Be ready to be amazed: this year’s list of children’s and teen books in translation is enormous!
This list includes translations for young people from any language into English, published anywhere in the world. This year we’ve arranged the list by publisher to help you find books that you can order from bookshops or libraries in your part of the world.
You can look back at previous years’ lists here (we’ve been collecting this data since 2017).
Please let us know at any time of any corrections or additions using our Google form.
Happy reading wherever your book travels take you!
Abrams, USA
Picture books
Beautiful Day! Petite Poems for All Seasons by Rodoula Pappa, illustrated by Seng Soun Ratanavanh, translated by Rodoula Pappa [Greek, Greece]
Ebook available
Bird House / Un pájaro en casa by Blanca Gómez [Spanish and English editions]
Ebook available
Albatros Media, Czechia
Nonfiction picture books
Colors in Nature by Stepanka Sekaninova, Jane Sedlackova, illustrated by Magdalena Konecna [Czech, Czechia]
Shapes and Patterns in Nature by Stepanka Sekaninova, Jane Sedlackova, illustrated by Magdalena Konecna [Czech, Czechia]
Colors of Habitats by Stepanka Sekaninova, Jane Sedlackova, illustrated by Magdalena Konecna [Czech, Czechia]
Algonquin Books, USA / Rider, UK
Young adult
How do you live? by Genzaburo Yoshino, translated by Bruno Navasky, with a foreweord by Neil Gaiman [Japanese, Japan]
Ebook available
Amazon Crossing Kids, USA
Picture books
Agnes’s Place by Marit Larsen, illustrated by Jenny Løvlie, translated by Kari Dickson [Norwegian, Norway] Ebook available
The Caiman by María Eugenia Manrique, illustrated by Ramón París, tr. Amy Brill [Spanish, Venezuela] Ebook available
Playing with Lanterns by Wang Yage, illustrated by Zhu Chengliang, tr. Helen Wang [Chinese, China] Ebook available
Magic Candies by Heena Baek, tr. Sophie Bowman [Korean, South Korea] Ebook available
Arctis
Junior fiction
Memento Monstrum Jochen Till, ill. Wiebke Rauers, tr. Rachel Ward [German, Germany] Ebook available
Young Adult
Odin’s Child (Raven Rings trilogy #1) by Siri Pettersen, tr. Siân Mackie and Paul Russell Garrett [Norwegian, Norway] Ebook available
The Rot (Raven Rings trilogy #2) by Siri Pettersen, tr. Siân Mackie and Paul Russell Garrett [Norwegian, Norway] Ebook available
Arte Püblico / Piñata
Picture books
Maxy survives the hurricane / Maxy sobrevive el huracán by Ricia Anne Chansky and Yarelis Marcial Acevado, ill. Olga Barinova [Spanish/English bilingual]
My story of Cinco de Mayo / Mi versión del Cinco de Mayo by José Angel Gutierrez [Spanish/English bilingual]
Raulito the First Latino Governor of Arizona / El primer gobernador Latino de Arizona by Roni Capin Riviera-Ashford [Spanish/English bilingual]
Un tren llamado esperanza / A Train called Hope by Mario Bencastro, illustrated by Robert Casilla [Spanish/English bilingual]
Blue Dot Kids
Picture books
Our World out of Balance: Understanding Climate Change and What We Can Do by Andrea Minoglio, illustrated by Laura Fanelli, tr. Emma Mandley [Italian, Italy] Ebook available
Words of the World Series (Multilingual Board Books): Birds / Ocean Animals / Animals / Plants by Motomitsu Maehara [English, Chinese (Mandarin), Hindi, Spanish, French, Arabic, Esperanto]
Book Island
Picture books
Ready, Steady, School by Marianne Dubuc, tr. Sarah Ardizzone [French, Canada]
This is a Dictatorship by Equipo Plantel, illustrated by Mikel Casal, tr. Lawrence Schimel [Spanish, Spain]
Brown Books Kids
Junior non-fiction
The Secrets of Ancient Sea Monsters by Yang Yang, illustrated by Chuang Zhao, translated by Mo Chen [Chinese, China]
The Secrets of Dinosaurs by Yang Yang, illustrated by Chuang Zhao, translated by Mo Chen [Chinese, China]
The Secrets Of Pterosaurs by Yang Yang, illustrated by Chuang Zhao, translated by Mo Chen [Chinese, China]
Charmz
Junior graphic novels
Chloe and Cartoon #2: It’s a Cat Thing by Greg Tessier and Amandine Amandine, tr, Nanette McGuinness [French, France]
