By Avery Fischer Udagawa, Bangkok
Every year, the Japanese Board on Books for Young People curates a list of fine new picture books, chapter books/novels, and nonfiction titles published in Japan. The books are described in English for reference by publishers and readers worldwide.
Japanese Children’s Books 2021 is now available to download!
Japanese Children’s Books 2020 also remains online.
Listings from these and prior years are searchable at Japanese Children’s Books—JBBY’s recommendations.
These resources are useful not only for scouting Japanese titles to publish in translation, but also for finding books to buy for a Japanese-language section in a store, classroom or library when the buyer does not read Japanese.
Happy perusing!
SCBWI Japan Translation Group 