Welcome back to #WorldKidLit Month! I will recommend some excellent, traditional translations of the Brothers Grimm at the end of this post, but first I want to suggest that your collection or library needs a copy of Grimms Märchen ohne Worte (Grimm's Fairy Tales Without Words) no matter how many other editions of Grimm's you … Continue reading #WorldKidLit Month 2025: Grimm’s Without Words
#INTYALITMONTH: Seeing Science in Translation
Written by Angela Erickson My Early Skepticism I’ve been thinking a lot about graphic novels lately. As a former Head of Middle School English, the teachers in my department and I often struggled to get students to move from graphic novels to traditional novels. And to be fair, there’s research suggesting that graphic novels cultivate … Continue reading #INTYALITMONTH: Seeing Science in Translation
#DecDisplays – October Celebrations
Well October sure is the month for national days with no less than 9 countries celebrating! If you missed the blog on the first - these only represent countries where our students are coming from - in case I'm missing out on any countries! Also, for some countries it may not be an #authentic voice … Continue reading #DecDisplays – October Celebrations
#Dec Displays – Celebrating Germany – By what are we known
This post originally appeared in my blog - Informative Flights on the 17th of November, 2024 For a while now I've been wanting to highlight the curation of books related to the countries and cultures of our students, and finally this year I got around to creating posters "Celebrating xxx" which I post to our … Continue reading #Dec Displays – Celebrating Germany – By what are we known
#IntlYALitMonth Review: Inkheart
Review by Dainy Bernstein Most booklovers have sometimes wished they could meet the characters they read about. But for Meggie, who gets to experience book characters coming to life, that wish becomes more of a nightmare than a dream come true. Her father, Mo, accidentally learns that he can bring characters to life when he … Continue reading #IntlYALitMonth Review: Inkheart
#translationthurs: The Pine Islands, by Marion Poschmann
I move to 2019 and another book from the Booker International longlist. You may ask how I choose the books for each year. It may be a translator, or just a book I fondly remember. This is an example of both. Jen Calleja is a great translator and has also gone into publishing. This was … Continue reading #translationthurs: The Pine Islands, by Marion Poschmann
#translationthurs: The Mussel Feast, by Brigit Vanderbeke
I move to 2014 and a book from the Independent Foreign Fiction Prize. It is also from a publisher I love dearly. Peirene Press was set up to publish great novellas from around Europe. As the original publisher, Meike, said, the books are like a two-hour film that can be sat and read in an … Continue reading #translationthurs: The Mussel Feast, by Brigit Vanderbeke
#WorldKidLit Wednesday: When Dad’s Hair Took Off
Absurd hilarity can be a wonderful change of pace from the humdrum of everyday life. Featuring comic-style illustrations and buckets of hair flying left, right and sideways, When Dad’s Hair Took Off fits that bill—and then some, The premise? One day, Dad’s hair decides to take a hike with nary a “Hairsta la vista, baby!” … Continue reading #WorldKidLit Wednesday: When Dad’s Hair Took Off
Germany 🇩🇪: Go Went Gone by Jenny Erpenbeck, tr. Susan Bernofsky
In a Nutshell: This book tells the story of Richard, a widow and a recently retired university professor. He lives in Berlin and one day, on his way home, he finds a new community on Oranienplatz- among the African asylum seekers who have set up a tent city there. Richard is hesitant at first but … Continue reading Germany 🇩🇪: Go Went Gone by Jenny Erpenbeck, tr. Susan Bernofsky
Global Literature in Libraries Initiative 