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Sarah G Robinson
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Translator of French & German, ACIL, ITI Affiliate, all-round international literature nerd
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We’re thrilled to announce the winners of our inaugural International Reading Award 📚 which celebrates international #reading for pleasure in schools. 🥇 🏫 🎉 Meet the winners! #worldkidlit #schools #readingprize

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2025 Schools International Reading Award: Meet the Winners!
We’re thrilled to announce the winners of our inaugural International Reading Award which celebrates international reading for pleasure in schools. Drum roll please … Younger category f…
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November 18, 2025 at 1:06 PM
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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
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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…
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October 21, 2025 at 12:08 PM
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Day 25 of #WorldKidLitMonth! And it's also Hispanic Heritage Month!
Today Mariana Ruiz shares three fab picture books translated from Spanish, from Peru, Argentina & Mexico

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#latineheritagemonth #HispanicHeritageMonth #kidslit #booksky #readtheAmericas #readtheWorld
Play, Dreams and Migration in Latin American Picture Books
By Mariana Ruiz Works in translation from Latin America are slowly making their way into the American market. Perhaps not by the hundreds, but there are now dozens of books available, written by re…
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September 25, 2025 at 9:37 AM
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Did I mention it's World Kid Lit month?! If you're looking for some international kidlit inspo, you might want to try one of these Scandi titles I reviewed for the @worldkidlit.bsky.social blog:

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Nordic (not-so) Noir for Kids
A round-up of Scandi kid-lit books for teens and middle grades By Ruth Donnelly Nordic Noir is all the rage for grown-ups, but why shouldn’t kids have a share in the fun? With murder mysteries and …
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September 17, 2025 at 12:59 PM
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“Don’t forget to sing about life.” 🕊️ Discover five picture #books that celebrate birds, #song, & the beauty of the natural world this #WorldKidLitMonth. 🌿📖

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Don’t Forget to Sing about Life: Five Beautiful Books about Birds
By Paula Holmes At sunrise, I am greeted by mourning doves sitting on the fence, cooing outside my window. This greeting cannot be ignored as my semi-feral cat, Seraphina, is demanding I open the s…
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September 11, 2025 at 1:31 PM
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Thanks to @worldkidlit.bsky.social for publishing your excellent interview with @fuse8.bsky.social on the high value of #kidsbooks from abroad and in multiple languages! worldkidlit.org/2025/09/01/k...
Kicking off World Kid Lit Month with Betsy Bird
By Jackie Friedman Mighdoll Today marks the beginning of World Kid Lit month! It’s our ninth annual celebration. This year on the blog we’ll be showcasing book reviews all month. We hop…
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September 2, 2025 at 8:14 AM
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Did you know that September is #WorldKidLitMonth? The month for everyone of any age to explore the world through international children’s books!

💡 Head over to the World Kid Lit blog for book recs from over 180 countries: buff.ly/plKVZ5g

☀️ Happy travels wherever you fly by book!
World Kid Lit Month bingo board - can you read a title from Asia, Africa, Oceania, Europe and The Americas? Can you find a translated picture book, middle grade book, YA title and graphic novel or comic?
September 1, 2025 at 10:01 AM
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Another reason to love September! #WorldKidlitMonth #kidlit #September #picturebooks #middlegrade #ya
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Did you know that September is #WorldKidLitMonth? The month for everyone of any age to explore the world through international children’s books!

💡 Head over to the World Kid Lit blog for book recs from over 180 countries: buff.ly/plKVZ5g

☀️ Happy travels wherever you fly by book!
World Kid Lit Month bingo board - can you read a title from Asia, Africa, Oceania, Europe and The Americas? Can you find a translated picture book, middle grade book, YA title and graphic novel or comic?
September 1, 2025 at 11:53 AM
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With the brilliance of #WITMonth in August and #WorldKidLitMonth in September, this time of year is a surfeit of riches for literature in translation! We've got dedicated playlists for #WIT + #kidlit + so much more--do check us out!
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Translators Aloud
TRANSLATORS ALOUD: THE VOICE OF TRANSLATED LITERATURE A place for translators to read their own work; a positive space for sharing great literature, read aloud by the translators themselves. Submiss...
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August 22, 2025 at 8:59 AM
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It's World Kid Lit Month: the annual celebration of international children's literature🎉

We kick things off with children’s librarian, author, and blogger extraordinaire Betsy Bird @fuse8.bsky.social!

What will you be reading this month?