Ebooks available (Kindle & comiXology)
Charlesbridge
Beyond the Blue Border by Dorit Linke, translated by Elisabeth Lauffer [Germany, Germany] – YA historical fiction
Chicken House Books
White Fox: In the Forest by Chen Jiatong, translated by Jennifer Feeley [Chinese, China]
Boy in a White Room by Karl Olsberg translated by Larisa Villar Hauser [German, Germany]
Chronicle Books
Picture books
Sight by Romana Romanyshyn and Andriy Lesiv, tr. Vitaly Chernetsky [Ukrainian, Ukraine]
Line and Scribble by Debora Vogrig, illustrated by Pia Valentinis, translated by Debbie Bibo [Italian, Italy]
Clavis Publishing
Board books
All translated from Dutch [Netherlands] by Clavis Publishing, unless stated otherwise:
I’ll always hold your hand by Guido van Genechten
Step by Step by Guido van Genechten
Little Fox: Playing in the Forest by Marja Baeten & Annemiek Borsboom
The Missing Potty by Anita Bijsterbosch
What do you see? by Anita Bijsterbosch
A Great Day for a Hug by Mack van Gageldonk
Picture books
All translated from Dutch [Netherlands] by Clavis Publishing, unless stated otherwise:
The Easter Bunny’s Present Hunt by Mieke Goethals
The Boy in the Orange Cape by Adam Ciccio & Emmanuel Volant
My Little Wonder: Welcome Sweet Babies by Mack van Gageldonk
Pitter Patter goes the rain by Ellen DeLange & Anna Lindsten
Who is shrieking so early? by Ellen Delange & Zafouko Yamamoto
Mouse Music by Suzan Overmeer & Myrian Berenschot
Big and Little Yang by Hang Li Xinyi
Theo’s Princess by Ellen Delange & Monty Lee
Lissy’s Diary by Ellen DeLange, illustrated by Ilaria Zanellato
First Day of School by Esther van den Berg
Mieke and the Dragonfly by Ellen Delange & Martina Schachenhuber
Squirrel is Going to be a Big Sister by Sam Lomen
A New Home for Fox by Ellen DeLange, illustrated by Agnes Ofner
Rainbow Hat by Hong Hai [translated from Chinese to Dutch then to English]
Coppenrath Verlag, Germany
Rulantica: Hidden Island by Michaela Hanauer, translated by Marielle Sutherland [German, Germany]
Delacorte Press, PRH USA
Soul Lanterns by Shaw Kuzki, tr Emily Balistrieri [Japanese, Japan]
Ebook available
Dial Books for Young Readers, PRH USA
Saving Sorya: Chang and the Sun Bear by Trang Nguyen, illustrated by Jeet Zdung, translated by Trang Nguyen [Vietnamese, Vietnam]
Drawn and Quarterly
Several graphic novels that might be of interest to young adults:
Tunnels by Rutu Modan, tr. Ishai Mishory [Hebrew, Israel]
Night Bus Zuo Ma, tr. R. Orion Martin [Chinese, China]
The Waiting by Keum Suk, ill. Gendry-Kim, tr. Janet Hong [Korean, South Korea]
Editora Trinta Zero Nove, Mozambique
Picture books
Alya and the Three Cats by Amina Hashimi Alawi, ill. Maya Fidawi, tr. Ruth Ahmedzai Kemp [Arabic, Morocco]
What Can I See? by Amina Hashimi Alawi, ill. Maya Fidawi, tr. Ruth Ahmedzai Kemp [Arabic, Morocco]
Eerdmans Books for Young Readers
Picture books
Sleep Like Me by Tatia Nadareishvili, translator not known [Georgian, Georgia]
Niños: Poems for the Lost Children of Chile by María José Ferrada, ill. María Elena Valdez, translated by Lawrence Schimel [Spanish, Chile]
The Story of Bodri by Hédi Fried, ill. Stina Wirsén, tr. Linda Schenk [Swedish, Sweden]
189 Canaries by Dieter Böge, ill. Elsa Klever, tr. Laura Watkinson [German, Germany]
One Million Oysters on Top of the Mountain by Alex Nogués, ill. Miren Asiain Lora, tr. Lawrence Schimel [Spanish, Spain]
Bear with Me by Noemi Vola, translator not known [Italy, Italian]
Elsewhere Editions
Picture books
Juan Hormiga by Gustavo Roldán, tr. Robert Croll [Spanish, Argentina]
Sleepy Stories by Mario Levrero, ill. Diego Bianki, tr. Alicia López [Spanish]
In the Meadow of Fantasies by Hadi Mohammadi, ill. Nooshin Safakhoo, tr. Sara Khalili [Farsi, Iran] ~ honor title, Batchelder Award 2022
Enchanted Lion
Special praise for Enchanted Lion Books for featuring their translators on their own page of the website!
