytsma | Silke & Miss Dee |
| 40 | New Zealand (English) | Tania Roxborogh | Charlie Tangaroa and the Creature from the Sea |
| 41 | New Zealand (Maori) | Chris Winitana | Te Uruuru Whenua o Ngātoroirangi |
| 42 | Norway | Kristine Rui Slettebakken | Jo har skjedd |
| 43 | Palestine | Nabila Espanioly | Farashat al-Nasera |
| 44 | Peru | Micaela Chirif | Una canción que no conozco |
| 45 | Poland | Agnieszka Wolny-Hamkalo | Lato Adeli |
| 46 | Russia (Russian) | Eduard Verkin | Osenneye Solntse |
| 47 | Russia (Tatar) | Lenar Shaekhov | Galinen pesiye |
| 48 | Slovakia | Ondrej Sliacky | Turecká studnička |
| 49 | Slovenia | Andrej Rozman (Roza) | Rimuzine in črkolazen |
| 50 | South Africa (Africaans) | Marita van der Vyver | jy sê, ek sê, ons sê |
| 51 | South Africa (English) | Refiloe Moaholi | We are One |
| 52 | Spain (Basque) | Iñigo Astiz | Joemak eta polasak |
| 53 | Spain (Catalan) | Slavador Comelles | Espècies extraordinàries |
| 54 | Spain (Galician) | Antonio M. Fraga | O bestiario científìco de Anxos Nogueirosa |
| 55 | Spain (Spanish) | Gonazalo Moure Trenor | Mi Lazarilla, mi Capitán |
| 56 | Sweden | Jenny Jägerfeld | Min storslagna död |
| 57 | Switzerland (French) | Sylvie Neeman | Toute une vie à écrire |
| 58 | Switzerland (German) | Eva Roth | Lila Perk |
| 59 | Turkey | Miyase Sertbarut | Yuan Huan’in Kulübesi |
| 60 | Ukraine | Serhii Hrydin | Kreizi |
| 61 | United Arab Emirates | Amal Farah Awad | btareqa okhra |
| 62 | United Kingdom | Katya Balen | October, October |
| 63 | United States | Jason Reynolds | Look Both Ways: A Tale Told in Ten Blocks |
| COUNTRY | ILLUSTRATOR | TITLE OF BOOK | |
| 64 | Albania | Semela Mero | Më quajnë Nikola Tesla |
| 65 | Argentina | Pablo Bernansconi | El Infinito |
| 66 | Australia | Philip Bunting | Wombat |
| 67 | Austria | Raffaela Schöbitz | Die grauen Riesen |
| 68 | Azerbaijan | Iskǝndǝr Mǝmmǝdov | Brave bear and his friends |
| 69 | Belgium | Bernadette Gervais | En 4 temps |
| 70 | Brazil | Alexandre Rampazo | Pinóquio, o livro das pequenas verdades |
| 71 | Cambodia | Sou Kimsan | Rungkea ning sat chamlek baitorng |
| 72 | Cameroon | Vincent Nomo | L’arbre à Merveilles |
| 73 | Canada | Julie Flett | Birdsong |
| 74 | Chile | Luisa Rivera | En aquel Faro |
| 75 | China | Zhou Xiang | He Hua Zhen De Zao Shi |
| 76 | Costa Rica | Paulo Sánchez | El inventor de nubes |
| 77 | Croatia | Vanda Čizmek | Uhvati mi plavog medu |
| 78 | Cyprus | Chryso Haralambous | To pullover |
| 79 | Denmark | Søren Jessen | Fiskepigen |
| 80 | Ecuador | Darwin Xavier Parra Ogeda | Tango |
| 81 | Egypt | Ali El-Zeiny | 70 Kilo |
| 82 | Estonia | Kertu Sillaste | Kõige ilusam seelik |
| 83 | Finland | Sanna Pelliccioni | Ellen! Taiteilija Ellen Thesleffin elämä ja villit värit |
| 84 | France | Delphine Perret | Le plus bel été du monde |
| 85 | Germany | Elsa Klever | 189 |
| 86 | Greece | Fotini Tikkou | Ta papoutsia ton allon |
| 87 | Hungary | Grela Alexandra | A vakok és az elefánt |
| 88 | Iceland | Áslaug Jónsdóttir | Sjáðu! |
| 89 | Indonesia | Antonio Reinhard Wisesa | Sutasoma, Pangeran Setia Kawan |
| 90 | Iran | Hoda Hadadi | Bacheha Bahar, Nima Yushij |
| 91 | Italy | Cinzia Ghigliano | Rudyard. Il bambino con gli occhiali |
| 92 | Japan | Seizo Tashima | Tsukamaeta |
| 93 | Korea | Kim Dong-sung | Shigol Ji-eui Seoul Googyung |
| 94 | Latvia | Lote Vilma Vītina | Dzejnieks un smarza |
| 95 | Lebanon | Maya Fidawi | Savia |
| 96 | Lithuania | Monika Vaicenavičienė | Kas yra upė? |
| 97 | Malaysia | Nor Azhar Ishak | Tuty the Turtle |
| 98 | Netherlands | Charlotte Dematons | Alfabet |
| 99 | New Zealand | Gavin Bishop | Wildlife of Aotearoa |
| 100 | Norway | Nora Brech | Den store fuglejakten |
| 101 | Palestine | Amal | Al-Hirrah Reeshah |
| 102 | Peru | Jessica Valdez | Hermana y hermano |
| 103 | Poland | Gosia Herba | Balonowa 5 |
| 104 | Russia | Anastasia Arkhipova | Tajna Plyushevyh Mishek |
| 105 | Slovakia | Peter Pollág | Perzeus a Andromeda |
