Kolibri (hummingbird) is that little bird that spares no effort in looking for the best nectar from a diverse range. This is how the Kolibri editorial team does it: They select books that enable children and young people to meet other cultures in an open manner and differentiate aspects of cultural diversity and intercultural coexistence.

Kolibri is a practical guideline for teachers, librarians, parents and other intermediaries, and is published annually (in German). Each entry contains a critical review, information on reading age and location as well as bibliographical data; a keyword catalogue enables thematic searches. An online database supplements the printed directory.
The cover for the 32nd edition was created by Taiwanese artist Zhou Xian-xin.
 

Books in all forms and for all reading levels are reviewed by Baobab's editorial team. Each entry offers a comprehensive and critical review, indicates the geographical/cultural setting, identifies the target age group and provides all the relevant bibliographic information. A set of criteria and questions are applied in drawing up the appraisal.

The recommendation directory is a free service from Baobab Books. As a non-profit association, we finance our projects through contributions and donations. We would like to thank the Federal Office of Culture, the Swisslos Fund of the cantons of Basel-Stadt, Basel-Landschaft, Aargau, Solothurn and numerous patrons for their financial support.

French edition
The directory for the French-speaking area is called Lecture des Mondes and is published by the Institut suisse Jeunesse et Médias ISJM.

Infopartner: www.fairunterwegs.org; www.programmzeitung.ch