Picture books
The Little One by Kiyo Tanaka, translated by David Boyd [Japanese, Japan]
Snoozie, Sunny, and So-So by Dafna Ben-Zvi, ill. Ofra Amit, tr. Annette Appel [Hebrew, Israel]
One Day by Lee Juck, ill. Kim Seung-youn, tr. Asuka Minamoto [Korean, South Korea]
The Three Water Drop Brothers by Lee Eun-hee, ill. Yoon Mi-sook, tr. Asuka Minamoto [Korean, South Korea]
A Kunwinjku Counting Book by Gabriel Maralngurra & Felicity Wright [English/Kunwinjku bilingual edition, USA]
The Most Beautiful Story Brynjulf Jung Tjønn, illustrated by Øyvind Torseter, translated by Kari Dickson [Norwegian, Norway] ~ honor title, Batchelder Award 2022
Sato the Rabbit by Yuki Ainoya, tr. Michael and Shizuka Blaskowsky [Japanese, Japan] ~ honor title, Batchelder Award 2022
Sato the Rabbit: The Moon by Yuki Ainoya, tr. Michael Blaskowsky [Japanese, Japan]
Almost Nothing, Yet Everything: A Book about Water by Hiroshi Osada, ill. Ryōji Arai, tr. David Boyd [Japanese, Japan]
Coffee, Rabbit, Snowdrop, Lost by Betina Birkjær, ill. Anna Margrethe Kjærgaard, tr. Sinéad Quirke [Danish, Denmark] ~ honor title, Batchelder Award 2022
Chirri & Chirra: The Rainy Day by Kaya Doi, tr. David Boyd [Japanese, Japan]
How War Changed Rondo by Romana Romanyshyn and Andriy Lesiv, translated by Oksana Lushchevska [Ukranian, Ukraine]
Poetry
Book of Questions by Pablo Neruda, ill. Paloma Valdivia, tr. Sara Lissa Paulson [Spanish/English bilingual, Chile]
Middle grade / junior fiction
Black by Håkon Øvreås, ill. Øyvind Torseter, tr. Kari Dickson [Norwegian, Norway]
Teen/YA
The Story of a Mouse Who Never Asked For It by Ana Cristina Herreros, ill. Violeta Lópiz, tr. Chloe Garcia Roberts [Spanish]
Nonfiction
The Grammar of Fantasy: An Introduction to the Art of Inventing Stories by Gianni Rodari, ill. Matthew Forsythe, tr. Jack Zipes [Italian, Italy]
Europa Editions
Young adult
Storm of Echoes (The Mirror Visitor Quartet #4), by Christelle Dabos, tr. Hildegarde Serle [French, France]
Gecko Press
Picture books
Where Is the Dragon? by Leo Timmers, tr. James Brown [Flemish?, Belgium]
A Mother Is a House by Aurore Petit, tr. Daniel Hahn [French, France; first published as Une maman c’est comme une maison by Les fourmis rouges]
Leilong the Library Bus by Julia Liu & Bei Lynn, tr. Helen Wang [Chinese, Taiwan]
My Mama by Annemarie van Haeringen, tr. Bill Nagelkerke [Dutch, Netherlands]
Seahorses are Sold Out by Constanza Spengler, ill. Katja Gehrmann, tr. Shelley Tanaka [German, Germany]
Lisette’s Green Sock by Catharina Valckx, tr. Antony Shugar [Dutch, Netherlands]
Pablo by Rascal, tr. Antony Shugar [French, Belgium]
Inside the Suitcase by Clotilde Perrin, tr. Daniel Hahn [French, France]
No One Is Angry Today by Toon Tellegen, illustrated by Marc Boutavant, translated from Dutch [Netherlands] by David Colmer
Pops / Koro by Gavin Bishop [available in English and in te reo Māori (Maori), first published in New Zealand]
Illustrated non fiction
Do Animals Fall in Love? by Katharina von der Gathen, ill. Anke Kuhl, tr. Shelley Tanaka [German, Germany]
How Do You Make a Baby? by Anna Fiske, tr. Don Bartlett [Swedish, Sweden]
Fossils from Lost Worlds by Hélène Rajcak and Damien Laverdunt, tr. Daniel Hahn [French, France]
Junior fiction
Can You Whistle, Johanna? by Ulf Stark, ill. Anna Höglund, tr. Julia Marshall [Swedish, Sweden]
Dulcinea in the Forbidden Forest, written and illustrated by Ole Könnecke, translated by Shelley Tanaka [German, Germany]
Hattie and Olaf by Frida Nilsson, illustrated by Stina Wirsén, translated by Julia Marshall [Swedish, Sweden]
Graffeg, UK
Special shout out to Graffeg for remembering to #namethetranslator in their 2021 catalogue!