| 106 | Slovenia | Igor Šinkovec | Si ze kdaj pokusil luno? |
| 107 | South Africa | Chantelle and Burgen Thorne | Kantiga Finds the Perfect Name |
| 108 | Spain | Elena Odriozola | Etxean Barrena |
| 109 | Sweden | Emma AdBåge | Naturen |
| 110 | Switzerland | Catherine Louis | L’île de Victor |
| 111 | Turkey | Ece Zeber Özyurt | Sehirde Çocuk Olmak |
| 112 | Ukraine | Valerii Kharchenko | Maliatkova Abetka |
| 113 | United Arab Emirates | Fadi Fadel | Dawar Al Shams |
| 114 | United Kingdom | Tom Percival | The Invisible |
| 115 | United States | Michaela Goade | We Are Water Protectors |
| COUNTRY | TRANSLATOR | TITLE OF BOOK | |
| 116 | Argentina | María de los Ángeles Serrano | Tierra de los hombres |
| 117 | Austria | Martina Tichy | Der Silberpfeil – Die abenteuerliche Reise in einem magischen Zug |
| 118 | Brazil | Christine Röhrig | Se os tubarões fossem homens |
| 119 | Cambodia | Ouch Solida | Sbek cheung thmey robos damrei |
| 120 | Canada | Madeleine Stratford | Pilleurs de rêves |
| 121 | Chile | Verónica Zondek | El mundo es redondo |
| 122 | China | A Jia | Wo Men lai Jian Zao: Gui Hua Wo Men Gong Tong De Wei Lai |
| 123 | Croatia | Mirjana Bračko | Drhturavi vitez |
| 124 | Estonia | Kadi-Riin Haasma | Minu suurejooneline elu |
| 125 | Finland (Finnish) | Maarit Halmesarka | Elämäni pohjalla. Yksinäisen aksolotilin tarina |
| 126 | Finland (Swedish) | Annika Sandelin | Zoologipoesi – smådjur i toner |
| 127 | France | Marianne Ségol-Samoy | Ceux qui décident |
| 128 | Germany | Lena Dorn | Tippo und Fleck |
| 129 | Greece | Argyro Pipini | To harisma tis Ivis |
| 130 | Hungary | Attila Havasi and Dániel Varró | Macskák – Oposszum Apó hasznos és mulattató Macskáriuma |
| 131 | Iceland | Ingunn Snædal | Handbók fyrir Ofurhetjur – fimmti hluti: Horfin |
| 132 | Iran | Saeid Matin | Ganj-e Nakhoda Barracuda |
| 133 | Italy | Bérénice Capatti | Jefferson. Lo spinoso caso del detective più ricercato del paese |
| 134 | Japan | Toru Nagano | Kentaurosu no Porosu |
| 135 | Korea | Kim Young-jin | Abel-eui Som |
| 136 | Latvia | Inta Šmite | No un es |
| 137 | Lebanon | Nabiha Mheidly | Nichan |
| 138 | Lithuania | Alvyda Gaivenienė | Sniego sesė |
| 139 | Malaysia | Liew Chooi Peng | Anak Murid yang Memakai Cawat |
| 140 | Netherlands (Dutch) | Bernadette Custers | Wachten op de wind |
| 141 | Netherlands (Frisian) | Rymke Zijlstra | De bruorren Liuwehert |
| 142 | New Zealand | Karena Kelly | Aroha Te Whai Ora – He mahere piropiro mā te tamariki |
| 143 | Norway | Vibeke Saugestad | På vei mot toppen |
| 144 | Palestine | Hala Shrouf | Ana wa-al-Quds: Sirah Dhatiyah |
| 145 | Poland | Emilia Kiereś | Byla raz starsza pani |
| 146 | Russia | Olga Varshaver | Angelino Brown |
| 147 | Slovakia | Daniela Lozanová | Predajca št’astia |
| 148 | Slovenia | Katja Zakrajšek | #3špehbombe |
| 149 | South Africa (Afrikaans) | Jaco Jacobs | Ons is een |
| 150 | South Africa (IsiXhosa) | Sebolelo Mokapela | UFudo ne Nciniba |
| 151 | South Africa (IsiZulu) | Gcina Mhlope | INtshe noFudu |
| 152 | South Africa (Sepedi) | Mpho Masipa | Qhawe! Mokgadi Caster Semenya |
| 153 | South Africa (Tshivenda) | Livhuwani Madiba | Duvha II Takadzaho vukuma la Mpumi na Jabu! |
| 154 | Spain (Basque) | Juan Kruz Igerabide Sarasola | Etxean Barrena |
| 155 | Spain (Catalan) | Anna Puenta Llucià | Ametlla |
| 156 | Spain (Galician) | Gabriel Ávarez Martínez | Unha noite no tren da Vía Láctea |
| 157 | Spain (Spanish) | Marinella Terzi Huguet | Los intrigo. Un enigma azul zafiro |
| 158 | Sweden | Alva Dahl | Närmar du dig mjukt |
| 159 | Turkey | Gonca Özmen | Uçari Kaçari Sözcükler – Genç Shakespeare Ilham Pesinde Kosuyor |
| 160 | Ukraine | Viktor Morozov | Fantastychnyi Mister Lys |
| 161 | United Arab Emirates | Marwa Al Aqroubi | Aaedo le Qubaati |
| 162 | United Kingdom | Ruth Ahmedzai Kemp | The Raven’s Children |
| 163 | United States | David Bowles | The Sea-Ringed World: Sacred Stories of the Americas |