2012
The IBBY Honour List 2012 catalogue can be ordered from the IBBY Secretariat.
The 2012 catalogue can also be downloaded as a PDF (2.02MB) here
Watch the film made by Candy Gourlay were Children and staff from Hackney and Islington schools discuss a selection of picture books from the 2012 IBBY Honour List here
Country | Author | Title of Book | |
1 | Australia | Glenda Millard | A Small Free Kiss in the Dark |
2 | Austria | Michael Stavarič | Die kleine Sensenfrau |
3 | Belgium Dutch | Jean-Claude van Rijckeghem and Pat van Beirs | Galgenmeid |
4 | Belgium French | Rascal | En 2000 trop loin |
5 | Brazil | Sergio Capparelli | A lua dentro de coco |
6 | Cambodia | Chou Chinith | Chuoy Rork Preah Atith Phorng |
7 | Canada English | Jill MacLean | The Nine Lives of Travis Keating |
8 | Canada French | Mario Brassard | La saison des pluies |
9 | Canada Ojibwe | Basil Johnston | Anangoog Meegiwaewinan |
10 | Chile | Marta Carrasco | Erase Una Vez Un Espacio |
11 | Colombia | María Cristina Aparicio | Historias de la cuchara |
12 | Croatia | Nada Mihelčić | Zeleni Pas |
13 | Cyprus | Frixos Michaelides | Dodeka Paschalina avga ke i magissa exafanistra |
14 | Czech Republic | Iva Procházková | Nazí |
15 | Denmark | Rebecca Bach-Lauritsen | Veronika lyder som harmonica |
16 | Ecuador | Ana Carlota González | Un perro puertas afuera |
17 | Egypt | Amal Farah | Ana Insan |
18 | Estonia | Raud Piret | Printsess Luluu ja härra Kere |
19 | Finland Finnish | Siri Kolu | Me Rosvolat |
20 | Finland Swedish | Maria Turtschaninoff | Underfors |
21 | France | Timothée de Fombelle | Vango |
22 | Germany | Beate Teresa Hanika | Rotkäppchen muss weinen |
23 | Ghana | Meshack Asare | The Canoe Story |
24 | Greece | Foteini Fragouli | Efta orfana molivia…efta istories |
25 | Haiti | Joslin Twouyo | 126 Lèt Damou |
26 | Iceland | Agnieszka Nowak and Vala Thorsdottir | Pankaganga Myślobieg |
27 | India | Ranjit Lal | Faces in the Water |
28 | Indonesia | Suyadi | Kancil Dan Raja Hutan |
29 | Iran | Jamshid Khanian | |
30 | Ireland | Sheena Wilkinson | Taking Flight |
31 | Israel | David Grossman | Chibuk |
32 | Italy | Guido Sgardoli | The Frozen Boy |
33 | Korea | Kim Ryeo- Ryeong | Uahan geojit-mal |
34 | Latvia | Mara Cielena | Princese Aurẽlija un Kospoki |
35 | Lithuania | Marius Jonutis | Kirminas paukštis: tavo pirmoji knyga apie skraidymo meną |
36 | México | Mónica Beltrán Brozon | Muchas gracias, señor Tchaikovsky |
37 | Moldova | Iulian Filip | Rochiƫa leneşă |
38 | Mongolia | Garmaa Dorj | Ankhnii hairiin tuuj |
39 | Netherlands Dutch | Gideon Samson | Met je hoofd boven water |
40 | Netherlands Frisian | Berber van der Geest | Mem, wat ite wy hjoed? |
41 | New Zealand | Barbara Else | The Travelling Restaurant |
42 | Norway | Maria Parr | Tonje Glimmerdal |
43 | Palestine | Ahlam Mohammad Suleiman Bsharat | Ismi al-haraki farashah |
44 | Peru | Rember Yahuarcani | El sueño de Buinaima |
45 | Poland | Marcin Szczygielski | Za niebieskimi drzwiami |
46 | Portugal | Afonso Cruz | A contradição humana |
47 | Russia | Andrey Usachev | Veliky moguchy russky jazik. Krilatije slova v stikhakh i kartinkakh dila detej vsekh vozrastov |
48 | Rwanda | Ibrahima Ndiaye | Imvugo idasanzwe |
49 | Slovakia | Ján Milčák | Jakub s vel'kými ušami |
50 | Slovenia | Bina Stampe Žmavc | Cear in roža |
51 | South Africa Afrikaans | Linda Rode | In die Nimmer-Immer-Bos |
52 | South Africa English | S.A. Partridge | Fuse |
53 | Spain Basque | Miren Agur Meabe Plaza | Mila magnolia lore |
