Outstanding International Books, 2006-2024
Resources for the titles recognized by this list since 2006 -- celebrating the most outstanding international books originally published in a country other than the U.S.
Sponsored by United States Board on Books for Young People (USBBY)
![Outstanding International Books, 2006-2024](https://cdn.teachingbooks.net/images/awards/112.jpg)
- 6,707 Resources including
- 407 Videos
- 286 Book Readings
- 433 Lesson Plans
- List Analysis Report
Showing 1-48 of 761 book results
![Graveyard Book, The](https://cdn.teachingbooks.net/content/ingram_images_hi/8/0060530928.jpg)
The Graveyard Book
by Neil Gaiman and Dave McKean
(Grades 6-8 Selection, 2009)
52 Resources11 Awards
![Town Is by the Sea](https://cdn.teachingbooks.net/content/ingram_images_hi/3/1554988713.jpg)
Town Is by the Sea
by Joanne Schwartz and Sydney Smith
(Grades K-2 Selection, 2018)
36 Resources11 Awards
![Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows](https://cdn.teachingbooks.net/content/ingram_images_hi/5/0545010225.jpg)
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
by J.K. Rowling
(Grades 6-8 Selection, 2008)
35 Resources8 Awards
![Barren Grounds, The](https://cdn.teachingbooks.net/content/ingram_images_hi/7/0735266107.jpg)
![Too Small Tola](https://cdn.teachingbooks.net/content/ingram_images_hi/3/1536211273.jpg)
![Book Thief, The](https://cdn.teachingbooks.net/content/ingram_images_hi/2/0375831002.jpg)
![Press Here](https://cdn.teachingbooks.net/content/ingram_images_hi/5/1452154805.jpg)
![Fatty Legs: A True Story](https://cdn.teachingbooks.net/content/ingram_images_hi/6/1554512476.jpg)
Fatty Legs: A True Story
by Christy Jordan-Fenton, Margaret Pokiak-Fenton, and Liz Amini-Holmes
(Grades 3-5 Selection, 2011)
31 Resources6 Awards
![Rose Under Fire](https://cdn.teachingbooks.net/content/ingram_images_hi/0/038567953X.jpg)
![Birdsong](https://cdn.teachingbooks.net/content/ingram_images_hi/7/1771644737.jpg)
![Sidewalk Flowers](https://cdn.teachingbooks.net/content/ingram_images_hi/9/1554984319.jpg)
Sidewalk Flowers
by JonArno Lawson and Sydney Smith
(Grades K-2 Selection, 2016)
29 Resources11 Awards
![Code Name Verity](https://cdn.teachingbooks.net/content/ingram_images_hi/0/1423152190.jpg)
![Patchwork Bike, The](https://cdn.teachingbooks.net/content/ingram_images_hi/0/153620031X.jpg)
The Patchwork Bike
by Maxine Beneba Clarke and Van Thanh Rudd
(Grades K-2 Selection, 2019)
28 Resources10 Awards
![Lie Tree, The](https://cdn.teachingbooks.net/content/ingram_images_hi/9/1419718959.jpg)
![This Place: 150 Years Retold](https://cdn.teachingbooks.net/content/ingram_images_hi/2/1553797582.jpg)
This Place: 150 Years Retold
by Richard Van Camp, Katherena Vermette, David Alexander Robertson, and Jen Storm
(Grades 9-12 Selection, 2020)
27 Resources4 Awards
![We All Play / kimêtawânaw](https://cdn.teachingbooks.net/content/ingram_images_hi/1/1771646071.jpg)
![Stateless](https://cdn.teachingbooks.net/content/ingram_images_hi/6/0316591246.jpg)
![Arrival, The](https://cdn.teachingbooks.net/content/ingram_images_hi/4/0439895294.jpg)
![Dreaming in Indian: Contemporary Native American Voices](https://cdn.teachingbooks.net/content/ingram_images_hi/0/1554516870.jpg)
Dreaming in Indian: Contemporary Native American Voices
by Lisa Charleyboy, Mary Beth Leatherdale, and Inti Ameratsu
(Grades 9-12 Selection, 2015)
25 Resources7 Awards
![Mii Maanda Ezhi-Gkendmaanh / This Is How I Know: Niibing, Dgwaagig, Bboong, Mnookmig Dbaadjigaade Maanpii Mzin'igning / A Book about the Seasons](https://cdn.teachingbooks.net/content/ingram_images_hi/0/177306326X.jpg)
Mii Maanda Ezhi-Gkendmaanh / This Is How I Know: Niibing, Dgwaagig, Bboong, Mnookmig Dbaadjigaade Maanpii Mzin'igning / A Book about the Seasons
by Brittany Luby and Joshua Mangeshig Pawis-Steckley
(Grades K-2 Selection, 2022)
25 Resources10 Awards
![Michael Rosen's Sad Book](https://cdn.teachingbooks.net/content/ingram_images_hi/3/0763625973.jpg)
Michael Rosen's Sad Book
by Michael Rosen and Quentin Blake
(Grades 3-5 Selection, 2006)
23 Resources7 Awards
![Great War, The: Stories Inspired by Items from the First World War](https://cdn.teachingbooks.net/content/ingram_images_hi/7/0763675547.jpg)
