Welcome back to #WorldKidLit month! Today's post comes to us from Nadine Bailey. Moominvalley in November by Tove Jansson (1970) translated by Kingsley Hart (1971) is the final prose Moomin book, written twenty-five years after her first book. The first Moomin book (The Moomins and the Great Flood, translated by David McDuff, 1945) was written … Continue reading #WorldKidLit Month 2025: ‘Moominvalley in November’
#WorldKidLit Month 2025: ‘A Magician’s Flower’ by Finnish author and illustrator Marika Maijala
Welcome back to #WorldKidLit month at GLLI! Marika Maijala, a Finnish picture book author and illustrator, has a freshly translated book - A Magician's Flower - out with Elsewhere Editions. Her first picture book, Rosie Runs [see the GLLI review here], was selected for the Bologna Illustrators Exhibition, and in 2020, Maijala was nominated for … Continue reading #WorldKidLit Month 2025: ‘A Magician’s Flower’ by Finnish author and illustrator Marika Maijala
#WorldKidLit Wednesday: Rosie Runs
Rosie is a sleek greyhound who loves to run. And at the start of her story, Rosie Runs–a beautiful, oversized picture book for ages 3-7–that’s exactly what she does, day in and day out: The white mechanical hare scurries in front, and Rosie can just see it from the corner of her eye. Soon she … Continue reading #WorldKidLit Wednesday: Rosie Runs
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