Outside In World
@outsideinworld.bsky.social
The organisation dedicated to exploring and promoting children’s books in translation
https://www.outsideinworld.org.uk
https://www.outsideinworld.org.uk
Children’s Books in the Russia-Ukraine War: The Role of Translations
– CBCP and OIW latest webinar on Thursday 11 December at 5pm UK time. This online webinar is free. To join via MS Teams, please register visit
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– CBCP and OIW latest webinar on Thursday 11 December at 5pm UK time. This online webinar is free. To join via MS Teams, please register visit
www.tickettailor.com/events/centr...
November 26, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Children’s Books in the Russia-Ukraine War: The Role of Translations
– CBCP and OIW latest webinar on Thursday 11 December at 5pm UK time. This online webinar is free. To join via MS Teams, please register visit
www.tickettailor.com/events/centr...
– CBCP and OIW latest webinar on Thursday 11 December at 5pm UK time. This online webinar is free. To join via MS Teams, please register visit
www.tickettailor.com/events/centr...
In Case you missed the seminar - Building a Global Youth Literature Collection 101: in conversation with the project leaders, sponsored by the Global Literature in Libraries Initiative on 23rd October it is now available on the
CBCP Youtube channel: youtu.be/cQcvMFTDGIU?...
CBCP Youtube channel: youtu.be/cQcvMFTDGIU?...
Building a Global Youth Literature Collection 101
YouTube video by Centre for Book Cultures and Publishing
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November 13, 2025 at 11:59 AM
In Case you missed the seminar - Building a Global Youth Literature Collection 101: in conversation with the project leaders, sponsored by the Global Literature in Libraries Initiative on 23rd October it is now available on the
CBCP Youtube channel: youtu.be/cQcvMFTDGIU?...
CBCP Youtube channel: youtu.be/cQcvMFTDGIU?...
The Children’s Booker prize - thebookerprizes.com/the-children... will include works of translation – here are five expert recommendations to get your kids excited - theconversation.com/the-children...
The Children’s Booker Prize | The Booker Prizes
The prize, to be awarded annually from 2027 and supported by AKO Foundation, will celebrate the best contemporary fiction for children aged eight to 12 years old
thebookerprizes.com
November 3, 2025 at 12:05 PM
The Children’s Booker prize - thebookerprizes.com/the-children... will include works of translation – here are five expert recommendations to get your kids excited - theconversation.com/the-children...
Building a Global Youth Literature Collection 101: in conversation with project leaders, sponsored by Global Literature in Libraries Initiative. CBCP/OIW webinar Thursday 23 Oct, 5pm UK time. To register www.tickettailor.com/events/centr...
#worldkidlit #readtheworld #translation #inclusivebooks
#worldkidlit #readtheworld #translation #inclusivebooks
Select tickets – CBCP x OIW webinar: Building a Global Youth Literature Collection 101 – Teams
CBCP x OIW webinar: Building a Global Youth Literature Collection 101 – Teams, Thu 23 Oct 2025 - 'Explorations in Translation for Children' is a webinar series co-organised by The Centre for Book Cult...
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October 17, 2025 at 10:51 AM
Building a Global Youth Literature Collection 101: in conversation with project leaders, sponsored by Global Literature in Libraries Initiative. CBCP/OIW webinar Thursday 23 Oct, 5pm UK time. To register www.tickettailor.com/events/centr...
#worldkidlit #readtheworld #translation #inclusivebooks
#worldkidlit #readtheworld #translation #inclusivebooks
Recording of Unruly Books Webinar
In Case you missed the webinar on Unruly Books: Translating hybrid picture books for teens and adults in conversation with Claudia Zoe Bedrick and Eugenia Mello from Enchanted Lion, it is now available on the CBCP YouTube Channel. youtu.be/VqyiYnukq9Y?...
In Case you missed the webinar on Unruly Books: Translating hybrid picture books for teens and adults in conversation with Claudia Zoe Bedrick and Eugenia Mello from Enchanted Lion, it is now available on the CBCP YouTube Channel. youtu.be/VqyiYnukq9Y?...
Unruly Books: Translating hybrid picturebooks for teens and adults
YouTube video by Centre for Book Cultures and Publishing
youtu.be
December 19, 2024 at 12:34 PM
Recording of Unruly Books Webinar
In Case you missed the webinar on Unruly Books: Translating hybrid picture books for teens and adults in conversation with Claudia Zoe Bedrick and Eugenia Mello from Enchanted Lion, it is now available on the CBCP YouTube Channel. youtu.be/VqyiYnukq9Y?...
