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Mondragon University Publishes 2024 Basque Children's Reading Guide After Reviewing 294 Titles

The digital resource offers tiered recommendations to help families, teachers, librarians choose quality Basque books.

Overview

  • A 12-member panel linked to children's and youth literature compiled the guide under Mondragon University’s Haur Liburu Mintegia.
  • Titles are sorted into recommended, highly recommended, and a special list that includes individual reviews.
  • Selection emphasized language use, literary quality, and thematic handling, with age markers presented as guidance rather than rules.
  • The guide is available online and through libraries, continuing a series first issued in 1990 and posted on the web since 2001.
  • Koldo Biguri received the Euskadi Award for literary translation and Markos Zapiain was honored for an essay on Txillardegi, with industry figures publicly praising the translation work.