Paula Holmes
qsprite.bsky.social
Paula Holmes
@qsprite.bsky.social
Reader & occasional blogger of #WorldKidLit, huge fan of Finnish translations, beginner weaver, library advocate, magpie
Last night went to see Brian Isett and Claudia Biçen talk about their new book THE FORGOTTEN TEACHERS: How nature wrote the story of life at White Whale Bookstore in Pittsburgh from Unruly @enchantedlion.bsky.social Truly a beautiful and fascinating book that combines art and science.
October 7, 2025 at 2:32 PM
One of my favorites for fall PUMPKIN ISLAND by Arthur Geisert from @enchantedlion.bsky.social it’s a visual treat!
September 22, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Just saying one more time how much I love the Mousse series by Claire Lebourg tr by Sophie Lewis from @transitbooks.bsky.social
#worldkidlitmonth
Vol 1 A DAY WITH MOUSSE
Vol 2 HAVE A GOOD TRIP, MOUSSE!
Can’t wait for Volume 3 🥰
September 16, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Tucking in BILLIE AND BEAN AT THE BEACH by Julia Hansson tr by @bjwoodstein.bsky.social into a gift bundle ❤️ love this PB adventure series from @orcabook.bsky.social that includes BILLIE AND BEAN IN THE CITY & BILLIE AND BEAN IN THE MOUNTAINS perfect for encouraging new adventures #worldkidlitmonth
September 12, 2025 at 1:32 PM
I’m putting together a new baby gift. I love including the board book JUMP! by Tatsuhide Matsuoka tr by Cathy Hirano the illustrations are fun and shouting Boing! as you flip the pages is even better #worldkidlitmonth
September 11, 2025 at 2:10 PM
My copy of FREYA AND THE SNAKE by Fredrick Sonck & @jennylucander.bsky.social tr by B.J. Woodstein arrived today!!! Thank you @fuse8.bsky.social for the recommendation #worldkidlitmonth #finnishkidlit
September 10, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Do you have a favorite bookstore destination for #worldkidlitmonth - in NYC I think The Albertine part of The French Institute for Cultural and Education www.albertine.com is absolutely beautiful 😍 last time I found a French translation of a Finnish picture book
September 6, 2025 at 2:43 PM
MG #WorldKidLit is slightly harder to find happy to see the Moonwind Mysteries Book 4 THE LADY OF THE SHADOWS is on pre-order from Amazon Crossing Kids - Book 3 THE LOST ONES by Johan Rundberg tr Eva Apelqvist the best yet - historical fiction mystery, Stockholm, orphans, explosions, missing girls
September 4, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Books from Tapioca Stories are always a treat out this October is a must CROCO by Azul López tr by Kit Maude 🐊 when CROCO falls in a deep pit advice & help from friends doesn’t work but sometimes tears can help you out of a deep dark pit ❤️ the illustrations & overall book design #worldkidlitmonth
September 3, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Through #worldkidlitmonth I discovered Finnish author & illustrator @marikamaijala.bsky.social & tr Mia Spangenberg 🥰 Their latest title is A MAGICIANS FLOWER from Elsewhere Editions - friendship, gardening, adventure, a wonderful chicken named Eulalia & Raisin a plant that blooms on its on schedule
September 2, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Happy #Workdkidlitmonth
30 days of outstanding books

LATE TODAY by Jungyoon Huh & Myungae Lee tr by Aerin Park @ebyrbooks.bsky.social is so special I need extra copies 🥰 the rescue of a kitten on a rainy day on a bridge congested with traffic with action filled illustrations is not to be missed
September 1, 2025 at 3:38 PM
I’m pulling together some books for a therapist friend - THE SUMMER OF DIVING by Sara Strindberg & Sara Lundberg tr by B.J. Woodstein is such a beautiful book that deals with when a parent is hospitalized for depression - I had to order a second copy from TriangleSquare #Worldkidlit
August 30, 2025 at 4:57 PM
worldkidlit.org/2020/09/26/p... I love talking about translations for kids & today I found myself book-talking THE APARTMENT: A Century of Russian History by Alexandra Litvina & Anna Desnitskaya translated by Antonine W. Bouis - I have now been talking about this book for 5 years #worldkidlit
August 27, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Hyvää Tove
August 9, 2025 at 2:59 PM
July 29, 2025 at 3:23 PM
As someone who has rescued a few cats LATE TODAY by Jungyoon Huh & Myungae Lee tr by Aerin Park speaks to me. The story of a kitten on the roadway blocking traffic & in need of rescue the illustrations are fabulous & a happy ending that I needed! Loving @ebyrbooks.bsky.social fall books #worldkidlit
July 24, 2025 at 5:26 PM
I’m thrilled to receive the hardcover of FLY LIKE A BIRD from @ebyrbooks.bsky.social by Olga Ptashnik - I reviewed the ARC for my upcoming September #worldkidkitmonth post - always so lovely to feel and turn the pages
July 24, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Book mail arrived! JOURNEY OF THE HUMPBACKS from @ebyrbooks.bsky.social by Juliana Muñoz Toro & Dipacho tr by @lawrenceschimel.bsky.social excellent non-fiction picture book from Columbia - Eerdmans excels in publishing STEAM books 🥰
July 24, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Book mail arrived. The latest from @marikamaijala.bsky.social tr by Mia Spangenberg from Elsewhere Editions #worldkidlit 🇫🇮 I am so excited to read A MAGICIANS FLOWER in English! I hope everyone falls in love with Willow, Aspen, Eulalia the chicken, and the tiny plant Raisin like I have.
July 10, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Happiness is when your friends know exactly what book you need when you aren’t feeling well. I am curled up with THE MEMORIES OF MOOMINPAPA by Tove Jansson tr by Thomas Warburton this morning ❤️
March 11, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Today’s read is THE VILLAGE BEYOND THE MIST by Sachiko Kashiwaba tr by @averyudagawa.bsky.social illus by Miho Satake 🥰 yes I think it is Batchelder bound coming May 27, 2025 from Yonder: Restless Books for Young Readers. #worldkidlit restlessbooks.org/bookstore/th...
March 3, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Spent my morning chatting with #ElsewhereEditions about the forthcoming publication of A MAGICIAN’S FLOWER by @marikamaijala.bsky.social tr by Mia Spangenberg originally published in Finland 🇫🇮by Etana Editions TAIKURINKUKKA #worldkidlit elsewhereeditions.org/books/a-magi...
February 4, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Thank you #worldkidlit Canadian publisher 🇨🇦 @groundwoodbooks.bsky.social for all your translations Big 🙏 THE BIG BAD WOLF IN MY HOUSE by Valérie Fontaine & Nathalie Dion tr by Shelley Tanaka has been repurchased regularly when an educator asks for a book dealing w/ domestic violence I give my copy
February 2, 2025 at 6:18 PM
If you are a Tove Jansson fan you need TOVE AND THE ISLAND WITH NO ADDRESS by Lauren Soloy from Canadian Publisher 🇨🇦 #TundraBooks - I would one day love to visit the islands off of Finland where Tove and her family and later Tove and Tuulikki spent their summers #worldkidlit #Moomins
February 2, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Time to thank some of my favorite Canadian publishers who publish great translations for kids #worldkidlit Highly recommend the BILLIE AND BEAN picture book series by Julia Hansson tr by B.J. Woodstein from #OrcaBookPublishers 🇨🇦
February 2, 2025 at 5:28 PM