In Case you missed the webinar on Unruly Books: Translating hybrid picture books for teens and adults in conversation with Claudia Zoe Bedrick and Eugenia Mello from Enchanted Lion, it is now available on the CBCP YouTube Channel. youtu.be/VqyiYnukq9Y?...
Our Dec Bk of Mth is Little Hare Finds a Gift a gorgeous heart-warming tale full of true Christmas spirit by Ukrainian author/illustrator Oleksandr Shatokhin translated by Ali Kinsella. (Red Comet Press, USA)
www.outsideinworld.org.uk/browse-books...
www.outsideinworld.org.uk/browse-books...
December 2, 2024 at 3:33 PM
Our Dec Bk of Mth is Little Hare Finds a Gift a gorgeous heart-warming tale full of true Christmas spirit by Ukrainian author/illustrator Oleksandr Shatokhin translated by Ali Kinsella. (Red Comet Press, USA)
www.outsideinworld.org.uk/browse-books...
www.outsideinworld.org.uk/browse-books...
Nov Reviews, pb's The Christmas Snow Globe; (France), How Animals Sleep (Czech Republic), Time for Bed, Little Owls (Germany) and What Feelings Like Best (Poland). Fiction - Hotel for Cats: No Room for Trouble (France) & a spooky read, Lenny Among Ghosts (Germany).
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bit.ly/3B6hl66
December 2, 2024 at 3:21 PM
Nov Reviews, pb's The Christmas Snow Globe; (France), How Animals Sleep (Czech Republic), Time for Bed, Little Owls (Germany) and What Feelings Like Best (Poland). Fiction - Hotel for Cats: No Room for Trouble (France) & a spooky read, Lenny Among Ghosts (Germany).
bit.ly/3B6hl66
bit.ly/3B6hl66
Unruly Books: Translating hybrid picture books for teens and adults - Wedns 4 December at 5pm UK time.
CBCP, University of Reading & OIW's next online event will explore the new imprint from Enchanted Lion – Unruly Books. Free event, click link to register
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CBCP, University of Reading & OIW's next online event will explore the new imprint from Enchanted Lion – Unruly Books. Free event, click link to register
www.tickettailor.com/events/centr...
November 25, 2024 at 10:27 AM
Unruly Books: Translating hybrid picture books for teens and adults - Wedns 4 December at 5pm UK time.
CBCP, University of Reading & OIW's next online event will explore the new imprint from Enchanted Lion – Unruly Books. Free event, click link to register
www.tickettailor.com/events/centr...
CBCP, University of Reading & OIW's next online event will explore the new imprint from Enchanted Lion – Unruly Books. Free event, click link to register
www.tickettailor.com/events/centr...
New Review - Step into My Shoes - Alkisti Halikia’s thought-provoking story about empathy, trans. by Kostantine Matsoukas and illus. by Fotim Tikkou, centres around the expression “to step into someone’s shoes”. (Under 5, Lantana Publishing)
www.outsideinworld.org.uk/browse-books...
www.outsideinworld.org.uk/browse-books...
November 6, 2024 at 11:10 AM
New Review - Step into My Shoes - Alkisti Halikia’s thought-provoking story about empathy, trans. by Kostantine Matsoukas and illus. by Fotim Tikkou, centres around the expression “to step into someone’s shoes”. (Under 5, Lantana Publishing)
www.outsideinworld.org.uk/browse-books...
www.outsideinworld.org.uk/browse-books...
Fascinating article charting the journey of how El Cuento Fantasma became The Invisible Story published in English by Lantana Publishing (2024) - bit.ly/4fpvIkA
You can listen to the webinar - youtu.be/H1-In-IKdvQ?... & see the display at University of Portsmouth Library - bit.ly/3UCaUhA
You can listen to the webinar - youtu.be/H1-In-IKdvQ?... & see the display at University of Portsmouth Library - bit.ly/3UCaUhA
November 5, 2024 at 12:02 PM
Fascinating article charting the journey of how El Cuento Fantasma became The Invisible Story published in English by Lantana Publishing (2024) - bit.ly/4fpvIkA
You can listen to the webinar - youtu.be/H1-In-IKdvQ?... & see the display at University of Portsmouth Library - bit.ly/3UCaUhA
You can listen to the webinar - youtu.be/H1-In-IKdvQ?... & see the display at University of Portsmouth Library - bit.ly/3UCaUhA
The Vincent Van Gogh Atlas is our Nov Bk of mth. A well-crafted narrative non-fiction book by Nienke Denekamp & René van Blerk, trans by Laura Watkinson & ills. by Geert Gratama. (9-11, Thames & Hudson) www.outsideinworld.org.uk/browse-books...
