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Meet Mexican author-illustrator Azul López! From creative inspiration to storytelling, it’s a wonderful glimpse into the work of a remarkable creator. 🌎📚 worldkidlit.org/2026/07/27/m... #ChildrensBooks #WorldKidLit
Meet Mexican Author & Illustrator: Azul López
By Ruth Donnelly This week we meet another Mexican author and illustrator, Azul López – creator of this year’s Batchelder Award winner, Croco. Azul tells us all about where her inspiration comes fr…
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As we approach 10 years of #WorldKidLitMonth this September, we're fundraising to keep the #WorldKidLit ship sailing into the next decade, and for two projects aimed at promoting international reading among young people. Please donate & share widely! Thank you! worldkidlit.org/2026/07/21/w...
World Kid Lit: 10th Anniversary Fundraiser
It’s the 10th year of World Kid Lit: an international reading project with a global impact! As we approach World Kid Lit Month this September – our 10th anniversary – we are fundr…
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How do words and pictures come together to tell a story? Discover our interview with author-illustrator Farida Zaman, who shares insights into her creative process and the inspiration behind her books. 🎨✨ worldkidlit.org/2026/07/13/m... #AuthorIllustrator #KidLit #WorldKidLit #BooksForChildren
Meet the Author & Illustrator: Farida Zaman
by Jackie Friedman Mighdoll This week we meet author and illustrator Farida Zaman, who shares more about the creation of her picture book Samina Goes to a Wedding: Celebrations from a Bangladeshi M…
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Our Meet the Publisher series heads to the Faroe Islands! 🇫🇴 We spoke to Sigfríður Sólsker of Bókadeild Føroya Lærarafelags about publishing in a small-language market, children's books, and why local stories matter. #FaroeIslands #kidlit #translation worldkidlit.org/2026/07/06/m...
Meet the Publisher: Sigfríður Sólsker, Managing Director of Bókadeild Føroya Lærarafelags
Sigfríður S. Sólsker, Managing Director of Bókadeild Føroya Lærarafelags (BFL), the Faroe Islands’ main publisher of children’s and youth literature, shares insights into children’s publishing in t…
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A whole decade of #WorldKidLitMonth! 🌎📚 This September we’re celebrating 10 years of sharing diverse children’s books in translation, and we’d love you to be part of it ❤️ worldkidlit.org/2026/06/30/1...
10 Years of World Kid Lit Month: Join Us!
by Ruth Ahmedzai Kemp Brace yourselves for a very exclamation-mark-filled blog post today because we can’t contain our excitement as we approach 10 years of World Kid Lit! The first World Kid…
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And our 2025 #LittleRebelsAward shortlistee Kende! Kende! Kende! @childs-play.co.uk stars on another booklist! A selection of #RefugeeBooks over at @worldkidlit.bsky.social with (hurrah!) links to @bookshop-org-uk.bsky.social worldkidlit.org/2026/06/15/p... #KidLitUK #BookSky
Picture Books on Refugee Experiences
by Jackie Friedman Mighdoll World Refugee Day is celebrated globally on June 20th. It’s an opportunity to recognize the courage and resilience of the millions of people who have been forced t…
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As we count down to our 10th #WorldKidLitMonth, we're spotlighting one of the best places to find global YA reads: the Global Literature in Libraries Initiative. Explore the 2026 prize winners and a wealth of international #YA recommendations. 🌍✨ #TranslatedLit worldkidlit.org/2026/06/22/g...
How to Read the World: GLLI Translated YA Book Prize and International YA Lit Month
By Ruth Ahmedzai Kemp As we approach our 10th anniversary of World Kid Lit Month in September, over the summer we’ll have a series of posts celebrating the global kid lit community, sharing h…
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World Refugee Day is on 20 June 📚🌍 We're highlighting picture books that help young readers understand refugee experiences through stories of courage, resilience, and belonging. worldkidlit.org/2026/06/15/p... #WorldRefugeeDay #WorldKidLit #picturebooks #translation
Picture Books on Refugee Experiences
by Jackie Friedman Mighdoll World Refugee Day is celebrated globally on June 20th. It’s an opportunity to recognize the courage and resilience of the millions of people who have been forced t…
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September is #WorldKidLitMonth Everyone’s welcome. Lots of resources, ideas and reviews on our website. Join in! See what the rest of the world is reading! worldkidlit.org/what-is-worl...
