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The Multilingual Library
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A library of multilingual #picturebooks! 💙📚

Promoting #languages, #cultures, & #multilingual #literacy in #London schools & beyond: @hmking-linguist.bsky.social & Dr Gonzalo Pérez Andrade

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The Multilingual Library @multilinglibrary.bsky.social · Jan 14
Want to create a #MultilingualLibrary? 💙📚

Read our short blog post on this topic for NALDIC (National Subject Organization for #EAL): t.ly/S5FXW 🗣💬

Key messages:
📚something is better than nothing!
📚developing a #multilingual #library can be relatively simple & affordable

#ESLsky #books #langsky
Creating a multilingual library of picture books - NALDIC
In 2022, we started a research project that asks what impact a school-university partnership can have on multilingual awareness across an
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Yay! #Spanish language #children's books!

📚💙 #multilingualism #langsky #kidlit #picturebooks
kidlittv.bsky.social KidLit TV @kidlittv.bsky.social · 4d
📚✨ We are delighted to share @bankstreetlibrary.bsky.social’s annual Best Spanish Language Picture Book/Mejor Libro Infantil 2026 list for works published or translated in 2025! It’s packed with the best books in Spanish representing Latiné culture. 🌟: educate.bankstreet.edu/ccl/32/
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February 5, 2026 at 11:24 AM
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melissaterras.bsky.social
New paper! in the Lion and the Unicorn's issue on Children's Literature and Digital Humanities. "Educational or Entertaining?
Topic Preferences in Best-Selling Chinese and British Picture Books" with Yi Li and Yongning Li, tracking intersections of markets. muse.jhu.edu/pub/1/articl...
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muse.jhu.edu
February 5, 2026 at 10:00 AM
multilinglibrary.bsky.social
Looking for a #Japanese #picturebook? Look no further!
momoro66.bsky.social ももろ　絵本作家、イラストレーター @momoro66.bsky.social · 7d
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書店ではなく、幼稚園で購入できる絵本ですが、学研モールさんでオンライン購入ができるようになりました！440円です。
February 4, 2026 at 6:22 PM
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Appel à contributions: la littérature de jeunesse et le territoire magasindesenfants.hypotheses.org/17551
Appel à contributions: la littérature de jeunesse et le territoire
L’ANILIJ (Asociación Nacional de Investigación en Literatura Infantil y Juvenil) organise son XVe congrès à l’université de Tenerife, du 21 au 23 octobre 2026 : sur le thème : Literatura infantil y ju...
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February 3, 2026 at 11:28 AM
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cecileboulaire.bsky.social
28e Congrès International de l’IRSCL à Sao Paulo: bibliodiversité #LitteratureJeunesse magasindesenfants.hypotheses.org/17564
28e Congrès International de l’IRSCL à Sao Paulo: bibliodiversité
Le prochain congrès de l’IRSCL , qui se tiendra du 24 au 28 juillet 2027 à l’université de Sao Paulo (Brésil) portera sur le thème suivant: “Embracing Bibliodiversity: Researching Children’s Literatur...
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February 3, 2026 at 3:02 PM
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letterboxlibrary.bsky.social
📣 @usbby.bsky.social has published its Outstanding International Book List 2026. UK entries include some of our faves:

⭐️Tyger/ @whatsfsaid.bsky.social
⭐️ @lantanapub.bsky.social Play date
⭐️Atinuke/Brooksbank M Is for Mango @walkerbooksuk.bsky.social

www.usbby.org/2026oib.html
#KidLitUK
Outstanding International Book List Award Winners!
The 2026 USBBY Outstanding International Books (OIB) page showcases the annual curated list of exceptional international children’s and young adult books selected by the United States Board on Books f...
www.usbby.org
February 4, 2026 at 1:08 PM
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Happy World Read Aloud Day! ❤️📚❤️

#kidlit #picturebooks #teachers #librarians #storytime
February 4, 2026 at 6:06 PM
multilinglibrary.bsky.social
Plant #stories and the world will bloom!

International Children's Book Day is coming (2 April)! Check out the poster for this year's event sponsored by the Cyprus Board on Books for Young People (CYBBY).

#IBBY #picturebooks #kitlit @ibbyuk.bsky.social @ibby-nl.bsky.social #booksky #children
Poster text reads: iBbY (International Board on Books for Young People) 2026 International Children's Book Day Plant stories and the world will bloom! The image shows a child reading a book, sitting on the grass and leaning against a tree. They are surrounded by greenery, flowers, and nature.
February 3, 2026 at 8:59 AM
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The illustrations look gorgeous in this #French #picturebook!
February 3, 2026 at 8:33 AM
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scones, lecture & marmelade pour le weekend ? 🫖🐻🫖

#albumjeunesse #litteraturejeunesse #livrejeunesse #livrepourenfant #livre #lecture #enfant #illustration #edition #jeunesse #librairie #bibliotheque #mediatheque #ecole #ours #manquedinspiration #humour
October 11, 2025 at 6:46 AM
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chercheusedetresor.bsky.social
Des #albumjeunesse qui font hiver ☃️❄️💙

#litteraturejeunesse #bookskyqc #hiver #neige #jaimelire #lireenfamille
February 7, 2025 at 6:43 PM
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liesaottmann.bsky.social
Eine ganz tolle Geschichte über Streit unter Freunden, das Verzeihen und den Mut, sich zu entschuldigen.
#Kinderbuch #Bilderbuch #Buchempfehlung
January 25, 2025 at 5:49 AM
multilinglibrary.bsky.social
A #review of the #German #picturebook Joschko und die Honigbienen by Simona Smatana

