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#WorldKidLit Wednesday: All in a Day

Posted on February 7, 2024February 9, 2024 by Planet Picture Book

So much can happen in a day! Especially for the residents of a busy apartment block and the surrounding community. In her picture book All in a Day, renowned Japanese paper-cut artist Chihiro Takeuchi invites readers to explore the concept of time in the beautiful neighborhood she has created. The focal point of the story–and … Continue reading #WorldKidLit Wednesday: All in a Day

Posted in #WorldKidLit Wednesday/Weekend, Japan, Japanese, Japanese Literature, Picture BooksTagged #WorldKidLit, All in a Day, Berbay Publishing, Chihiro Takeuchi, Japanese, paper cut, Picture Book, Picture Books, Planet Picture Book, Review, search-and-find book, seek-and-find book, time, WorldKidLit1 Comment

#DegrowthLitMonth: Slow Down: The Degrowth Manifesto

Posted on December 24, 2023December 30, 2023 by Erin Remblance

Slow Down: The Degrowth Manifesto by Kohei Saito, translated by Brian Bergstrom Publisher: Astra Publishing House Pages: 288 ISBN: 9781662602368 Published: 2024-01-09 It is probably a little unusual to include a book which hasn't yet been published in English (and therefore I have not read yet), in a list of must-read books, however the Japanese edition of … Continue reading #DegrowthLitMonth: Slow Down: The Degrowth Manifesto

Posted in #Degrowth, Global Literature in Libraries Initiative, Japan, Japanese, Japanese Literature, Nonfiction, UN SDGsTagged #Abundance, #AstraPublishingHouse, #BrianBergstrom, #Capitalism, #climatechange, #Consumption, #CorporateProfits, #Decarbonization, #Deceleration, #Degrowth, #DegrowthLit, #DegrowthLitMonth, #EconomicReform, #Economics, #ErinRemblance, #HumanLife, #KoheiSaito, #MassConsumption, #MassProduction, #NewReleases, #Philosophy, #Production, #SlowDownTheDegrowthManifesto, #SocialOwnership, #Sustainability, #WorkingHours, #WorkWeek, Nonfiction1 Comment

#WorldKidLit Wednesday: The 2023 Eisner Nominees

Posted on November 15, 2023November 15, 2023 by Nanette McGuinness

Looking to dip your toe into the ocean of new graphic novels (in translation) for children and young adults? Reading the Eisners is the perfect approach. The Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards are the comic kingdom’s equivalent of the Oscars, with the winners announced annually at San Diego Comic Con. Children’s graphic novels in translation appear in the obvious … Continue reading #WorldKidLit Wednesday: The 2023 Eisner Nominees

Posted in #WorldKidLit Wednesday/Weekend, Award nominees, Award winner, Children's Title Pick, Dutch Literature, European Literature, folk tales, France, French Literature, French Literature, Global Literature in Libraries Initiative, graphic novel, Historical Fiction, history, humor, Independent Publisher, Independent Publishers, Japan, Japanese, Japanese Literature, Memoir, Middle Grade, Middle Grade Books, Middle Grade Novels, Nonfiction, prizes, Review, Story, Translated Literature, Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards, Women Authors, women illustrators, Women in Translation, women translators, young adultTagged #awardnominees, #Eisners, #Fiction, #GraphicNovels, #middlegrade, #Nonfiction, #picturebook, #WorldKidLit, #Youngadult, #youngreaders, women translatorsLeave a comment

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