@worldkidlit.bsky.social · 2mo ago📚 FREE BOOKS 🎉 To celebrate our tenth year, we're giving away bundles of children's and YA books from around the world to schools! Enter now for your chance to win: worldkidlit.org/2026/06/08/f... #NationalYearOfReading #WorldKidLit #giveaways #schools #teachers
A picture book that celebrates the beauty of pottery and the artistry behind it 🏺 Read Stephanie Gou’s review of Cai Gao’s work and discover a unique window into Chinese ceramic traditions #chinese #chineseliterature #kidlit worldkidlit.org/2026/06/02/f...
Feeling the Earth: The “Earthenware Aesthetics” of Cai Gao
This is the second of two articles celebrating the illustrator Cai Gao, recently awarded the prestigious IBBY Hans Christian Andersen Award for Illustration in recognition of her lif…
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📚 FREE BOOKS 🎉 To celebrate our tenth year, we're giving away bundles of children's and YA books from around the world to schools! Enter now for your chance to win: worldkidlit.org/2026/06/08/f... #NationalYearOfReading #WorldKidLit #giveaways #schools #teachers
10th World Kid Lit Month: Free Book Bundles for Schools
By Ruth Ahmedzai Kemp With three months to go til the tenth World Kid Lit Month🥳, we’re thrilled to announce a book giveaway to help schools run an international reading project and enter our…
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The Hans Christian Andersen Award is often called the highest international honour in children's literature. This year, the illustration award went to Cai Gao of China!! ✨ Learn more about her remarkable career and artistic legacy: worldkidlit.org/2026/06/01/c... #award #kidlit #illustration
Cai Gao, winner of the 2026 IBBY/Hans Christian Andersen Award for Illustration
By Ruth Ahmedzai Kemp We were thrilled at the news recently that the 2026 Hans Christian Andersen Award was awarded to author Michael Rosen and illustrator Cai Gao, the first time the award has gon…
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There's been SO MUCH good stuff from Global Literature in Libraries Initiative this International YA Lit Month, and they're not on Bluesky, so here's a thread with all the awesome posts they've published this May glli-us.org/2026/05/01/w... #IntlYALitMonth #YAlit #YoungAdult #BookSky #GLLI
Welcome to GLLI’s 2026 #IntlYALitMonth
It’s May – and time for the 6th annual International Young Adult Literature Month (#IntlYALitMonth) here on the Global Literature in Libraries (GLLI) blog. Just in case you missed the previous ones…
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The legendary translator Juliet Winters Carpenter has passed away. Among her incredibly varied projects were works appropriate for YA/YA+. Here is an interview with her about two of them. May they keep reaching readers this #IntlYALitMonth: ihatov.wordpress.com/2022/07/10/t...
The Easy Life in Kamusari and Kamusari Tales Told at Night: A Conversation with Translator Juliet Winters Carpenter
By Deborah Iwabuchi, Maebashi, Japan Juliet Winters Carpenter is well-known for her brilliant translations, and despite her “retirement” to Whidbey Island in the state of Washington, is apparently …
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Flattered by this description of 🌱 WILD GREENS BEAUTIFUL GIRL 🌺 from The Global Literature in Libraries Initiative: "Erica Lee Schlaikjer’s enchanting words and Cinyee Chiu’s vibrant illustrations will transport you to a world where the ordinary becomes extraordinary." glli-us.org/2024/09/25/t...
#TaiwanKidLitMonth: Wild Greens, Beautiful Girl – A Picture Book Featuring An Amis Tribe Girl
A lyrical story of a young aboriginal girl from Amis tribe (Goodreads) “We live at the southeast edge of our island Next to tall cliffs that rise thousands of meters High above the deep blue …
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How do picture books help children navigate loneliness and uncertainty? 🌍 Author-illustrator Li Xing-ming shares thoughtful insights on storytelling, childhood, and connection in our newest interview. Read here: worldkidlit.org/2026/05/25/m... #workdkidlit #childrensbooks #illustrator #loneliness
Meet the Author-Illustrator: Li Xing-ming on Loneliness and Connection
By Wang Li “Hello! My name is Xing-ming—Xing has the meaning of star, Ming has the meaning of tomorrow. I like my name. My parents say I’m the youngest in the family, and stars feel small und…
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Where will your kid lit reading take you this summer? The World Kid Lit team recommends ten new border-crossing books for children and teens—not to mention adults who love an adventure:
Global Reads: Summer Children’s and YA Releases Spanning Four Continents - Words Without Borders
The World Kid Lit team recommends ten new border-crossing books for children and teens—not to mention adults who love an adventure.