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Kicking off World Kid Lit Month with Betsy Bird
By Jackie Friedman Mighdoll Today marks the beginning of World Kid Lit month! It’s our ninth annual celebration. This year on the blog we’ll be showcasing book reviews all month. We hop…
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September 1, 2025 at 8:41 AM
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Thank you to @cilipscotland.bsky.social for sharing the news about our new Reading Challenge for Schools and #WorldKitLitMonth… please share with any #librarians and #teachers in your life!

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Celebrate diversity and a global outlook this World Kid Lit Month!
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August 22, 2025 at 11:12 AM
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The World Kid Lit Reading Challenge Award is a new competition for schools to promote international and inclusive reading.
🌎 Schools anywhere in the world can enter, as long as English is one of the main languages of instruction.
🌎 More information & how to enter: buff.ly/lzmBWL9
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We're thrilled to support the new World Kid Lit Reading Challenge Award for schools
August 15, 2025 at 10:01 AM
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It’s almost #WorldKidLitMonth - a time to explore the world through children’s literature! Read all about how to get involved here 📚 🌍 #kidlit #readtheworld

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It’s nearly World Kid Lit Month!
Next month is September, World Kid Lit Month: the time to explore the world through international and translated children’s books. September is a busy month for many of us, so how can we get …
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August 6, 2025 at 4:23 PM
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The Moomins are the mascot of World Refugee Week! And we’re celebrating their 80th anniversary today on our website, discussing the cultural phenomenon #Moomins #refugee #kidlit

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Welcoming refugees with respect and kindness: 80 years of the Moomins
by Ruth Ahmedzai Kemp This year is the 80th anniversary of The Moomins and the Great Flood, originally published in Swedish in 1945 by Finnish artist, illustrator, and writer Tove Jansson. And this…
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June 16, 2025 at 11:47 AM
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This week on the blog, Katy Dycus interviews Catarina Sobral about her playful new picturebook, Ashimpa

🌟 Ashimpa by Catarina Sobral
translated from Portuguese by Juliana Barbassa
Published by Transit Children Editions 2025
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#picturesmeanbusiness #readtheworld
Interview with author and illustrator Catarina Sobral
This week World Kid Lit regular contributor Katy Dycus interviews Catarina Sobral, a Portuguese illustrator and picture book writer, about her new book Ashimpa and her craft choices. by Katy Dycus …
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July 15, 2025 at 7:49 AM
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We're obsessed with the rich textures in @dayeonauh.bsky.social's artwork—just like the layered wisdom hidden in this folktale retold. Can you spot the hidden creatures in this illustration?

This beautiful story is also available in Spanish!

"The Three-Year Tumble"/ "Un tropezón de tres años!”
May 22, 2025 at 2:17 PM
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@cbcbooks.bsky.social has an incredible feature on the newest translated children’s literature - Hot Off the Press ! #globalkidlit
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The Art of Translation
Dedicated to supporting the industry and promoting children’s books and reading
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April 14, 2025 at 8:29 PM
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Three picture books exploring the lives of strong Black women who have changed the world

Book reviews by Ruth Ahmedzai Kemp on our blog this week:
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#BlackHistoryMonth #BHM24
Black History Month image featuring three picture books: 𝘍𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘥𝘰𝘮 𝘉𝘳𝘢𝘪𝘥𝘴 (Lantana Publishing, 2024). Written by Monique Duncan. Illustrated by Oboh Moses. 𝘔𝘢𝘮𝘢 𝘔𝘪𝘵𝘪: 𝘞𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘢𝘳𝘪 𝘔𝘢𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘪 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘛𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘒𝘦𝘯𝘺𝘢 (Paula Wiseman Books/Simon and Schuster, 2017). Written by Donna Jo Napoli. Illustrated by Kadir Nelson. 𝘙𝘰𝘴𝘢'𝘴 𝘉𝘶𝘴 (Darf Publishers, 2022). Written in Italian by Fabrizio Silei. Translated into English by Siân Williams. Illustrated by Maurizio A. C. Quarello
October 23, 2024 at 7:42 AM
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Still amazed at the Korean #kidlit exhibition at the Municipal Tours Library in collaboration with IBBY. So rewarding to see people come together to exchange cultures and inspire young people with global literature!
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Expert Interview: Sungyup Lee and Cécile Boulaire
A group of French librarians, researchers and illustrators received a donation of contemporary Korean picture books by KBBY, which were not translated into French. They took the opportunity to appr…
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October 22, 2024 at 8:16 AM