Picture books
George the Wombat, by Eva Papoušková, illustrated by Galina Miklínová, translated by Alexandra Büchler [Czech, Czechia]
I am an Artist by Kertu Sillaste, translated by Adam Cullen [Estonian, Estonia]
Rita wants a Dragon by Máire Zepf, illustrated by Mr Ando, translated by the author [Irish, Ireland]
Rita wants a Robot by Máire Zepf, illustrated by Mr Ando, translated by the author [Irish, Ireland]
Graphic Universe
Graphic novels
Brontë by Manuela Santoni, tr. Matteo Benassi [Italian, Italy]
Green Bean Books, UK
Picture books
Lenny & Benny by Naama Benziman, translated by Shira Atik and Batnadiv HaKarmi [Hebrew, Israel]
Benjy’s Blanket by Miguel Gouveia, ill. Raquel Catalina, translated by Miguel Gouveia [Portuguese]
In the Market of Zakobat by Ori Elon, ill. Menahem Halberstadt, translated by Shira Atik [Hebrew, Israel]
But Perhaps, Just Maybe… by Tuvia Dikman Oro, illustrated by Menahem Halberstadt, translated by Gilah Kahn-Hoffmann [Hebrew, Israel]
The Donkey in the Garden, written by Devora Busheri, illustrated by Menahem Halberstadt, translated by Devora Busheri [Hebrew, Israel]
Greystone Books, Canada
Picture books
On the Other Side of the Forest by Nadine Robert, ill. Gérard DuBois, tr. Nadine Robert? [French, Canada]
The Capybaras by Alfredo Soderguit, tr. Elisa Amado [Spanish, Uruguay]
Grasshopper by Tatiana Ukhova, wordless [Russia]
We All Play / kimêtawânaw by Julie Flett [Cree/English bilingual edition, Canada]
War by Jose Jorge Letria, ill. André Letria, tr. Elisa Amado [Portuguese, Portugal]
Off the Beaten Track by Maylis de Kerangal, ill. Tom Haugomat, tr. Helen Mixter [French, France]
How Beautiful by Antonella Capetti, ill. Melissa Castrillon, translated by the author? [Italian Italy]
New Year Mei Zihan, ill. Qin Leng, tr. Yan Yan [Chinese, China]
My Dog Banana Roxane Brouillard, ill. Giulia Sagramola, tr. Simon de Jocas and Paula Ayer [French, Canada]
Nonfiction
Do You Know Where the Animals Live? Discovering the Incredible Creatures All Around Us by Peter Wohlleben, tr. Shelley Tanaka [German, Germany]
Inside In: X-Rays of Nature’s Hidden World by Jan Paul Schutten, ill. Arie van ‘t Riet, tr. Laura Watkinson [Dutch Netherlands]
Groundwood, Canada
Picture books
Impossible Isol, translated by Elisa Amado [Spanish, Argentina]
The Big Bad Wolf in My House Valérie Fontaine, ill. Nathalie Dion, tr. Shelley Tanaka [French, Canada]
This is how I know: A book about the Seasons / Mii Maannda ezhi-gkendmaanh: Niibing, dgwaagig, bbong, mnookmig dbaadjigaade maanpii mzin’igning by Brittany Luby, ill. Joshua Manjeshig Pawis Steckley, tr. Alvin Ted Corbiere and Alan Corbiere [English / Anishinaabermowin bilingual edition, Canada]
I Have the Right to Save my Planet by Alain Serres, ill. Aurélia Fronty, tr. Shelley Tanaka [French, France]
I Have the Right to Culture Alain Serres, ill. Aurélia Fronty, tr. Shelley Tanaka [French, France]
My Body in Pieces Marie-Noëlle Hébert, tr. Shelley Tanaka [French, Canada]
The Day the Rain Moved In by Eleonore Douspis, tr. Shelley Tanaka [French, France]
Let’s Go See Papá! Lawrence Schimel, ill. Alba Marina Rivera, tr. Elisa Amado [Spanish, Venezuela]
Aquí era el paraíso / Here Was Paradise by Humberto Ak’abal, Amelia Lau Carling, tr. Hugh Hazelton [translated by Humberto Ak’abal from K’iche’ to Spanish, Canada]
Burying the Moon by Andrée Poulin, ill. Sonali Zohra, tr. Andrée Poulin [French, Canada]
Wounded Falcons by Jairo Buitrago, ill. Rafael Yockten, tr. Elisa Amado [Spanish, Chile]
Gwasg Carreg Gwalch
Young Adult
The Black Pit of Tonypandy by Myrddin ap Dafydd, translated by Susan Walton [Welsh, UK]
