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Books From Bologna: Titles I’d Love to See in America (Part Two)
And at last we come to the end! It's the final Bologna post of titles I'd love to see published here in the States.
A Super Serious Discussion with Sue Conolly. Filled With Butts.
What is it about books and bodily functions that give Americans the creeps? I talk with teacher and scholar Sue Conolly about cultural differences in children's literature.
Guest Post: What We’re Missing #4 by David Jacobson
Once more guest poster David Jacobson has returned to give us the 411 on international works of children's literature that you undoubtedly have NOT encountered before.
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What We’re Missing: Gems of World Kid Lit #3, edited by David Jacobson
Today's post is for people who like to feel the pulse of what's being published overseas. And since the Bologna Book Fair has been cancelled for 2020, consider this a tiny trip to other countries in the midst of an international lockdown.
Guest Post – What We’re Missing: Gems of World Kid Lit
Today we begin a series of posts on outstanding children’s books that have yet to be published in English. We hope to inspire librarians who want to spruce up their international collections, publishers who are looking for exceptional work to translate, or teachers who want to encourage their bilingual pupils to be readers. Or those of you who just like darn good books.
In the Public Eye: Iranian Creators of Children’s Books
Iran. For whatever reason, Iranian children's books and creators from Iran are on the rise. Today, I'd like to give a bit of a rundown on these books. They vary in content and style. Some are folktales and others are contemporary. Some were published in Iran first, and some were published here in the States.
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Review of the Day: The Patchwork Bike by Maxine Beneba Clarke, ill. Van Thanh Rudd
The Patchwork Bike By Maxine Beneba Clarke Illustrated by Van Thanh Rudd $15.99 ISBN: 978-1-5362-0031-7 Ages 4-7 On shelves now. It took a little while, but at some point creators of children’s books realized that cardboard holds an almost supernatural power over the imaginations of small children. It is the ultimate building material. Strong and […]
Fusenews: Giant Dance Party Changes Nothing
Shhh! I’m busy prepping for my daughter’s birthday so I really shouldn’t be blogging. My hands, however, are firmly tied. How can I help but blog when there’s so much interesting information out there these days? Check out some of these crazy cool links I found recently. If you know me then you know I […]
Fusenews: “Luminous with the beauty and fragility of life”
Good morning, everyone. To begin today I’d like to note with sadness the passing of Sheila Barry, a publisher at Groundwood Books, who was always very kind to me. We’d often discuss the titles coming out of Groundwood and hers was a face I’d look for at every library conference. You can read the Quill […]
Even More Outlandish: Further Thoughts on the Role of Translation and Children’s Literature
In 2002 I was spending my lunch hour as I usually did: reading through academic children’s literature journals for fun. There was one in particular that dealt with international children’s books that I took a shine to. Called Bookbird, one particular issue presented an article comparing and contrasting different translations of Hans Christian Andersen. I […]
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