The Great War: Stories Inspired by Items from the First World War
by David Almond, Marcus Sedgwick, Michael Morpurgo, and Tanya Lee Stone
(Grades 6-8 Selection, 2016)
23 Resources4 Awards
![Lubna and Pebble](https://cdn.teachingbooks.net/content/ingram_images_hi/5/0525554165.jpg)
Lubna and Pebble
by Wendy Meddour and Daniel Egnéus
(Grades K-2 Selection, 2020)
23 Resources7 Awards
![Sona Sharma, Very Best Big Sister](https://cdn.teachingbooks.net/media/bookimages/covers/73685_hi.jpg)
Sona Sharma, Very Best Big Sister
by Chitra Soundar and Jen Khatun
(Grades K-2 Selection, 2022)
23 Resources8 Awards
![Shin-chi's Canoe](https://cdn.teachingbooks.net/content/ingram_images_hi/0/0888998570.jpg)
Shin-chi's Canoe
by Nicola I. Campbell and Kim LaFave
(Grades 3-5 Selection, 2009)
22 Resources5 Awards
![Bronze and Sunflower](https://cdn.teachingbooks.net/content/ingram_images_hi/9/0763688169.jpg)
![Accidental Trouble Magnet](https://cdn.teachingbooks.net/media/bookimages/covers/69541_hi.jpg)
Accidental Trouble Magnet
by Zanib Mian and Nasaya Mafaridik
(Grades 3-5 Selection, 2021)
22 Resources3 Awards
![Knife of Never Letting Go, The](https://cdn.teachingbooks.net/content/ingram_images_hi/1/0763639311.jpg)
![Journey, The](https://cdn.teachingbooks.net/content/ingram_images_hi/0/1909263990.jpg)
![Girl and the Wolf, The](https://cdn.teachingbooks.net/content/ingram_images_hi/2/1926886542.jpg)
The Girl and the Wolf
by Katherena Vermette and Julie Flett
(Grades K-2 Selection, 2020)
21 Resources5 Awards
![Virginia Wolf](https://cdn.teachingbooks.net/content/ingram_images_hi/9/1554536499.jpg)
Virginia Wolf
by Kyo Maclear and Isabelle Arsenault
(Grades K-2 Selection, 2013)
20 Resources3 Awards
![Our Castle by the Sea](https://cdn.teachingbooks.net/content/ingram_images_hi/3/1338353853.jpg)
![Odd and the Frost Giants](https://cdn.teachingbooks.net/content/ingram_images_hi/8/0061671738.jpg)
Odd and the Frost Giants
by Neil Gaiman and Brett Helquist
(Grades 3-5 Selection, 2010)
19 Resources3 Awards
![Rules of Summer](https://cdn.teachingbooks.net/content/ingram_images_hi/3/0545639123.jpg)
![Hana Hashimoto, Sixth Violin](https://cdn.teachingbooks.net/content/ingram_images_hi/5/1894786335.jpg)
Hana Hashimoto, Sixth Violin
by Chieri Uegaki and Qin Leng
(Grades K-2 Selection, 2015)
19 Resources7 Awards
![Monsters of Men](https://cdn.teachingbooks.net/content/ingram_images_hi/9/0763647519.jpg)
![Shh! We Have a Plan](https://cdn.teachingbooks.net/content/ingram_images_hi/9/0763672939.jpg)
![Unbecoming](https://cdn.teachingbooks.net/content/ingram_images_hi/9/0545907179.jpg)
![Family Is a Family Is a Family, A](https://cdn.teachingbooks.net/content/ingram_images_hi/6/1554987946.jpg)
A Family Is a Family Is a Family
by Sara O'Leary and Qin Leng
(Grades K-2 Selection, 2017)
18 Resources1 Awards
![Somos Como Las Nubes / We Are Like the Clouds](https://cdn.teachingbooks.net/content/ingram_images_hi/7/1554988497.jpg)
Somos Como Las Nubes / We Are Like the Clouds
by Jorge Argueta and Alfonso Ruano
(Grades 3-5 Selection, 2017)
18 Resources8 Awards
![Skinful of Shadows, A](https://cdn.teachingbooks.net/content/ingram_images_hi/6/1419725726.jpg)
![No Fixed Address](https://cdn.teachingbooks.net/content/ingram_images_hi/0/1524768340.jpg)
![Weekend Dad](https://cdn.teachingbooks.net/content/ingram_images_hi/9/1773061089.jpg)
![War Is Over](https://cdn.teachingbooks.net/content/ingram_images_hi/4/1536209864.jpg)
![Revenge of the Witch](https://cdn.teachingbooks.net/content/ingram_images_hi/2/0060766182.jpg)
Revenge of the Witch
by Joseph Delaney and Patrick Arrasmith
(Grades 6-8 Selection, 2006)
17 Resources3 Awards
![One Hen: How One Small Loan Made a Big Difference](https://cdn.teachingbooks.net/content/ingram_images_hi/8/1554530288.jpg)
One Hen: How One Small Loan Made a Big Difference
by Katie Smith Milway and Eugenie Fernandes
(Grades 3-5 Selection, 2009)
17 Resources5 Awards
![I Know Here](https://cdn.teachingbooks.net/content/ingram_images_hi/2/0888999232.jpg)
![Not My Girl](https://cdn.teachingbooks.net/content/ingram_images_hi/2/1554516242.jpg)
Not My Girl
by Christy Jordan-Fenton, Margaret Pokiak-Fenton, and Gabrielle Grimard
(Grades 3-5 Selection, 2015)
17 Resources4 Awards