The IBBY-UNESCO Collection of Remarkable Books for Young Readers in Indigenous and Endangered Languages is a worldwide invitation to publishers, librarians, and institutions—public and private—working for the promotion of books and reading, to discover and share books written for young readers in Indigenous and endangered languages.

A call for submissions is open for interested parties to propose titles to inspire future generations of readers and strengthen the status of Indigenous and endangered languages as strategic resources for sustainable development, peacebuilding and reconciliation.

An international committee, composed by IBBY and UNESCO, and influential international experts on children and young adult books who play a positive role in the empowerment of Indigenous identities and languages will select titles to form the Collection, which will be formally presented at the 40th IBBY World Congress in Ottawa (6–9 August 2026).

A worldwide call to submit titles is open until 15 December 2025. Submission guidelines are available here.