When asked how she feels about cleaning up AI translations, @marianallanos.bsky.social said she gets hives. 😂 And no wonder! Such a creative translator and author! #SCBWI

To celebrate my 30th year editing books for young readers, I'm giving away a FREE edit of a picture book manuscript (up to 900 words) or the first 20 pages of a chapter book, MG, YA, New Adult, or graphic novel (text only) manuscript. Go to DearEditor.com to enter! www.deareditor.com/2026/04/free...

Thank you, Avery!! Sorry to make you miss your stop, but you know I understand what a high compliment that is. 💚

Middle-grade novel RIALTO by Kate Milford

Happy #bookbirthday to RIALTO by @katemilford.bsky.social!

I rode the wrong train for a very long time while absorbed in this book—its music and magic, its #Missouri setting, its celebrations of community and mental health, its lexicon... millefiori! runnels!

Read it! bookshop.org/p/books/rial...

This week! Recording available for 30 days to all who register. #kidlit #translation

Meet the Translator: Sylvia Notini By Karin Redclift After I read and reviewed the Animal Encylopedia series, Italian to English translator Sylvia Notini generously answered a few questions about the series. Karin Redclift: Sylvia, …

What does a children’s book translator actually do?
Sylvia Notini takes us behind the scenes 👀 #namethetranslator #translation #worldkidlit

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Just announced at the Bologna Children's Book Fair: Michael Rosen and Cai Gao have won the 2026 Hans Christian Andersen Awards for author and illustrator, respectively!

Don't miss amazing author Núria Figueras & talented translator @lawrenceschimel.bsky.social sharing their stunning and gentle picture book - The Visit. www.mariacmarshall.com/single-post/... Anna Font @ebyrbooks.bsky.social #interview #kidlit #silence #quiet 📚👍

A great thing about being a book nerd is that other book nerds will gravitate toward you (and you to them), and then you can give each other the books you're finished reading and talk about them over delicious food and beverages. It is a pretty good life to live.

books: the rectangle that can’t send you push notifications. Try: books.

SCBWI Southwest Texas: Children’s Books in Translation - Behind the scenes with author/translator Mariana Llanos Mariana will share her experiences as a children’s book translator, including how she gets involved with new translation projects and what the process is like.

On April 16, #SCBWI's Southwest Texas region will feature @marianallanos.bsky.social in the webinar Children's Books in Translation - Behind the Scenes! Check it out and register here! 👇
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The bright blue exterior of Books Upstairs in Dublin, Ireland, with gold lettering that says "Bookshop Literary Venue Cafe." The front window is filled with books.

A red-carpeted staircase in Books Upstairs leading up. The paneling and banisters are painted white and at the top of the stairs is a glass-fronted bookcase with books inside.

The upstairs cafe at Books Upstairs, with round wooden tables, pink walls, and a bow front window that has stained glass for the upper window panes. On the table in the foreground sits a piece of carrot cake on a white porcelain plate. A small handwritten note card on the table says "no laptops please!

Dublin has so many fantastic bookstores, but this might be my favorite!
Books Upstairs has a great selection of books and a wonderful cafe. (Ironically the books are downstairs and the cafe upstairs.) I recommend the carrot cake--and love the no laptops policy. They ask you to read a book instead.📚

View the 2026 Kirkus Reviews Special International Issue in full:

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International Kid Lit: A Passport to New Worlds | Kirkus Reviews Reading books in translation offers young people much-needed glimpses into different cultures.

I always look forward to the Kirkus Reviews International Issue. This year's features THE VILLAGE BEYOND THE MIST in a piece by @mahnazdar.bsky.social! 🙏 www.kirkusreviews.com/news-and-fea...

USBBY The United States Board on Books for Young People (USBBY) announced its 2026 Outstanding International Books list, featuring 41 exceptional titles for children and young adults published in 2025 and o...

The 2026 Outstanding International Books List from @usbby.bsky.social, first presented last month at the New York conference of @scbwi.bsky.social, is now in School Library Journal and available at @slj.com: www.slj.com/story/usbby-... #kidlit #worldkidlit #BookIndustryNews

Books on the 2026 Outstanding International Books (OIB) List were also presented in groups by theme. It's a marvel how themes cross borders while particulars of the books diverge and diverge.

Representatives of @usbby.bsky.social read and released the 2026 Outstanding International Books (OIB) List at #scbwiNY26. Amazing to see this live! A map showed the selected books' countries of origin. #kidlit #worldkidlit www.usbby.org/2026oib.html

A shout-out to the regional team leaders who volunteer their services throughout SCBWI. The global leadership sessions behind-the-scenes at #scbwiNY26 were a privilege to join.

I met @patiencehaggin.bsky.social, one of two winners of the 2025 #SCBWI Pitch-Perfect #Translation Grant! A translator from Italian knows where to go for espresso in New York!

Patience's sample, together with fellow winner Aerin Park's, was on showcase for industry professionals at #scbwiNY26.

Mandarin, Russian, Japanese, Spanish, songs, ideas, and encouragement were in the air at the #scbwiNY26 Translators Meet-Up! #SCBWITranslation

Here we go! #scbwiNY26 Translators, see you at our meet-up at 6 p.m. on Saturday! #scbwiTranslation

Think this cover looks good? Vote for it (General Fiction #22) and check out the book itself, River of Dolls by Suzanne Kamata! www.bedsidereading.com/vote.html?fb...

"So relaxing that I feared getting bored by it at first." I actually love how this review captures the cozy, comforting side of THE VILLAGE BEYOND THE MIST. And snowflakes fall as you scroll! ❄️ #kidlit #translation #xl8 #SachikoKashiwaba zezeewithbooks.wordpress.com/2025/09/25/t...

31 Days, 31 Lists: 2025 Translated Children’s Books for Older and Younger Readers So many incredible books hit our shores in a given year, that it only makes sense to write an entire post about them today.

Day #13: 31 Days, 31 Lists - 2025 Translated Children's Books. So many incredible books hit our shores in a given year, that it only makes sense to write an entire post about them today. #31Days31Lists #kidlit 📚👍 afuse8production.slj.com/2025/12/13/3...

Hold the phone. @mlynxqualey.bsky.social has been authoring in addition to her amazing translating. I need to get last winter's issue of Prairie Schooner stat!

“You know what’s faster than mopping? Not spilling in the first place.” 👏

I have listened and re-listened to Suzanne Kamata’s recent talk for #SCBWI #Japan, about #writing while teaching and parenting in a situation where all three pursuits have been very intense at times. Suzanne keeps going! 💪 Excited to read her latest: River of Dolls and Other Stories.

New York Times/NYPL Best Illustrated Children’s Books Award Honors 5 Books in Translation By Gelsey Phaneuf On November 7th, The New York Times and New York Public Library released their list of the ten best illustrated children’s books of 2025. World Kid Lit connoisseurs will immediate…

Thank you for pointing up all the wonderful #translations recognized thos year by @nytimes.com in their #BestIllustrated awards worldkidlit.org/2025/11/24/n...

Katherine Paterson's #kidsbook about Jella Lepman earns a #Star "Paterson portrays her as a woman whose boundless energy, practicality, and persistence enabled her to achieve her goals...in this well-researched, insightful, and consistently engaging story" www.booklistonline.com/products/979...