The International Youth Library (IYL) has released the White Ravens 2026 catalogue. Published annually since 1986, this year's edition features 216 new children’s and young adult titles in 46 languages from 62 countries and territories. The books are selected by the IYL’s children’s literature experts from the large number of review and donation copies the library receives in the course of one year. The team focuses on titles that might be of interest to an international audience because of their literary and pictorial quality and/or the topics they address.
The IYL team will present some of the books from the 2026 list at the Frankfurt Book Fair on Wednesday, October 7. To download the 2026 catalogue, click here.
The list of Canadian-authored titles to make the 2026 catalogue are listed below.
The Dandelion Riots, written by Kim Smejkal (Pushkin Press)
Pome et Dina : Quatre saisons d’amitié, written by Caroline Barber, illustrated by Marianne Pasquet (Les 400 coups)
Ready, Cassette, Go!, written and illustrated by Jarett Sitter (Annick Press)
REDress: Art, Action, and the Power of Presence, edited by Jaime Black-Morsette (HighWater Press)
The Shindig Is Coming!, written by Charise Mericle Harper (Union Square Kids)
Texter, publier, scroller, written by Emmanuelle Parent (Éditions Écosociété)
Unnaturally Blue, written by Dorson Plourde, illustrated by Byron Eggenschwiler (Kids Can Press)
La ville nous parle : Petite initiation au patrimoine, written by Marie-Dina Salvione, illustrated by Laurent Pinabel (Éditions du passage)
سنعود / Sana'ūd (We Will Return), written by Nahed AlShawa, illustrated by Baraa Awoor (Nook Books) [available in Arabic]
Tundra Books also had one title on the list, Dinos that Drive, by American author Suzy Levinson and American illustrator Dustin Harbin.
About the International Youth Library
The International Youth Library is the world’s largest library for international children’s and youth literature. Founded in 1949 by Jella Lepman, it has grown to become an internationally recognized centre for children’s and youth literature. Our work is guided by the conviction that children’s and young adult books are an essential part of the cultural life of a society and a country, and as such must be preserved, documented and shared. We particularly care about the promotion of international cultural exchange and the cultural education of children and young adults.