#WorldKidLit Month Focus on Japan: Coffee, Counters and Cafés–Cozy Fiction for Teens

Posted on by Avery Fischer Udagawa

Today’s post comes to you from Pudthila Srisontisuk: On a visit to the ‘recommended’ shelf at most book stores here in Bangkok, there always seems to be a row of translated fictional stories based in shops, cafés, convenience stores or laundromats. In a world where connections, transactions and communication are increasingly curated online, it is … Continue reading #WorldKidLit Month Focus on Japan: Coffee, Counters and Cafés–Cozy Fiction for Teens

#WorldKidLit Month: Summer Adventures and Goodbyes—Four Japanese Books for Middle Graders

Posted on by Avery Fischer Udagawa

Today’s post comes to you from Sabrina Rossi: If summer feels already like a distant memory, you may want to dive into the following middle grade books, all set in the hot Japanese summer and offering, like a colourful ice cream, flavours for any taste: from historical fiction to magic realism, from short novella to … Continue reading #WorldKidLit Month: Summer Adventures and Goodbyes—Four Japanese Books for Middle Graders

#WorldKidLit Wednesday: Ms. Ice Sandwich

Posted on by Avery Fischer Udagawa

What? A fiction title for grown-ups on #WorldKidLit Wednesday? Yes, Ms. Ice Sandwich by Mieko Kawakami, translated from Japanese by Louise Heal Kawai, works as adult, young adult, AND middle grade reading. Why? This slim import from the U.K.’s Pushkin Press, released Stateside by Penguin Random House, features a fourth-grade boy as main character and … Continue reading #WorldKidLit Wednesday: Ms. Ice Sandwich