United States Board on Books for Young People: The Gift of the Little People is outstanding
The United States Board on Books for Young People (USBBY) each year selects international books that it deems outstanding. For the year 2022, William Dumas's The Gift of the Little People, illustrated by Rhian Brynjolson, made it onto the list. You can find the full list here: https://www.usbby.org/outstanding-international-books-list.html