54 | Spain Catalan | Miquel Rayó | L'enigma Altai |
55 | Spain Galician | Francisco Castro | Chamádeme Simbad |
56 | Spain Spanish | Jordi Sierra i Fabra | Historia de un segundo |
57 | Sweden | Cilla Naumann | Kulor i hjärtat |
58 | Switzerland French | Anne de Preux | Naufrage en mer de Chine |
59 | Switzerland German | Lorenz Pauli | Oma Emma Mama |
60 | Turkey | Mehmet Atilla | Parktaki gergedanlar |
61 | Uganda | Ruth M. Mwayi | Mangoes at the Cemetery |
62 | United Arab Emirates | Abir Ballan | Wazifat Mama |
63 | United Kingdom | Marcus Sedgwick | Revolver |
64 | USA | Jennifer L. Holm | Turtle in Paradise |
65 | Venezuela | Mireya Tabuas | Cuentos prohibidos por la abuela |
Country | Illustrator | Title of Book | |
66 | Australia | Gregory Rogers | The Hero of Little Street |
67 | Austria | Michael Roher | Fridolin Franse frisiert |
68 | Belgium | Ellen Vrijsen | Cantecleir |
69 | Brazil | Nelson Cruz | As margens da alegria |
70 | Cambodia | Youm Kosal | Koun Poh Chorng Tinh Sbek Cheung |
71 | Canada | Irene Luxbacher | The Imaginary Garden |
72 | Chile | Daniel Blanco Pantoja | Miltín |
73 | Colombia | Diego Francisco Sánchez Dipacho | Dos pajaritos |
74 | Croatia | Zdenko Bašiċ | Alisa u zemlji čudesa |
75 | Cyprus | Sandra Eleftheriou | Ta isia ke ta strava |
76 | Czech Republic | Tereza Rícanová | Noemova archa |
77 | Denmark | Lars Gabel | Gemini. Skyggedæmonens datter |
78 | Ecuador | Marco Chamorro | Segundo Acto |
79 | Egypt | Hanady Saleet | Shagaret Al-gmyez |
80 | Estonia | Piret Mildeberg | Vares keedab hernesuppi |
81 | Finland | Marika Maijala | Maija Poppanen |
82 | France | Hervé Tullet | Un livre |
83 | Germany | Martin Baltscheit | Die Geschichte vom Fuchs, der den Verstand verlor |
84 | Ghana | Meshack Asare | The Canoe Story |
85 | Greece | Evi Tsaknia | Sto panigiri ton poulion |
86 | Haiti | Djonn Chal | Konpè Chat ak Konpè Chen |
87 | Iceland | Kristín Arngrímsdóttir | Arngrímur apaskott og hrafninn |
88 | India | Smt Shanti Devi | Bioscope |
89 | Indonesia | I Ketut Nama | Ni Terong Kuning |
90 | Iran | Ali Reza Goldoozian | Kherse Dana Chera Be In Ruz Oftadeh Bud? |
91 | Ireland | Chris Haughton | A Bit Lost |
92 | Israel | Naomi Shapira | Little Miss Scissors |
93 | Italy | Fabian Negrini | Chiamatemi Sandokan! |
94 | Japan | Inoue Yosuke | Boshi |
95 | Republic of Korea | Cho Hae-Ran | Halmeoni, Eodigayo? Aengdu Ddareo Ganda! |
96 | Latvia | Aleksejs Naumovs | Princese Aurĕlija un Kokspoki |
97 | Lithuania | Kęstutis Kasparavičius | Mažoji žiema |
98 | México | Carmina Hernández | Tache al tache |
99 | Moldova | Victoria Raƫă | Vizavi de vizavarză |
100 | Mongolia | Batsuuri Dashzeuge | The Mongolian Parables |
101 | Netherlands | Sylvia Weve | Ik leer je liedjes van verlangen, en aan je apenstaartje hangen. 47 verdichte dierenverhalen |
102 | New Zealand | David Elliot | The Moon and Farmer McPee |
103 | Norway | Stian Hole | Garmanns hemmelighet |
104 | Palestine | Dima Abu al-Hajj | Omar wa HAHA |
105 | Portugal | Bernando Carvalho | Depressa, devagar |
106 | Russia | Igor Oleynikov | Ballada o malen’kom buksire |
107 | Rwanda | Capucine Mazille | Imvugo idasanzwe |
108 | Slovakia | Juraj Martiška and Maxima Martiškova | Krajinka s koníkom |
109 | Slovenia | Roza v srcu | Danijel Demsar |
110 | South Africa | Joan Rankin | Net Sisi |
111 | Spain | Miguel Calatayud | Kembo. Incidente en la pista del Circo Medrano |
112 | Sweden | Pija Lindenbaum | Siv sover vilse |
113 | Switzerland | Adrienne Barman | La Chèvre de Monsieur Seguin |