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We teamed up with @wwborders.bsky.social to recommend children’s & YA books in translation from four continents—perfect for adventurous readers of all ages. Take a look: wordswithoutborders.org/read/article... #worldkidlit #kidlit #ya
Global Reads: Summer Children’s and YA Releases Spanning Four Continents - Words Without Borders
The World Kid Lit team recommends ten new border-crossing books for children and teens—not to mention adults who love an adventure.
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What should you read from Slovenia? 🇸🇮📖 We’ve picked five children’s and YA books that showcase the richness, imagination, and variety of Slovenian literature. worldkidlit.org/2026/05/18/f... #WorldKidLit #slovenia #indiepress
Five Books from Slovenia
Are you looking for books from Slovenia but not sure where to find them? Did you know that several publishers in Slovenia have released their own English translations? Read on for a list of transla…
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What does it mean to read Indigenous stories with care? Our latest post highlights picture books centred on joy, cultural knowledge, family, and belonging by Indigenous creators themselves. #indigenous #kidlit #diversity #indiepress worldkidlit.org/2026/05/11/i...
Indigenous Voices Summer School Book Recommendations
By Anne Coppell There are serious stories told in picture books.Stories of colonisation.Stories of dispossession.Stories of abuse of power.Stories of reclamation. I attended the recent Indigenous V…
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Mexican 🇲🇽 author and illustrator Jaque Jours talks to us today about her newest children’s book, The Muéganos with @transitbooks.bsky.social 📚 Read all about the delightful book here! #kidlit #illustrators #childrensbooks #readtheworld worldkidlit.org/2026/05/04/m...
Meet the Author & Illustrator: Jaque Jours
By Johanna McCalmont This week we meet Mexican author and illustrator Jaque Jours who tells us more about how she created her latest picture book The Muéganos out now (Transit Children’s Editions).…
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New addition to my multilingual bookshelf 📚encouraged by a recent @worldkidlit.bsky.social blog post. 📬Delivered & devoured today. Muchas gracias @lawrenceschimel.bsky.social & collaborators #GoAllIn
We’re so happy to be able to show you a dyslexia-friendly collection of international children’s books, from graphic novels to poetry. Have a look! #dyslexia #kidlit #childrensbooks #worldkidlit worldkidlit.org/2026/04/27/r...
Recommendations for Dyslexic Readers: Graphic Novels, Poetry and Visual Storytelling
By Ella Plaisted How can dyslexic children appreciate world kid lit? In my previous post, I explored why these readers need world stories too. While we continue to encourage the industry to broaden…
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April is National Poetry Month! For these last few days, explore the best international poetry books for kids #poetry #kidlit #translation worldkidlit.org/2026/04/20/m...
Make National Poetry Month International with these Books for Children
By Gelsey Phaneuf April is National Poetry Month! Poetry can often feel like another language to young readers, and poems in translation offer an additional challenge. As translator David Colmer no…
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PW invited artists who attended the Bologna Children’s Book Fair to share their drawings from in and around (and on the way to) the fair, for a collective Bologna sketchbook
Bologna Children’s Book Fair 2026: Illustrators Share Sketches from the Fair
We invited artists to share their drawings from in and around (and on the way to) the fair, for a collective Bologna sketchbook.
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Did you know pigs are resistant to snake venom? 🐖🐍 Or that sheep can recognise 50 faces? Explore these (and many more!) in our latest roundup of animal encyclopedias: worldkidlit.org/2026/04/06/r... #kidlit #worldkidlit
Reviews: Animal Encyclopedias – Non-Fiction Picture Books for All Ages
By Karin Redclift Here are some of my new favorite picture books: a series of beautifully written and illustrated nonfiction animal encyclopedias for all ages, some of which originated in Italian a…
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What does a children’s book translator actually do? Sylvia Notini takes us behind the scenes 👀 #namethetranslator #translation #worldkidlit worldkidlit.org/2026/04/13/m...
Meet the Translator: Sylvia Notini
By Karin Redclift After I read and reviewed the Animal Encylopedia series, Italian to English translator Sylvia Notini generously answered a few questions about the series. Karin Redclift: Sylvia, …
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