November 1, 2024 at 4:11 PM
The Vincent Van Gogh Atlas is our Nov Bk of mth. A well-crafted narrative non-fiction book by Nienke Denekamp & René van Blerk, trans by Laura Watkinson & ills. by Geert Gratama. (9-11, Thames & Hudson) www.outsideinworld.org.uk/browse-books...
New Review The Darkness of Colours – tense historical thriller by Martin Blasco, trans by Claire Storey. Centred on the kidnapping of 5 babies in 1885, it is the start of a sinister scientific experiment of nature versus nurture. (14+, HopeRoad Publishing) www.outsideinworld.org.uk/browse-books...
November 1, 2024 at 4:06 PM
New Review The Darkness of Colours – tense historical thriller by Martin Blasco, trans by Claire Storey. Centred on the kidnapping of 5 babies in 1885, it is the start of a sinister scientific experiment of nature versus nurture. (14+, HopeRoad Publishing) www.outsideinworld.org.uk/browse-books...
New Review - One Wise Sheep - an untraditional Christmas Story. Ulrich Hub/Jörg Mühle’s second collaboration is a tongue-in-cheek take on the Christmas story, trans. by Helena Kirkby. A book not to be missed! (6-8, Gecko Press) www.outsideinworld.org.uk/browse-books...
November 1, 2024 at 4:02 PM
New Review - One Wise Sheep - an untraditional Christmas Story. Ulrich Hub/Jörg Mühle’s second collaboration is a tongue-in-cheek take on the Christmas story, trans. by Helena Kirkby. A book not to be missed! (6-8, Gecko Press) www.outsideinworld.org.uk/browse-books...
New Review - How Far Are the Stars? by Sabine Bohlmann, trans. by Polly Lawson and illus. by Emilia Dziubak, about childhood curiosity, the wonder of discovering the world around us and the bond between a parent and a child. (Under 5, Floris Books)
www.outsideinworld.org.uk/browse-books...
www.outsideinworld.org.uk/browse-books...
November 1, 2024 at 4:00 PM
New Review - How Far Are the Stars? by Sabine Bohlmann, trans. by Polly Lawson and illus. by Emilia Dziubak, about childhood curiosity, the wonder of discovering the world around us and the bond between a parent and a child. (Under 5, Floris Books)
www.outsideinworld.org.uk/browse-books...
www.outsideinworld.org.uk/browse-books...
The Invisible Story exhibition at the University of Portsmouth Library. Discover how El Cuento Fantasma (The Ghost Story) was selected for Outside in World’s Reading the Way project, & how it came to be translated by Daniel Hahn for Lantana as The Invisible Story - liblog.port.ac.uk/blog/2024/10...
October 14, 2024 at 10:58 AM
The Invisible Story exhibition at the University of Portsmouth Library. Discover how El Cuento Fantasma (The Ghost Story) was selected for Outside in World’s Reading the Way project, & how it came to be translated by Daniel Hahn for Lantana as The Invisible Story - liblog.port.ac.uk/blog/2024/10...
Don’t forget to register for The Invisible Story Webinar on 16th October at 5pm UK time. www.tickettailor.com/events/centr...
Select tickets – CBCP x OIW webinar series ‘Explorations in Translation for Children’ El Cuento Fantasma/ The Invisible Story
This webinar will explore Jaime Gamboa and Wen Hsu Chen’s El Cuento Fantasma, its selection as part of Outside in World’s Readi...
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October 14, 2024 at 10:56 AM
Don’t forget to register for The Invisible Story Webinar on 16th October at 5pm UK time. www.tickettailor.com/events/centr...
Oct ‘Bk of Mth The Skeleton in the Cupboard and Other Stories – Surreal & thought-provoking tales by Lilija Berzinska, trans. Žanete Vēvere Pasqualini & Sara Smith, imbued with gentle nostalgia as imaginary creatures navigate their emotions, fears & dreams. www.outsideinworld.org.uk/browse-books...
October 1, 2024 at 11:58 AM
Oct ‘Bk of Mth The Skeleton in the Cupboard and Other Stories – Surreal & thought-provoking tales by Lilija Berzinska, trans. Žanete Vēvere Pasqualini & Sara Smith, imbued with gentle nostalgia as imaginary creatures navigate their emotions, fears & dreams. www.outsideinworld.org.uk/browse-books...
