Julya Rabinowich is a writer, columnist, playwright, painter and interpreter. She was born in St. Petersburg in 1970 and in 1977, her family moved to Vienna in an experience she re
Statistics from World Kid Lit, the initiative supporting translation and literature for children and young adults from around the world, would suggest that very few Austrian books
While the impact of the worldwide Covid-19 pandemic hit many industries hard, the Spanish children’s literature sector appears to have survived relatively unscathed. According to
Red Stars was one of the six books chosen for BookTrust’s ‘In Other Words’ programme which ran from 2017 to 2019. This programme invited submissions from around the world and
The first thing that strikes me about this new non-fiction picture book from Blue Dot Kids Press is the colours. The cover displays bright circles that remind me of carrying out sc
Sally Jones is back! Translated books for younger readers rarely receive the recognition they deserve in the English-speaking press. The Murderer’s Ape, however, appears to be an
It’s September – and that means it’s World Kid Lit Month! But what exactly is World Kid Lit and how can you get involved? Johanna McCalmont and Claire Storey tell us
World Kid Lit Month celebrations are now well underway, with the month of September seeing the celebration of children’s and YA literature from across the world. Launched in 2016
Over the past year, there have been some great new releases of children’s books translated from French. Here are just a few of my favourites. The Acrobat Family by Anouck B