Inhabit Education Books
Picture books
Meeka Loves Nature: Insects (Bilingual Inuktitut and English edition) by Danny Christopher, illustrated by Ali Hinch [Canada]
Izote Press
Picture book
Rebeldita the Fearless in Ogreland by Oriel María Siu, ill. Alicia María Siu, tr. Matthew Byrne [Spanish, Honduras]
Kinder-Loshn Publications
The Clever Little Tailor by Solomon Simon, illustrated by Yehuda Blum, translated by David R. Forman [Yiddish] ~ junior fiction
Les Fugitives
Young adult
Eve out of Her Ruins by Ananda Devi, translated by Jeffrey Zuckerman [French, France]
Levine Querido
Picture books
What Ollie Saw Joukje Akveld, ill. Sieb Posthuma, tr. Bill Nagelkerke [Dutch]
Neverforgotten by Alejandra Algorta, ill. Iván Rickenmann, tr. Aida Salazar [Spanish, Colombia]
Sheep Count Flowers by Micaela Chirif, ill. Amanda Mijangos, translated by Arthur A. Levine [Spanish, Argentina]
The Big House and the Little House by Yoshi Ueno, ill. Emiko Fujishima, translated in-house [Japanese, Japan]
Middle grade
The Sea-Ringed World: Sacred Stories of the Americas by María García Esperón, illustrated by Amanda Mijangos, translated by David Bowles [Spanish, Mexico] ~ honor title, Batchelder Award 2022
I’ll Keep You Close by Jeska Verstegen, tr. Bill Nagelkerke [Dutch, Netherlands]
Young Adult/Teen
The Immortal Boy by Francisco Montaña Ibañez, translated by David Bowles; bilingual edition [Spanish, Colombia]
Oksi by Mari Ahokoivu, translated by Silja-Maaria Aronpuro [Finnish, Finland]
Life Drawn/Humanoids
Graphic novels – young adult
For Justice: The Serge & Beate Klarsfeld Story by Pascal Bresson, illustrated by Sylvain Dorange, translated by Nanette McGuinness [French, France]
A House Without Windows byMarc Ellison, illustrated by Didier Kassaï, translated by Nanette McGuinness [French/English]
Lil’ Libros
Picture books
Loteria: More First Words / Más primeras palabras by Patty Rodriguez and Ariana Stein, tr. Catali Reyes [Spanish / English]
The Life of Dolores / La vida de Dolores by Patty Rodriguez and Ariana Stein, tr. Catali Reyes [Spanish / English]
Váamonos a Antigua by Patty Rodriguez and Ariana Stein, tr. Ana Godinez [Spanish / English]
Váamonos a Bogotá by Patty Rodriguez and Ariana Stein, tr. Ana Godinez [Spanish / English]
Váamonos a Panama City by Patty Rodriguez and Ariana Stein, tr. Ana Godinez [Spanish / English]
Little Gestalten
Illustrated nonfiction
Who invented this? Smart People and Their Bright Ideas by Anne Ameri-Siemans, ill. Becky Thorns, tr. David Henry Wilson [German, Germany]
Explore the World by Anton Hallman, translated by Ryan Eyers [German, Germany]
Little Tiger
Middle grade / junior fiction
Me and the Robbersons by Siri Kolu, translated by Ruth Urbom [Finnish, Finland]
Macmillan Children’s Books
Santa Gets a Second Job by Michele D’Ignazio, illustrated by Sergio Olivotti, translated by Denise Muir [Italian, Italy]
Marshall Cavendish
Teen/YA
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A Tapestry Of Colours 1: Stories From Asia, edited by Anitha Devi Pillai, featuring stories by Anitha Devi Pillai, Raymund P Reyes, Babitha Marina Justin, Sachiko Kashiwaba (Translated from Japanese by Avery Fischer Udagawa), Niduparas Erlang (Translated from Bahasa Indonesian by Annie Tucker), Janani Janarthanan, Asma’ Jailani, Clara Mok, Maureen SY Tai, Tripat Narayanan, Charlotte Hammond, Muthusamy Pon Ramiah
Mimesis International
Middle grade
The Boy Who Saw With His Fingers Tomasz Małkowski, illustrated by Joanna Rusinek, translated by Antonia Lloyd-Jones [Poland, Polish]
Minedition
Picture books
The King’s Golden Beard Klaas Verplunke, translator not known [Belgium?]
