Fattypuffs and Thinifers!
I made it! It's May 31st, the end of the Blogathon. I've learnt a lot, discovered some lovely new blogs to follow and had fun along the way. I hope you've also enjoyed reading my children's books in translation series, ...
So many questions…
So there we are - all the way from Asterix to Zou. A couple of things I noticed as I was compiling my lists for this blog series set me wondering:Why do so many translated children's books tackle "difficult" themes ...
Z is for Zou
Zou is a little zebra created by Michel Gay, a popular French author and illustrator. It's another cracking picture book from Gecko Press, published in 2008. In a situation parents and small children everywhere will recognise instantly, Zou would like ...
Wordle Day
Today is Wordle day on the 2012 Blogathon so here's a word picture of my blog...You can make your own at www.wordle.net - let me know if you do, I'd love to see it! ...
Y is for Kazumi Yamoto
Kazumi Yamoto is a Japanese author and musician. Her books for children and young adults often portray life in an ordinary Japanese home, and also deal with difficult issues like illness and death. The Friends and Letters from the Living ...
X is for Saint-EXupéry
Yes, I know, but it was the best I could do. If you can think of a better topic for X, feel free to let me know in the comments!Antoine Marie Jean-Baptiste Roger, comte de Saint Exupéry, to give him ...
W is for Weigelt
Udo Weigelt is a German author of picture books who also writes under the name of Moritz Petz.His picture books include Spring Fever (North-South Books, 2006), illustrated by Sarah Emmanuelle Burg and translated by Marianne Martens, and Fair-Weather Friend (North-South ...
V is for Van Lieshout
Ted van LieshoutTed van Lieshout is an award-winning Dutch poet, author and illustrator, well-known for pushing the boundaries when writing for children and young adults. His book Brothers, translated by Lance Salway and published in 2001 by Harper Collins, it ...
