This month it is my privilege to once again review a forthcoming translated title from Eerdman's Books for Young Readers. Originally published in France, The Brothers Zzli is at first glance a story about a small girl and three bears—a sort of riff on the classic English fairy tale. But it's actually an allegory about … Continue reading #WorldKidLit Wednesday: The Brothers Zzli
by Caraid O'Brien Sholem Asch Underworld Trilogy: God of Vengeance, Motke Thief, The Dead ManBy Sholem AschTranslated by Caraid O’BrienWhite Goat Press, 2023ISBN 979-8-9871609-9-2 Purchase Sholem Asch Underworld Trilogy here Original worksAsch Sholem, “Got fun nekome” and “Motke Ganev,” Dramatishe Shriftn, v. 3, Sholem Asch Committee, New York, 1922Asch, Sholem, “Der Toiter Mentsh,” Dramatishe Shriftn, … Continue reading #Yiddishlitmonth: Underworld Trilogy
by Vivi Lachs London Yiddishtown: East End Jewish Life in Yiddish Sketch and Story, 1930-1950Katie Brown, A. M. Kaizer, and I. A. LiskyTranslated with introductions and commentary by Vivi LachsDetroit: Wayne State University Press, 2021ISBN: 978-0-8143-4848-2Purchase this book London Yiddishtown is a collection of urban sketches that first appeared in the London Yiddish press. It … Continue reading #Yiddishlitmonth: London Yiddishtown
by Jessica Kirzane A Provincial Newspaper and Other StoriesWritten by Miriam KarpiloveTranslated from the Yiddish by Jessica KirzaneSyracuse University PressISBN: 978-0815611585 Purchase this book or borrow it from a library: Miriam Karpilove’s satirical novella “A Provincial Newspaper,” published in Yiddish in 1926, centers on an overworked writer of popular serialized fiction and journalist for a … Continue reading #Yiddishlitmonth: “A Provincial Newspaper” and Other Stories
My name is Mindl Cohen, I am the academic director of the Yiddish Book Center, a nonprofit organization dedicated to Yiddish literature and culture, and I am thrilled to be guest curating the Global Literature in Libraries Initiative blog for the month of October. Throughout the month I will be sharing posts about newly published … Continue reading Sholem Aleichem! Welcome to #YiddishLitMonth
In an age when it feels like surprises and amazement are hard to come by, here’s a book about presence, our senses, and seeing the natural world in a new light. What the Dark Sounds Like, sensitively written by Aparna Kapur and whimsically illustrated by Krishna Bala Shenoi, follows a child’s trail of thought, and … Continue reading #WorldKidLitWednesday: What the Dark Sounds Like
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
Forthcoming later this month from Eerdman's Books for Young Readers, Colorful Mondays: A Bookmobile Spreads Hope in Honduras is a vibrant and uplifting picture book based on the real-life work of Asociación Compartir, a nonprofit dedicated to education and community development. Supported by JustWorld International, Asociación Compartir in particular provides bookmobile service (hence the book's … Continue reading WorldKidLit Wednesday: Colorful Mondays: A Bookmobile Spreads Hope in Honduras
Last week, in my capacity as learning support teacher, I taught a lesson to the whole grade 4 cohort about my book project. Why you might ask. The Grade 4s are looking at why we read. I presented my project and blog then set them on their own discovery task, linked here. Thanks to the … Continue reading End of the road!
In a Nutshell: Dime Quién Soy or Tell Me Who I am in English, is the story of Amelia Garagoya, the great-grandmother of the narrator. The narrator is a journalist, who lacks any ambition and is asked by his aunt to go and research the life of his great-grandmother and write a book on her life. The book … Continue reading Spain 🇪🇸: Tell me Who I am by Julia Navarro, tr. by James Womack
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