Monokel
Picture books
A Year of Good News by Martin Smatana, translated by Julia Sherwood [Slovak, Slovakia]
Danube. The Magic River / Dunaj, magická rieka by Michal Hvorecký, illustrated by Simona Čechová, translated by Julia and Peter Sherwood [Slovak, Slovakia]
Museyon
The Mailbox in the Forest by Kyoko Hara, illustrated by Kazue Takahashi, translated by Alexandrea Mallia ~ junior fiction [Japanese / Japan]
New Classic Press
Picture books
6 picture books in the Fighting the Epidemic/Staying at Home Series:
A Journey of 9000 Millimetres by Zhang Xiaoling, illustrated by Yan Qing, translated by Helen Wang [Chinese, China]
Empty Lunch Box by Ai Wen’er and Xing Huo, ill. Xing Huo, tr. Helen Wang [Chinese, China]
Grandpa’s Fourteen Games by Zhao Ling, Huang Lili, Helen Wang [Chinese, China]
Levin the Cat by Tao Jiu, Yang Shanshan, Helen Wang [Chinese, China]
Mum is Hiding by Qian Mo, Zhou Yi, Helen Wang [Chinese, China]
The Mask that Loved to Count by Luo Xi, Luo Xi, Helen Wang [Chinese, China]
Nobrow
Graphic novel – junior fiction
Hicotea (Nightlights #2) by Lorena Alvarez [Spanish, Colombia?]
NorthSouth, USA
Picture books
Peace / Paz by Miranda Paul and Baptiste Paul, Estelí Meza, translator not known [English / Spanish Editions, first place of publication not known]
Little Polar Bear and the Pandas by Hans de Beer, tr. David Henry Wilson [German, Switzerland]
Meet Me by the Sea by Taltal Levi, translated by NorthSouth Books [German, Switzerland]
Robert and the World’s Best Cake by Annie-Catherine Behl, tr. David Henry Wilson [German, Switzerland]
The Speckled Feather by Johanna Ries, tr. David Henry Wilson [German, Switzerland]
What Happens While You Sleep by Anna Russelman, tr. David Henry Wilson [German, Switzerland]
The Mountain by Rebecca Gugger, ill. Simon Röthlisberger, tr. Marshall Yarbrough [German, Switzerland]
Franz-Ferdinand, The Dancing Walrus by Marcus Pfister, tr. David Henry Wilson [German, Switzerland]
Boris the Cat – The Little Cat with Big Ideas Erwin Moser, translator not known [German, Austria?]
My Mother’s Delightful Deaths by Carla Haslbauer, translated by David Henry Wilson [German, Switzerland]
Christmas is Coming by Monika Utnik-Strugała, illustrated by Ewa Poklewska-Koziello, tr. Antonia Lloyd-Jones [Polish, Poland]
The Star Tree Gisela Cölle, tr. Rosemary Lanning [German, Switzerland]
Einstein: The Fantastic Journey of a Mouse Through Space and Time by Torben Kuhlmann, tr. David Henry Wilson [German, Switzerland]
Orca Books
Board books
Bedtime, Not Playtime! Lawrence Schimel, Elīna Brasliņa, tr. Lawrence Schimel [Spanish, Spain/Latvia]
Early One Morning Lawrence Schimel, Elīna Brasliņa, tr. Lawrence Schimel [Spanish, Spain/Latvia]
Picture books
Riley Can’t Stop Crying by Stéphanie Boulay, ill. Agathe Bray-Bourret, tr. Charles Simard [French/Canada: Anatole qui ne séchait jamais]
Otava, Finland
Bilingual picture book
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My Favourite Finnish Things/Aarteitani Suomesta by Satu Kettunen, translated by Mia Spangenberg [Finnish/English, Finland]
Oxford University Press, UK
Junior fiction
Happy Times in Noisy Village by Astrid Lindgren, illustrated by Mini Grey, translator not known [Swedish, Sweden]
Nothing but Fun in Noisy Village by Astrid Lindgren, illustrated by Mini Grey, translator not known [Swedish, Sweden]
The Children of Noisy Village by Astrid Lindgren, illustrated by Mini Grey, translator not known [Swedish, Sweden]
The World’s Best Karlsson by Astrid Lindgren, illustrated by Mini Grey, translator not known [Swedish, Sweden]
Karlsson On The Roof by Astrid Lindgren, illustrated by Mini Grey, translator not known [Swedish, Sweden]
Karlsson Flies Again by Astrid Lindgren, illustrated by Mini Grey, translator not known [Swedish, Sweden]
Owlkids, Canada
Picture books
Moon Pops by Heena Baek, translated by Jieun Kiaer [Korean, Korea]
Pajama Press, Canada
Picture books
If Only by Mies van Hout, translated by David Colmer [Dutch, Netherlands]
Papercutz, USA
Graphic novels – middle grade
The Sisters #7: Lucky Brat by Christophe Cazenove, tr. Nanette McGuinness [French, France]
Magical History Tour #6: The Plague by Fabrice Erre, illustrated by Sylvain Savoia, tr. Nanette McGuinness [French, France]