114 | Turkey | Ayşe Inan Alican | Beyoglu Macerasi |
115 | Ukraine | Vladimir Shtanko | Vechera na hutore bliz Dikanki |
116 | United Arab Emirates | Intelaq Mohammed Ali | Ibn Battouta |
117 | United Kingdom | Lucy Cousins | Yummy: My Favourite Nursery Stories |
118 | United States | Brian Floca | Ballet for Martha: Making Appalachian Spring |
119 | Venezuela | Ramón París | Un abuelo, sí |
Country | Translator | Title of Book | |
120 | Austria | Brigitte Rapp | Amani, das Hirtenmädchen |
121 | Belgium Dutch | Bernadette Custers | Tonje en de geheime brief |
122 | Brazil | Nilma Lacerda | O arminho dorme |
123 | Canada English | Sheila Fischman | Today, Maybe |
124 | Canada French | Pierre Corbeil | L’oeil de la Corneille |
125 | Chile | Elicura Chihuailaf | Relato de mi Sueño Azul |
126 | China | Ren Rongron | Conrad: The Factory Made Boy |
127 | Colombia | Beatriz Peña Trujillo | Bárbara bajo la lluvia |
128 | Croatia | Zeljka Cernok | Planina tri pecine |
129 | Czech Republic | Jana Jašová | Lovec duchů Letopisy z hlubin věků, knihy VI |
130 | Denmark | Mette Holm | Fruits Basket 15 |
131 | Egypt | Abdel Tawab Youssef Ahmed | Mawled Al-Rasool fi eyon Andrson |
132 | Estonia | Kristina Uluots | Mina, Coriander |
133 | Finland Finnish | Jaakko Hämeen-Anttila | Tuhat ja yksi yötä |
134 | Finland Swedish | Stella Parland | Smaskens damaskens |
135 | France | Nils C. Ahi | Le capitaine Bimse et le Gogguelet |
136 | Germany | Ina Kronenberger | Garmans Sommer |
137 | Greece | Hara Giannakopoulou | Ligo prin pethano |
138 | Haiti | Reynolds Henrys | Chak Malis gen Bouki pa I |
139 | Iceland | Gudmundur Andri Thorsson | Húsiõ á Bangsahorni |
140 | India | Nirmal Kanti Bhattacharjee | The Dreadful Beauty |
141 | Indonesia | Dina Simarmata-Tuasunn | Tiduriah, Tokek! |
142 | Iran | Nasrin Vakili | Chashm Beheshti |
143 | Ireland | Siobhán Parkinson | Over the Wall |
144 | Israel | Meira Firon | Hacoach Haelyon shel Lucky |
145 | Italy | Mirella Piacentini | Troppa Fortuna |
146 | Japan | Saito Michiko | Shikago yori tondemonai machi |
147 | Korea | Jeong Hoi-Seong | Pigman |
148 | Latvia | Guntard Godiņš | Lote no Izgudrotãju ciema |
149 | Lithuania | Viltaras Alksnėnas | Pasakos |
150 | Moldova | Rareşa & Em. Galaicu-Păun | Scrippius Pip |
151 | Mongolia | Enkhbat Khumban | Tashi |
152 | Netherlands | Annelies Jorna | Slangekuil |
153 | New Zealand | Katerina te Heikoko Mataira | HuHu Koroheke |
154 | Norway | Tove Bakke | Like sint. Auroradagbøkene 2 |
155 | Palestine | Zakieh Khairhoum | Barzakh: Emily wa Samou’il |
156 | Russia | L’ubov Gorlina | Lotta s Gorlastoj ulitsi |
157 | Slovakia | Zuzana Stanislavová | Pät’ minút pred večerou |
158 | Slovenia | Bostjan Gorenc-Piama | Dobra znamenja: Natanne in podrobne prerokbe coprice Agnus Nutter |
159 | South Africa Afrikaans | André P. Brink | Die avonture van Alice in Wonderland |
160 | Spain Basque | Ainhoa Irazustabarrena Barriola | Zein polita den Panama! |
161 | Spain Catalan | Jordi Vidal Tubau | Les Aventures de Huckleberry Finn |
162 | Spain Galician | Carmen Torres París | Kafka e a boneca viaxeira |
163 | Spain Spanish | Ana María Navarrete Curbelo | Tiempo de Milagros |
164 | Sweden | Karin Nyman | Alhambra |
165 | Switzerland Swiss German | Jürg Schubiger | De Strubelpeter |
166 | United Arab Emirates | Fatima Sharefeddine | Ameerat Min Al Alam |
167 | United Kingdom | George Miller | No and Me |
168 | United States | Kathryn Mahaffy | Eidi: The Children of Crow Cove Series |
169 | Venezuela | Carmen Diana Dearden | Doña Eremita sobre ruedas |