By Kim Tyo-Dickerson and Maria van Lieshout Introduction It was a privilege to speak with author and illustrator Maria van Lieshout about her powerful Young Adult graphic novel debut, Song of a Blackbird / Het lied van de merel, a story that has already earned five starred reviews in the United States for its “exploration … Continue reading #INTYALITMONTH: “Fight HATE. Make ART.” —Interview with Maria van Lieshout, Dutch American author.
#WorldKidLit Wednesday: Song of a Blackbird
When Annick, an older teenager living in Amsterdam, learns that the grandmother who has raised her ever since her parents’ death in an accident, needs a bone marrow transplant, it leads her on a journey that will take her across oceans and continents, and almost 70 years into the past. Searching for a perfect match, … Continue reading #WorldKidLit Wednesday: Song of a Blackbird
#Dec Displays – Celebrating Germany – By what are we known
This post originally appeared in my blog - Informative Flights on the 17th of November, 2024 For a while now I've been wanting to highlight the curation of books related to the countries and cultures of our students, and finally this year I got around to creating posters "Celebrating xxx" which I post to our … Continue reading #Dec Displays – Celebrating Germany – By what are we known
#ItalianLitMonth n.23: Women and the Holocaust: Overlooked Stories
by Jeanne Bonner One of the most memorable scenes I’ve ever read about the Holocaust comes from a memoir by Giuliana Tedeschi that recounts the birth of a baby boy in a Nazi concentration camp who shortly after he was born was put “in a cardboard box in the cellar.” Tedeschi was born in Milan … Continue reading #ItalianLitMonth n.23: Women and the Holocaust: Overlooked Stories
#Yiddishlitmonth: Writings on Yiddish and Yiddishkayt
by David Stromberg Writings on Yiddish and Yiddishkayt, Vol. I: The War Years, 1939-1945By Isaac Bashevis SingerTranslated and edited by David StrombergPublished by White Goat PressISBN 9798987707890Purchase the book Isaac Bashevis Singer, the only Yiddish writer to receive the Nobel Prize for Literature, is one of the few Yiddish writers well known in English for … Continue reading #Yiddishlitmonth: Writings on Yiddish and Yiddishkayt
#Yiddishlitmonth: May God Avenge Their Blood
“Refusing the Minefields: a Humanist Confronts Inhumanity,” Reflections on Rachmil Bryks’s May God Avenge Their Blood: a Holocaust Memoir Triptych. by Yermiyahu Ahron Taub May God Avenge Their Blood: a Holocaust Memoir TriptychBy Rachmil BryksTranslated by Yermiyahu Ahron TaubAfterwords by Belly Bryks Klein and Yermiyahu Ahron TaubLexington Books, an imprint of Rowman & Littlefield, 2020. … Continue reading #Yiddishlitmonth: May God Avenge Their Blood
#WorldKidLit Wednesday: Just a Girl: A True Story of World War II
Last week the American Library Association (ALA) presented their annual Youth Media Awards, celebrating the best in literature for young people. Among major awards such as the Caldecott and the Newbery medals, there is also the Mildred L. Batchelder Award, given to an outstanding "children’s book originally published in a language other than English in … Continue reading #WorldKidLit Wednesday: Just a Girl: A True Story of World War II
#WorldKidLit Wednesday: Fighting the Good Fight: Social Justice in Children’s (Translated) Books and Graphic Novels
Books for young readers help shape children’s minds, attitudes, and viewpoints. Hence it’s crucial for young readers to have the opportunity to hear diverse voices from around the world. Today’s impressionable, thoughtful young minds need to be aware of important issues and acts of historical or social justice. Graphic Novels Maus: A Survivor’s Tale From … Continue reading #WorldKidLit Wednesday: Fighting the Good Fight: Social Justice in Children’s (Translated) Books and Graphic Novels
#DutchKidLit – I’ll Keep You Close by Jeska Verstegen and the Story of a Dutch Publisher: Querido
Post by guest author Lyn Miller-Lachmann. September is #WorldKidLitMonth, the time to raise awareness of translated children’s books. These books are excellent ways of introducing young readers to the history and present-day lives of children and teens around the world. For parents, teachers, and librarians, it’s the time to highlight the publishers of these books, … Continue reading #DutchKidLit – I’ll Keep You Close by Jeska Verstegen and the Story of a Dutch Publisher: Querido
#WorldKidLitWednesday: Bear and Fred: A World War II Story
“Many years ago,in a faraway land called Holland, in a city named Delft, I was Fred’s teddy bear. I never had a name. Fred never gave me one. I lived in his bedroom with other toys. I was a happy bear. Little Fred loved me more than any other toy. He took me everywhere he … Continue reading #WorldKidLitWednesday: Bear and Fred: A World War II Story
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