Today's post is from Kelsey Hedrick. See her earlier #WorldKidLit Month post about Russian here. Let’s start as well with a song from the 2022 Eurovision Contest - The Kalush Orchestra singing a techno folk song that celebrated Ukrainian culture and gave strength to the people fighting in the war. Anya and the Dragon (2019), … Continue reading #WorldKidLit Month 2025: Ukrainian Kid Lit
#WorldKidLit Wednesday: Yellow Butterfly
My library colleagues and I are big proponents of wordless picture books. They are accessible to readers no matter their age, literacy level, or primary language. They impart vital narrative skills, and are ideal for practicing dialogic reading with young children. Wordless books are not less than for their lack of text; they are important … Continue reading #WorldKidLit Wednesday: Yellow Butterfly
#WorldKidLit Wednesday: Stars and Poppy Seeds
When I was a kid, I loved to count all sorts of things, as so many children do. Because numbers are fascinating! Even the names are cool: long before there was Google, there were googols and googolplexes. In Stars and Poppy Seeds, a picture book for ages 3-7, Flora is the child of mathematicians. And … Continue reading #WorldKidLit Wednesday: Stars and Poppy Seeds
Global Literature in Libraries Initiative 