September is #WorldKidLit Month, and this 2018, we celebrated with 34 different essays, interviews, lists, excerpts, and reviews about children’s literature from around the world, with an emphasis on literature translated into English:
In 2018, we found participation jump in the twitter hashtags: #WorldKidLit, #WorldKidLitMonth, and #WorldKidLitChallenge, as well as participation in the WorldKidLit Facebook group.
We’ll see you all next year; in the meantime, check out the resources below.
Find all of 2018 below:
30 Aug New in 2017-18: Children’s Books Translated into English
31 Aug This September, Join the #WorldKidLit Reading Challenge!
1 Sept 5 Ways to Celebrate #WorldKidLit Month this September
2 Sept ‘CODE Burt Award’ Announces 2018 Shortlist for African YA Literature
3 Sept Q&A: Let’s Talk to Kids About Sex…in Chinese, Too
4 Sept 9 Great BAME Heroes from Around the World
5 Sept Recommended Read: Nahoko Uehashi’s ‘Moribito’
6 Sept The View from Linton: Why World Kid Lit Matters
7 Sept 10 Innovative Books that Bring India’s Vibrant Art and Poetry to Children
8 Sept 8 Books for Young Readers: Arab Women’s KidLit in Translation
9 Sept 5 Questions: Recommended German Books and The Freer Use of ‘Scheiße’
10 Sept Italian Children’s Books in Translation: ‘Absolutely Vital Given the Times We Are Living In’
12 Sept An Excerpt in Translation: ‘Lenny among Ghosts’
13 Sept 10 Books: Vibrant & Fun Latin American Children’s Lit
14 Sept Sharing the Russian Stories and Poems that Shaped Translator Jane Bugaeva’s Childhood
15 Sept Beyond Finding Roots, Glimpsing Who You Might Have Become
16 Sept 4 Books: Syrian Kid Lit New or Forthcoming in Translation
17 Sept Review: ‘Inside the Villains’ by Clotilde Perrin, Tr. Daniel Hahn
18 Sept Six Things I Learned While Translating ‘A Friend in the Dark’
19 Sept 5 Books from Around the World to Celebrate ‘International Talk Like a Pirate Day’
20 Sept Children’s Literature in Indonesia: A Blend of Cultures and Styles
21 Sept The Challenges of Translating Pyotr Vlasov’s ‘The Knight, The Cat and The Ballerina’
22 Sept 10 to Read: A World of Wordless Picture Books
23 Sept World Kid Lit: Learning ‘Other Ways to Discover Books for a Library Collection’
24 Sept Sharing Stories: National Centre for Australian Children’s Literature
25 Sept 27 Recent Graphic Novels & Series in Translation for Children
26 Sept ‘Not Another Book Podcast’ on More Visibility for Books by Writers of African Origin
27 Sept Design and the Translation: ‘Olive the Sheep Can’t Sleep’
28 Sept ‘Lost in Books’: Lessons from a Polyglot Bookshop
29 Sept Review: ‘The Lion and the Bird’
30 Sept 5 Questions on ‘White Ravens Festival,’ Celebrating a World of Kid Lit and YA
30 Sept 10 to Read: Picture Books That Celebrate the Beauty and Diversity of Nature
30 Sept Celebrating WorldKidLit Month with 10 Books from India
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