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Category: Non-Fiction

Review: Say Yes by Jennifer Castles and Paul Seden

Say Yes: A Story of Friendship, Fairness and a Vote for Hope, written by Jennifer Castles, illustrated by Paul Seden (Allen & Unwin, 2017)

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IBBY Review: DK Braille: It Can’t Be True

DK Braille: It Can't Be True (DK Publishing, 2016) - IBBY Outstanding Book for Children with Disabilities

I Am Not My Disability: Outstanding Books For and About Young People with Disabilities

Every two years, the International Board on …

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‘A Question of Balance’: Disability in Children’s and YA Books from Around the World

'A Question of Balance': Disability in Children's and YA Books From Around the World

All the books in this list have something in common – and they are all also as different as you would expect any books to be that …

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IBBY Review: Writing with Grace by Judy McFarlane

Writing with Grace: A Journey Beyond Down Syndrome, by Judy McFarlane (Douglas & McIntyre, 2014)

I Am Not My Disability: Outstanding Books For and About Young People with Disabilities

Every two years, …

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Review: Mabrook! A World of Muslim Weddings by Na’ima B. Robert and Shirin Adl

Mabrook! A World of Muslim Weddings,written by Na'ima B Robert, illustrated by Shirin Adl (Janetta Otter-Barry Books, Frances Lincoln, 2016)

Mabrook! A World of Muslim Weddings
written by Na’ima B Robert, illustrated by Shirin Adl
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Review: Non-Fiction Photographic Story ‘The Lucky One’

The Lucky One, written by Deborah Cowley, photos by Kathy Knowles (Osu Children's Library Fund, 2008)

The Lucky One
written by Deborah Cowley, photographs by Kathy Knowles
(Osu Children’s Library Fund, 2008)

IBBY Selection of Oustanding Books …

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‘An Introduction to the IBBY Collection for Young People with Disabilities’ by Leigh Turina

Leigh Turina, Lead Librarian for the IBBY Collection for Young People with Disabilities, held at Toronto Public LibraryLeigh Turina is Lead Librarian for the IBBY Collection for Young People with Disabilities, which is held at Toronto Public …

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New Photographic Non-Fiction: Doyli to the Rescue by Cathleen Burnham

Doyli to the Rescue: Saving Baby Monkeys in the Amazon, by Cathleen Burnham (Crickhollow Books, 2015)Doyli to the Rescue: Saving Baby Monkeys in the Amazon
by Cathleen Burnham.
(Crickhollow Books, 2015)

 

Ten-year-old Doyli raises an orphaned monkey in this …

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Reconciliation and Friendship in the Face of Fear and Distrust in Children’s and YA Books

Mirrors Windows Doors article: Reconciliation and Friendship in the Face of Fear and Distrust in Children's and YA BooksA few weeks ago, amidst the deepening refugee crisis from the war in Syria, many people and organisations around the world came together for …

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Escaping Conflict, Seeking Peace: Picture books that relate refugee stories, and their importance

This article was a presentation given at the 2012 IBBY Congress in London, first posted here and developed from a PaperTigers.org Personal View, “Caught up in Conflict: Refugee stories about and for young people“.
A bibliography with links to relevant websites is listed by title can be …

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