Bologna Presentations: IBBY Doing the Good Work That Needs to Be Done, Worldwide

Americans. We are darned in love with . . . America. Nothing wrong with a bit of national pride but it can be useful not to forget that we are but one nation on this great big shiny blue globe. That’s why I’m rather fond of this Bologna Children’s Book Fair. Offering a chance to experience nations and titles from around the globe, the sheer lack of representation from America (unless you count our properties, which are numerous) is notable. Americans don’t tend to show up in the Original Art...