Prestel Publishing (PRH Germany)
Picture books
Eugene the Architect by Thibaut Rassat, translator not known [French, France]
I Saw a Beautiful Woodpecker by Michal Skibinski, illustrated by Ala Bankroft, translated by Eliza Marciniak [Polish, Poland] – illustrated diary of an 8-year-old boy during World War II
Princeton Architectural Press (Abrams & Chronicle)
Where the World Ends: A Zip, Trik, and Flip Adventure Davide Cali Maria Dek Debbie Bibo [Italian, Italy]
Full Moon Camilla Pintonato, tr. Nadine Robert
True Colors Gonçalo Viana, Gonçalo Viana, tr. Orfeu Negro [Portugal, Portuguese]
Puffin (Penguin Random House Children’s, UK)
Picture book
The Book That Did Not Want To Be Read by David Sundin, design by Alexis Holmqvist, translation by B.J. Epstein [Swedish, Sweden]
Pushkin Press
Graphic novels – middle grade
Esther’s Notebooks 1: Tales from my ten-year-old life by Riad Sattouf, tr. Sam Taylor [French, France]
Esther’s Notebooks 2: Tales from my eleven-year-old life
Esther’s Notebooks 3: Tales from my twelve-year-old life
Middle grade / junior fiction
The False Rose by Jakob Wegelius, tr Peter Graves [Swedish, Sweden]
Young adult
The Edelweiss Pirates by Dirk Reinhardt, tr. Rachel Ward [German, Germany]
Random House Graphic
Middle grade
Aster and the Mixed-Up Magic, words by Thom Pico, illustrated by Karensac, translated by Anne Smith and Owen Smith [French] Kirkus Review
Red Comet Press
Picture books
Cat & Dog: A Tale of Opposites by Tullio Corda, translated by Taylor Barrett Gaines [French, France]
Before We Sleep by Giorgio Volpe, illustrated by Paolo Proietti, tr. Angus Yuen-Killick [Italian, Italy]
Mister Fairy by Morgane de Cadier, illustrated by Florian Pigé, tr. Angus Yuen-Killick [French, France]
Illustrated chapter book
The Secret of the Magic Pearl by Elisa Sabantinelli, illustrated by Iacopo Bruno, tr. Christopher Turner [Italian, Italy]
Restless Books/Yonder
Picture books
Good Night, Earth by Linda Bondestam, tr. Galit Hasan-Rokem [Swedish, Finland]
It’s OK, Slow Lizard by Yeorim Yoon, Jian Kim, tr. Chi-Young Kim [Korean, South Korea]
Middle grade
Temple Alley Summer by Sachiko Kashiwaba, illustrated by Miho Satake, translated by Avery Fischer Udagawa [Japanese, Japan] ~ winner of the Batchelder Award 2022
Reycraft (Benchmark Education) USA
Picture books
I LOVE YOU by Shige Chen, illustrated by Pia Valentinis and Mario Onnis, translated by LeeAnn Geiberger [Chinese, China]
Look At You! Look At The Mess You Made! by Hsu-Kung Liu, translated by Les Gouttes Press [Chinese, Taiwan]
Home by Lian-En Lin, translated by Papa Publishing House/Yes Creative Ltd. [Chinese, Taiwan]
The following picture books were first published in China and were translated from Chinese by China Children’s Press and Publication Group Co. Ltd:
Across The River by Tao Xue, illustrated by Anastasia Arkhipova
Chick, Chick, Peep, Peep, Peep by Xiao Mao, illustrated by Hisana Sawada
Grandpa And Me by Lu Xu and Javier Zabala
Gray Bunny’s Great Adventure by Ping Yi, illustrated by Zhenjun Liu
I Want To… by Hongbo Gao, illustrated by Sixin Cheng
The Little Car, written and illustrated by Xu Han
My Dragon Boat Festival by Bing Ge, illustrated by Li Li
Oil-Paper Umbrella by Lu Xu, illustrated by Anastasia Arkhipova
Once Upon A Time There Was An Elephant by Shige Chen and Yinzhi Qin
Raining by Pingping Xu and Graça Lima
The Second Race Of Rabbit And Tortoise by Dan Luo, illustrated by Jie Huang
The Story Of Morin Khuur written by Baoerji Yuanye, illustrated by Guituzi
A Summer Night Concert by Xiren Tong, illustrated by Sixin Cheng
The following picture books were first published in France and were translated from French by Syllabes Agency:
All But One, written and illustrated by Raquel Bonita
Konoba, written and illustrated by Marion Traoré
Papa’s Little Truck, written and illustrated by Mori
Paratou, The Umbrella, written and illustrated by Marion Traoré
Sunakali, “The Messi Of The Himalayas” by Jennifer Vorms-Le Morvan, illustrated by Nicolas Wild
The Tree Told Me by Sophie Lescaut, illustrated by Thanh Portal
The Wooden Treasure, written and illustrated by Frédéric Marais