#kinderbuch #kidlit
liesaottmann.bsky.social Liesa_Kinderbuchbloggerin @liesaottmann.bsky.social · Jan 5
Wunderschöne Illustrationen, eine herzerwärmende Geschichten und spannende Infos zum Thema Imkern!
#bienen #bilderbuch #kinderbuch #imker #rezension
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February 3, 2026 at 8:28 AM
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Take a look at the #IBBY Shortlist for the 2026 Hans Christian Andersen Award featuring #authors & #illustrators from: #Iran, #Chile, #France, #Korea, #US, #UK, #Italy, #Finaland, #China, #Latvia, #Egypt, & #Argentina

@ibbyuk.bsky.social @ibby-nl.bsky.social #kidlit

www.ibby.org/awards-activ...
Hans Christian Andersen Award iBbY
January 29, 2026 at 2:19 PM
multilinglibrary.bsky.social
Want some evidence for how a #multilingual #library & multilingual #storytime can positively affect #children, #educators, #schools & #communities?

Have a read, then get started on your own library! :)

One multilingual book is better than no multilingual books! 📚💙

#edusky #Kitlit #librarysky 🗣💬
January 26, 2026 at 8:40 AM
multilinglibrary.bsky.social
Picking out books for a lecture on #multilingual #picturebooks & our #MultilingualLibrary! 📚💙

Two contenders . . .

Dancing Hands about #Filipino #SignLanguage (originally in #Filipino)

La Selva de Zonia by @juanamartinezn.bsky.social (in #Spanish) with environmental themes

#kidlit
November 26, 2025 at 2:59 PM
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worldkidlit.bsky.social
🎨✨ Did you know? This year’s NYT / NYPL Best Illustrated Children’s Books include five translated titles! @nytimes.com 📕 A beautiful reminder that picture-book art truly has no borders. #WorldKidLit #kidlit #picturebooks

worldkidlit.org/2025/11/24/n...
New York Times/NYPL Best Illustrated Children’s Books Award Honors 5 Books in Translation
By Gelsey Phaneuf On November 7th, The New York Times and New York Public Library released their list of the ten best illustrated children’s books of 2025. World Kid Lit connoisseurs will immediate…
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November 24, 2025 at 8:49 PM
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📚✨ Celebrate World Kid Lit Month with three magical picture books by acclaimed #Chinese author Jin Bo. These charming tales bring nature and wonder to life, inspiring young readers (and grown-ups!) to stay curious. #WorldKidLitMonth

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Three Picture Books by Chinese author Jin Bo
By Gina Elia Jin Bo, a Chinese writer of children’s poetry and books, has been nominated for the 2026 Hans Christian Andersen award, the highest distinction given to children’s book authors and ill…
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September 9, 2025 at 12:02 PM
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Love seeing our GET ON YOUR BIKE in this blog post from Katy Dycus! ❤️🚲
October 14, 2025 at 8:09 PM
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worldkidlit.bsky.social
We love when publishers treat translation as part of the art.
@northsouthbooks.bsky.social Editorial Director Alisah Niehaus Berger talks about nurturing bilingual books, amplifying new voices and giving translators cover credit 📖❤️
#WorldKidLit #Translation #kidlit
worldkidlit.org/2025/10/21/m...
Meet the Editorial Director: NorthSouth Books
This week World Kid Lit contributor Ayo Oyeku talks to the Editorial Director of NorthSouth Books, Alisah Niehaus Berger to find out more about the history of the publisher and their current activi…
worldkidlit.org
October 21, 2025 at 12:08 PM
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Great Line up!
Tickets available:
www.tickettailor.com/events/ibbyu...
@ibbyuk.bsky.social
@michaelrosenyes.bsky.social
@theclpe.bsky.social
@chrishaughton.bsky.social
@gitaralleigh.bsky.social @balirai.bsky.social @candygourlay.bsky.social
@ksandsoconnor.bsky.social
October 22, 2025 at 8:59 AM
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The 25 Greatest Picture Books of the Past 25 Years slate.com/culture/2025...
The 25 Greatest Picture Books of the Past 25 Years
There’s been a revolution in children’s storytelling—and it’s not just that the stories are more diverse.
slate.com
September 22, 2025 at 11:46 AM
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scilt.bsky.social
Mother Tongue Other Tongue (MTOT) our multilingual poetry competition is back! All P1-S6 pupils in Scotland can enter either in a language spoken with families at home (Mother Tongue) or a language they are learning (Other Tongue). More info: https://loom.ly/Nhpt-3U #languages #poetry
October 10, 2025 at 11:09 AM
multilinglibrary.bsky.social
A gorgeous-looking #picturebook in #Portuguese:

Ninguém domia by Rafael Sica

www.rafaelsica.com.br/product-page...

#MultilingualLibrary #langsky 📚💙 #kidlit
Book cover in Portuguese Título: Ninguém dormia Autor: Rafael Sica
October 22, 2025 at 7:39 AM
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This was our very first book in the Little Go Getters series to get published. It was from our #Mongolia co-author. We are still super proud of it.

#BookSky #KidLit #ReadYourWorld #Picturebooks #Childrenbooks #EduSky #Diversity
Little Go Getters
October 22, 2025 at 5:41 AM