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World Kid Lit Month
September is World Kid Lit Month, an annual celebration first launched in 2016 to promote world literature for children, teens and young adults, especially fiction and nonfiction translated to English from other languages.
With international travel curtailed by the global pandemic this year, World Kid Lit Month is the perfect time for young readers to travel the world through books.
Why is it important?
Alexandra Büchler, director of Literature Across Frontiers, said:
Author and translator Daniel Hahn said:
How can you join in with World Kid Lit month?
It's really easy to get involved, with opportunities, ideas and events across social media — Twitter, Instagram, Facebook and live Zoom events.
Why not share photos of translated children's books on your bookshelves (using #shelfie), or read and review a children's or young adult book translated into English from another language?
If you need some inspiration, check out World Kid Lit's list of translated books published in 2020.
There are stacks more ideas and resources available on the World Kid Lit blog, including classics and contemporary classics — from The Little Prince to Asterix the Gaul, from Heidi to Pippi Longstocking — as well as new and upcoming titles.
It's easier than ever to pick a country and fly there with a book. Happy reading!
[This article was originally posted on Ko-fi.com.]
With international travel curtailed by the global pandemic this year, World Kid Lit Month is the perfect time for young readers to travel the world through books.
Why is it important?
Alexandra Büchler, director of Literature Across Frontiers, said:
“By reading beyond our borders we explore the vast diversity of voices and perspectives that complement and contrast with our own. Global kid lit offers a window onto the world and a reflection of other cultures, but it also expands the opportunities for children to find the texts that speak personally to them.”
Author and translator Daniel Hahn said:
"Only a few percent of the world have English as a first language. Deciding you're interested in reading only books by people who happen to have been born into the same language as you is as arbitrary as deciding you're only going to read books written by people whose surnames start with vowels. Not that there aren't quite a lot of them, but don't you think you might be missing out?"
How can you join in with World Kid Lit month?
It's really easy to get involved, with opportunities, ideas and events across social media — Twitter, Instagram, Facebook and live Zoom events.
Why not share photos of translated children's books on your bookshelves (using #shelfie), or read and review a children's or young adult book translated into English from another language?
If you need some inspiration, check out World Kid Lit's list of translated books published in 2020.
There are stacks more ideas and resources available on the World Kid Lit blog, including classics and contemporary classics — from The Little Prince to Asterix the Gaul, from Heidi to Pippi Longstocking — as well as new and upcoming titles.
It's easier than ever to pick a country and fly there with a book. Happy reading!
[This article was originally posted on Ko-fi.com.]