Rock the Boat (Oneworld) UK / Simon and Schuster USA
Middle grade
Talking to Alaska by Anna Woltz, tr. Laura Watkinson [Dutch, Netherlands]
The Magical Bookshop by Katja Frixe, illustrated by Florentine Pechtel, tr. Ruth Ahmedzai Kemp [German, Germany]
Scholastic en Español
Bilingual board book
Ten Little birds / Diez pajaritos Andrés Salguero. ill. Sara Palacios [Spanish / English]
Scribble, Australia
Picture book
I am the Subway by Kim Hyo-eun, ill. Kim Hyo-eun, tr. Deborah Smith [Korean, South Korea]
Second Story Press
Ciel in All Directions by Sophie Labelle, translated by Andrea Zanin [French / Canada] ~ middle grade fiction
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Simply Read, Canada
Picture book
Nothing at all Marie-Hélene Jarry, ill. Amélie Dubois, translator not known [French, Canada]
Sky Pony Press
Picture book
Why Does Climate Change? Investigate the Causes with Erica and Sven by Laura Ertimo, Mari Ahokoivu, translated by Owen Witesman, Maarit Kaaihue [Finnish, Finland]
Tate Publishing, UK
Picture books
Hard Times for Unicorn by Mickaël El Fathi, illustrated by Charlotte Molas, translated by Gilberte Bourget [French, France]
Fantastic Flying Competition by Tjibbe Veldkamp, illustrated by Sebastiaan Van Doninck, translated by Kristen Gehrman [Dutch, Netherlands]
Cat About Town by Léa Decan, translated by Gilberte Bourget [French, France]
About a Song by Guilherme Karsten, translated by VeroK Agency [Portuguese]
Mr Tiger by Davide Cali, illustrated by Miguel Tanco, translated by Gilberte Bourget [Spanish]
Thames and Hudson
Nonfiction picture books
The Trans-Siberian Railway written by Anna Desnitskaya, illustrated by Aleksandra Litvina, translated by Jane Bugaeva [Russian, Russia]
How Life on Earth Began written and illustrated by Aina Bestard, translated by Matthew Clarke [Spanish, Spain]
1001 Bees written and illustrated by Joanna Rzezak, translated by Jill Phythian [French, France]
321 Seriously Smart Things You Need To Know by Mathilda Masters, illustrated by Louize Perdius, translated by Brent Annable [Flemish, Belgium; first published by Lannoo as 321 superslimme dingen die je moet weten over geschiedenis]
The Secret Life of Whales written and illustrated by Rena Ortega, translated by Paula Meiss [Spanish, Spain; first published by Mosquito Books as Ballenas: Vida secreta]
Pop-Up Earth, text by Anne Jankeliowitch, illustrations by Annabelle Buxton, design by Olivier Charbonnel, translation by Jill Phythian [French, France; published in French as Pop-up Terre by Editions de La Martinière]
The Sky by Juliette Einhorn, illustrated by Hélène Druvert, translated by Jill Phythian [French, France]
Lift the flap/pop-up books
Boo! written and illustrated by Janik Coat, translated by Jill Phythian [French, France]
The Secret Mountain
Picture books
Summer Moonlight Concert by Han Han, translated by Xinyi Tan [from Chinese]
TOKYOPOP
Graphic novels – young adult
Alter Ego by Ana C. Sanchez, tr. Nanette McGuinness [Spain, Spanish]
Bibi & Miyu, #2 Olive Vieweg/Hirara Natsume, tr. Nanette McGuinness [German, Germany]
Triangle Square (Seven Stories)
Picture book for all ages
The Lost Soul by Olga Tokarczuk, tr. Antonia Lloyd-Jones [Poland, Polish]
Tundra Books
Picture book
What Does Little Crocodile Say? by Eva Montanari [Italian, Italy] ~ new US edition of this picture book first published in English translation by Book Island UK
Underlined Paperbacks (Penguin Random House USA)
Young Adult – Horror
Room Service by Maren Stoffels Laura Watkinson [Dutch, Netherlands]
Wacky Bee, UK
Picture book
The Hidden Talent of Phoenix Fox by Kristina Radkevich, translated by the author [Russia, Russian]
Walker Books, UK
Teen/young adult
Dragonfly Eyes by Cao Wenxuan, translated by Helen Wang [Chinese]
Saving Celeste by Timothée de Fombelle, translated from French by Sarah Ardizzone [France]
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Thank you to everyone who has helped us compile this list of children’s and YA translations published in 2021!
This list is a work in progress and it’s never too late to send us additions or corrections. Please email us at world.kid.lit@gmail.com – thank you!
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