2026 BOP Shortlist

The BOP - Bologna Prize for the Best Children’s Publishers of the Year is awarded annually to highlight excellent publishing houses from all over the world.

Here's the 2026 shortlist of the children’s publishing houses most recommended in each of the six geographical areas by publishers, publishers' associations and institutions devoted to reading promotion worldwide. Now it is the turn of BCBF exhibitors to vote: starting from February 10th, in their reserved area they will find the form to choose the #boppist 2026. They have until Monday 16 March 2026.

The announcement of the winners will be held during BCBF, 13-16 April 2026.
 

AFRICA

• Narrative Landscape Press (Nigeria)

• Dar El Shorouk (Egypt)

• Éditions Akoma Mba (Cameroon)

• Saaraba Éditions (Senegal)

• Kacimbo Kiela (Angola)

ASIA

• Tulika Publishers (India)

• Antares Publishing House (Armenia)

• Bronze Publishing (Japan)

• Bir Publishing (South Korea)

• Pratham Books (India)

CARIBBEAN, CENTRAL and SOUTH AMERICA

• Claraboya Ediciones (Chile) 

• Calibroscopio (Argentina)

• Escrito con Tiza (Chile)

• Ediciones Liebre (Chile)

• Lecturita Ediciones (Argentina)

EUROPE

• Luithingh-Sijthoff (Netherlands)

• Gerstenberg Verlag (Germany)

• Éditions La Doux (France)

• Pato Lógico (Portugal)

• Iperborea (Italy)

NORTH AMERICA

• Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing (USA)

• Tra Publishing (USA)

• Orca Book Publishers (Canada)

• Tundra Books (Canada)

• Milky Way Picture Books (Canada)

OCEANIA

• Affirm Press (Australia)

• Hardie Grant Children's Publishing (Australia)

• Messy Press (New Zeland)

• Wild Dog Books (Australia)

• Au vent des îles (Tahiti, French Polynesia)