Helping Readers Connect With Stories: An Interview with Prolific and Amazing Lawrence Schimel

In May of 2022 you may have seen an article in School Library Journal entitled State of Global Kid Lit: An Industry Impacted by War, COVID, Is Flourishing. The piece took a deep dive into the Bologna Children’s Book Fair (the largest international rights fair of children’s literature in the world) and along the way the author of the piece (whose name rhymes with “Metsy Murd”) interviewed editor, translator, and author Lawrence Schimel for his insights.

To celebrate this year’s #WorldKitLitMon...