Sept reviews: Two Little Red Mittens, Kirin Hayashi, trans. Avery Fischer Udagawa, illus. Chiaki Okada; Blue Sky Morning, Kim Jihyun; What Happened on Thursday? Ayo Oyeku, illus. Lydia Mba; The Remarkables, Clotilde Perrin, trans. Daniel Hahn. www.outsideinworld.org.uk/zone-educati...
October 1, 2024 at 11:55 AM
Sept reviews: Two Little Red Mittens, Kirin Hayashi, trans. Avery Fischer Udagawa, illus. Chiaki Okada; Blue Sky Morning, Kim Jihyun; What Happened on Thursday? Ayo Oyeku, illus. Lydia Mba; The Remarkables, Clotilde Perrin, trans. Daniel Hahn. www.outsideinworld.org.uk/zone-educati...
The Invisible Story Webinar – Wedns 16 Oct 5pm UK time
CBCP, at the University of Reading and OIW's next online event will explore El Cuento Fantasma - The Invisible Story. Free event, click link to register www.tickettailor.com/events/centr...
Further info research.reading.ac.uk/centre-for-b...
CBCP, at the University of Reading and OIW's next online event will explore El Cuento Fantasma - The Invisible Story. Free event, click link to register www.tickettailor.com/events/centr...
Further info research.reading.ac.uk/centre-for-b...
CBCP x OIW webinar series ‘Explorations in Translation for Children’ El Cuento Fantasma/ The Invisible Story - Centre for Book Cultures and Publishing
The Centre for Book Cultures and Publishing in partnership with Outside in World, the organisation dedicated to promoting and exploring world literature and children’s books in translation, are deligh...
research.reading.ac.uk
September 30, 2024 at 11:15 AM
The Invisible Story Webinar – Wedns 16 Oct 5pm UK time
CBCP, at the University of Reading and OIW's next online event will explore El Cuento Fantasma - The Invisible Story. Free event, click link to register www.tickettailor.com/events/centr...
Further info research.reading.ac.uk/centre-for-b...
CBCP, at the University of Reading and OIW's next online event will explore El Cuento Fantasma - The Invisible Story. Free event, click link to register www.tickettailor.com/events/centr...
Further info research.reading.ac.uk/centre-for-b...
World Kid Lit Month - If you are Looking for reading suggestions, WorldKidLit will be sharing lots of recommendations on their blog. worldkidlit.org/2024/09/01/i... & if you have book recommendations, share them with #WorldKidLitMonth on social media or email WorldKidLitBlog@gmail.com.
It’s World Kid Lit Month!
World Kid Lit Month 2024 starts today! We hope you’ll join us in reading around the world and sharing your discoveries. If you’re looking for reading suggestions, we’ll be sharing tons of recommendati...
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September 3, 2024 at 3:35 PM
World Kid Lit Month - If you are Looking for reading suggestions, WorldKidLit will be sharing lots of recommendations on their blog. worldkidlit.org/2024/09/01/i... & if you have book recommendations, share them with #WorldKidLitMonth on social media or email WorldKidLitBlog@gmail.com.
Aug reviews - Bear's Lost Glasses-Netherlands; Miss Cat: The Case of the Curious Canary-France; Look Hamlet-Sweden; The Young Teacher & the Great Serpent-Spain; The Girl With Wings-South Africa & Water: Discovering the Precious Resource All Around Us-Russia www.outsideinworld.org.uk/zone-educati...
September 3, 2024 at 3:26 PM
Aug reviews - Bear's Lost Glasses-Netherlands; Miss Cat: The Case of the Curious Canary-France; Look Hamlet-Sweden; The Young Teacher & the Great Serpent-Spain; The Girl With Wings-South Africa & Water: Discovering the Precious Resource All Around Us-Russia www.outsideinworld.org.uk/zone-educati...
The Paper Bridge is our Sept ‘Bk of the Mth. Jöelle Veyrenc’s pb, trans. by Katy Lockwood-Holmes, is an enchanting modern-day fairy story told through exquisitely crafted kirigami scenes by ills. Seng Soun Ratanavanh. (Floris Books) www.outsideinworld.org.uk/browse-books...
September 3, 2024 at 2:06 PM
The Paper Bridge is our Sept ‘Bk of the Mth. Jöelle Veyrenc’s pb, trans. by Katy Lockwood-Holmes, is an enchanting modern-day fairy story told through exquisitely crafted kirigami scenes by ills. Seng Soun Ratanavanh. (Floris Books) www.outsideinworld.org.uk/browse-books...