Wednesdays are reserved for #WorldKidLit posts, and today's will do double-duty as both #WorldKidLit and #IntYALitMonth. Vicky Lyfoung's recently published "Hmong: A Graphic History," translated from French by Kao-Ly Yang (2026), is an accessible account of the long and complex history of the Hmong people, now strewn around the world. She starts with her own … Continue reading #WorldKidLit: Hmong
Today’s post comes to you from Angela Erickson Drawing the Line on WWII The History of World War II by Belgian historian Arnaud de la Croix, illustrated by Vicente Cifuentes and translated from the French by Amanda Axsom and Peter Law, stood out to the Global Literature in Libraries Initiative YA Translated Book Prize committee for … Continue reading #IntYALitMonth: GLLI 2026 Shortlist: The History of World War II
A youth classic gets the graphic treatment Zeina Abirached's graphic adaptation of The Prophet is a big beautiful book and a wonderful way to introduce young adults to Kahlil Gibran's classic collection of 26 prose poems, which has never been out of print since its 1923 publication. Watch this one-minute video provided by the publisher … Continue reading #IntYALitMonth: The Prophet in Black & White
Today’s post comes to you from Kate London 'Things Have a Soul' - Werner Abresch (1941 – 2024) Stell Dir Vor! Comics über die Nachkriegszeit (Imagine! : Comics about the postwar period) by Tobi Dahmen, Julia Bernhard, Melanie Garanin, Mikael Ross, Volker Schmitt, and Julia Zejn Werner Abresch was a pastor and avid collector of memories. … Continue reading #IntYALitMonth: How Germany Remembers
Today’s post comes to you from Nadine Bailey A Decade in the Making, a Lifetime to Forget: The Andes Disaster in Graphic Form Shadows on the Ice - The 1972 Andes DisasterBy: Frédéric Bertocchini (Writer), Thierry Diette (Artist), Pascal Nino (Colors)Format: Graphic novelLanguage: Translated from French by Andrew BenteauISBN: 978-1-990521-29-4Audience: 16+Published by: Black Panel Press - … Continue reading #IntYALitMonth: Shadows on the Ice
Today’s post comes to you from Angie Erickson Bees, Belonging, & the Fragility of Ecosystems It is serendipitous to be sharing Milk without Honey on the eve of Sir David Attenborough's 100th birthday. Hanna Harms' stunning graphic essay (translated from German by the prolific Ruth Ahmedzai Kemp about the conservation of bees sits in quiet dialogue … Continue reading #IntYALitMonth: Milk Without Honey
Today's post comes to you from Kim Tyo-Dickerson Alchemy and Identity: How Rebis: Born and Reborn Reimagines the European Witch Trials in Medieval Italy Rebis: Born and Reborn -- written by Irene Marchesini & illustrated by Carlotta Dicataldo (2023), translated from Italian by Carla Roncalli Di Montorio (2025) In a medieval Italian village, men and … Continue reading #IntYALitMonth: Rebis: Born and Reborn
What do a vampire, a slime mold, a skeleton, a mad scientist and a mummy have in common? They’re all students at Monstrocity School. And they’re also all close friends of young werewolf Olivia Wolf, the protagonist in the zany Olivia Wolf graphic novels for readers age 7-10. In Olivia Wolf and the Trip Through Time, … Continue reading #WorldKidLit Wednesday: Olivia Wolf and the Trip Through Time
As war in the Middle East pushes the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine from the news, this is a good time to remember the terror experienced by the residents of the seaside city of Mariupol on February 24, 2022, and in the weeks afterward. Bestselling author/illustrator Don Brown chronicles those events in his graphic novel … Continue reading #WorldKidLit Wednesday: 83 Days in Mariupol
Take a cooking competition in graphic novel format and mix in zany illustrations, alien species and an intergalactic empire. Blend in a reluctant, kindhearted female heroine, top it all off with eco-, exoplanetary, and class politics, and you get The Big Tournament, the first book in the fabulous upper middle grade/YA sci-fi series, Magda: Intergalactic … Continue reading #WorldKidLit Wednesday: The Big Tournament
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