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Book selections in languages spoken in Europe

The National Sections of IBBY in Europe present a regularly updated selection of the best books for children in European languages. To access a selection, simply click on the language you're interested in.

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IBBY Europe also highlights books in the most common languages currently spoken by migrant or refugee children in Europe. These selections were made with the help of local children’s literature specialists. This section will be added to and expanded in the future, and we urge you to contact us if you have suggestions for books to be included in this useful selection.

Arabic Dari Farsi Pashto Urdu

100 Books for Young Readers in Arabic

This is a selection of 100 books in Arabic for young people published in various countries of the Arab world since 2018. A similar selection made in 2017 is accessible online.
These selections provide an overview of a literature that has experienced real growth over the past thirty years, offering quality works, many of which have won international prizes. Divided by genre and organised in alphabetical order of title, these choices also include some translations into Arabic of books initially published in other languages, with the aim of creating bridges between languages and cultures.

These selections were made by the Arab World reading committee of the French Takam Tikou magazine, which brings together professionals from different backgrounds (BnF, IMA, libraries of the City of Paris).

Download 100 Books for Young Readers in Arabic - 2024 Edition (in English)

Download 100 Livres pour la jeunesse en arabe - Edition 2024 (in French)


Books in all languages - random order

A girl stands on the beach and looks out to the sea. She waves at a rock
Der Stein und das Meer
German
A veiled lady holds up an apple
زن‭ ‬دهقان
Dari
Letí, letí, všetko letí...
Slovak
Breaking the Spell
English
A house with open wall, one can see all rooms full of items described in poems
Wierszyki domowe
Polish
Zažmúr očká
Slovak
KDO JE DANES GLAVNI
Slovenian
Šťastenko a Zlomor
Slovak
Mogens og Mahdi
Mogens og Mahdi
Danish
Girl looking sideways, finger to mouth
Neredzamie plāksterīši
Latvian
Dark cover, letters by pieces of coloured pencils make title TĒTIS and another column through letter Ē from the top to the bottom
Tētis
Latvian
Two girls sharing an ice cream. Their grandparents can be seen in the background.
Manno! Alles genau so in echt passiert
German
Cover of العمة عوشة
العمة عوشة
Arabic
Бай, гал!
Russian
A collage of four pictures illustrating the story of The false rose
Den falska rosen
Swedish
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