Where In The World - Books for Children

03/02/2024

I had not heard of UNESCO's World Book Capital initiative -- need to learn more! Here's a lovely book for children that talks about the initiative and about Sharjah (UAE's) participation.

Imagine a city unlike any other. Where people ask, “What do you read?”, instead of “How are you?” In a simple and smooth style, this book focuses on the significance of books and the importance of promoting a culture of reading everywhere for the fun and knowledge it entails. It highlights t...

03/10/2023

So delighted to discover this publisher, and their beautiful global books! (Who could resist children’s cookbooks based on folktales from the Middle East and from China?)

Changing the way people think about the world

02/03/2023

https://worldkidlit.wordpress.com/2023/01/23/audio-description/

I love this book -- "Mirror" -- which compares and links two very different cultures almost entirely though images. This podcast with the author about audio books is fascinating!

Sales of audio books have been soaring over the last few years, and yet it is not an area we at World Kid Lit have talked much about. Today we welcome Rafaela Lemos who focused on the translation o…

12/06/2022

The text of the book " Try, you Can" that has been chosen as outstanding for the 2023 IBBY Selection of Outstanding Books for ."Young People with Disabilities !

Try, you can
Written by Nabila Espanioly
Translated by Nabila Espanioly
Illustrated by Abdulla Qawariq

I came to the world like every child
When I first heard my mother’s voice and smelled her odor I smiled at her
And when my father hugged me I became relaxed and smiled
With every sound, I reacted
With every smell, I moved
And I became aware of who is near me from their voice and their smell or the sound of their movement
At the beginning, no one knew that I couldn’t see anything
Until I began to crawl and bumped into things in the family room
My mum and dad had to rearrange the house to be safe and didn’t for one day prevent me from discovering
They rearranged the house and supported me
And with every challenge I faced in life, they were by my side and we found solutions
They encouraged me to do what I wanted by myself, but I never once felt alone
And I asked for help when I needed it
They surrounded me with a safe environment and love
And their reaction was always try, you can, we are here when you need us,
And one day when I was holding my stick, wearing my mask, and going to school, and paying attention to everything on the road
A man met me and asked me where I was going
I answered to school
He said who are your parents? Why are they leaving you to go to school on your own? Do they have no responsibility? Aren’t they afraid for you?
I asked him, and you were are you going, and do you need help?
He said how did you know?
I said because if you were from the town people, you would know me and know that I not only go to the school by myself, I also go to the choir by myself, and I climb the stage by myself.
In fact, he said, I am looking for the town club
So I said slow down, I will guide you to the easiest way to reach the club
You walk twenty steps forward and then turn right and walk thirty steps and turn left again and walk ten steps and you will be in front of the club
I left him confused and continued on my way
And whoever passed by me, saw a big smile on my face.

12/05/2022

11/29/2022

What a wonderful new resource (and if you are a parent, please share it with your children’s schools!)

Brenda Randolph and Africa Access's newest project is BOUCTOU, a magazine for teachers and students that explores African history, country by country, event by event, culture by culture -https://cfas.howard.edu/sites/cfas.howard.edu/files/2022-11/Bouctou-Issue1.pdf

11/16/2022

Loujain Dreams of Sunflowers is a lovely - and fun - book. So glad to see this recognition!

Loujain Dreams of Sunflowers: A Story Inspired by Loujain Alhathloul, by Lini AlHathloul and UmaMishra-Newbery; Illustrated by Rebecca Green (mineditionUS, 2...

06/15/2022

This wonderful article includes a few delightful suggestions for kids!

Leïla Slimani, winner of France’s Goncourt Prize, describes her Paris and recommends books that reveal hidden facets of the city.

06/08/2022

Great book-focused initiative from Save the Children!

All summer long, our partners will join us to support kids in the U.S. with books, school supplies and healthy food — to keep them learning.

06/08/2022

“If you are looking for some unconventional questions to pose to a child in your life, consider the new picture book adaptation of Pablo Neruda’s Book of Questions. Published just this year by Enchanted Lion Books, this illustrated volume features selections from the esteemed Chilean poet’s posthumously published Libro de las preguntas, a series of 316 questions with no set answers, but with a universe of possible responses.”

Children ask a lot of questions, sometimes to their parents’ chagrin. When parents ask me how to deal with their child’s seemingly endless questions, I always suggest that they turn it …

05/16/2022

Where In The World is delighted to be a participating vendor at the 2022 Gaithersburg Book Festival. This Saturday, May 21. Please come out to hear all the fabulous authors at the festival (and to take a look at some of our terrific new global books!)

Join us IN PERSON on May 21, 2022 at Bohrer Park! Free to attend, free to park, and awesome for the whole family.

03/02/2022

The list of 163 books nominated for the 2022 IBBY Honour List has been released!

See the full list of titles and nominees: https://www.ibby.org/awards-activities/awards/ibby-honour-list/ibby-honour-list-2022

Every two years, the IBBY Honour List catalogue is published in English and comprises recently published books from IBBY member countries. These books are considered to be outstanding for the quality of writing, illustration and translation. Important considerations in selecting the Honour List titles are that the books represent the best in children's literature from each country, and that the books are recommended as suitable for publication throughout the world. In this way, the Honour List supports IBBY’s objective of encouraging international understanding through children’s literature.

Over 2,000 copies of the 2022 IBBY Honour List catalogue will be distributed worldwide after the presentation of the selection in September at the 38th IBBY World Congress in Putrajaya, Malaysia (www.ibbycongress2022.org)