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A library of multilingual #picturebooks! 💙📚 Promoting #languages, #cultures, & #multilingual #literacy in #London schools & beyond: @hmking-linguist.bsky.social & Dr Gonzalo Pérez Andrade How to Create a Multilingual Library of Picture Books t.ly/V8MZO

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I wonder if any of these are #multilingual . . . :)

16.02.2026 21:20 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Lessons from a multilingual library of picturebooks "Lessons from a multilingual library of picturebooks: Implications for teaching and learning" with speaker Dr. Hannah M. King

Hi fellow #linguists & #educators!

Interested in #multilingualism in #teaching & #learning? I'm giving a free, online talk Wed 18 Feb, 4-5pm UTC

Lessons from a multilingual #library of picturebooks: Implications for teaching and learning

Link here: tiny.cc/fu0z001

@multilinglibrary.bsky.social

16.02.2026 11:29 👍 6 🔁 4 💬 0 📌 0
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Learn about henna wedding traditions in SAMINA GOES TO A WEDDING 💗

"An immersive window into Bengali wedding traditions." —Kirkus

"An occasion to thrill." —SLJ

SAMINA GOES TO A WEDDING is a unique informational picture book about Bangladeshi wedding traditions!

#NewBooks #Henna #Mehndi #KidLit

14.02.2026 16:30 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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Somewhere by Jeanne Willis and Anastasia Suvorova
Image is of a young boy following an orange cat through a beautiful landscape. The cover has a cut out throughout which you can see shapes and birds.

Book cover Somewhere by Jeanne Willis and Anastasia Suvorova Image is of a young boy following an orange cat through a beautiful landscape. The cover has a cut out throughout which you can see shapes and birds.

. . . Nowhere

A small boy in a red shirt on the left navigates his way through a magical landscape

. . . Nowhere A small boy in a red shirt on the left navigates his way through a magical landscape

Great #picturebook alert!

'Somewhere" (Jeanne Willis & Anastasia Suvorova)

Gorgeous illustrations, beautiful cut outs, & a story we can all relate to-escaping to spend a bit of time 'nowhere' when faced with too many questions!

Remember to visit your local #library!!

#kidlit 📚💙

13.02.2026 16:09 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

A #Korean recommendation for a favorite #German language #picturebook, Kater Valentin ("Valentin the Cat")

#kidlit #multilingual

11.02.2026 20:34 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

An award-winning #Korean #picturebook, 점과 선과 새 (A Dot, a Line, and a Bird) that tells the story of a bird who loses a friend that has collided with a building.

#Kidlit

11.02.2026 20:29 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

A #picturebook in #Brazilian #Portuguese :)

11.02.2026 20:25 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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LIVRO RECOMENDADO
É maravilhoso como uma história com texto e ilustrações tão simples pode ser tão verdadeira. Sabe bem recordar que a mãe gosta muito de nós, mesmo quando grita.
Escrito e ilustrado por Jutta Bauer, este livro pode ser lido por mães e filhos de todas as idades.

#literaturainfantil

04.01.2026 00:46 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 1
A photo of a face-out display of picture books in the children's section of a bookshop. Behind the display, bookshelves line the wall. On top of the shelves, children's puzzles are displayed.

A photo of a face-out display of picture books in the children's section of a bookshop. Behind the display, bookshelves line the wall. On top of the shelves, children's puzzles are displayed.

We believe in the magic of picture books. ✨

11.02.2026 17:06 👍 14 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
A stack of 32 picture books from the public library on a coffee table

A stack of 32 picture books from the public library on a coffee table

Please, please, please go to your local library and check out picture books!
Picture books are for everyone!
#books #library #libraryjoy #queerreader #transreader

11.02.2026 17:31 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

Yay! #Spanish language #children's books!

📚💙 #multilingualism #langsky #kidlit #picturebooks

05.02.2026 11:24 👍 4 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
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New paper! in the Lion and the Unicorn's issue on Children's Literature and Digital Humanities. "Educational or Entertaining?
Topic Preferences in Best-Selling Chinese and British Picture Books" with Yi Li and Yongning Li, tracking intersections of markets. muse.jhu.edu/pub/1/articl...

05.02.2026 10:00 👍 4 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0

Looking for a #Japanese #picturebook? Look no further!

04.02.2026 18:22 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Appel à contributions: la littérature de jeunesse et le territoire L’ANILIJ (Asociación Nacional de Investigación en Literatura Infantil y Juvenil) organise son XVe congrès à l’université de Tenerife, du 21 au 23 octobre 2026 : sur le thème : Literatura infantil y ju...

Appel à contributions: la littérature de jeunesse et le territoire magasindesenfants.hypotheses.org/17551

03.02.2026 11:28 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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28e Congrès International de l’IRSCL à Sao Paulo: bibliodiversité Le prochain congrès de l’IRSCL , qui se tiendra du 24 au 28 juillet 2027 à l’université de Sao Paulo (Brésil) portera sur le thème suivant: “Embracing Bibliodiversity: Researching Children’s Literatur...

28e Congrès International de l’IRSCL à Sao Paulo: bibliodiversité #LitteratureJeunesse magasindesenfants.hypotheses.org/17564

03.02.2026 15:02 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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Outstanding International Book List Award Winners! The 2026 USBBY Outstanding International Books (OIB) page showcases the annual curated list of exceptional international children’s and young adult books selected by the United States Board on Books f...

📣 @usbby.bsky.social has published its Outstanding International Book List 2026. UK entries include some of our faves:

⭐️Tyger/ @whatsfsaid.bsky.social
⭐️ @lantanapub.bsky.social Play date
⭐️Atinuke/Brooksbank M Is for Mango @walkerbooksuk.bsky.social

www.usbby.org/2026oib.html
#KidLitUK

04.02.2026 13:07 👍 7 🔁 5 💬 0 📌 0
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Happy World Read Aloud Day! ❤️📚❤️

#kidlit #picturebooks #teachers #librarians #storytime

04.02.2026 18:06 👍 8 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Poster text reads:
iBbY (International Board on Books for Young People) 2026
International Children's Book Day
Plant stories and the world will bloom!

The image shows a child reading a book, sitting on the grass and leaning against a tree. They are surrounded by greenery, flowers, and nature.

Poster text reads: iBbY (International Board on Books for Young People) 2026 International Children's Book Day Plant stories and the world will bloom! The image shows a child reading a book, sitting on the grass and leaning against a tree. They are surrounded by greenery, flowers, and nature.

Plant #stories and the world will bloom!

International Children's Book Day is coming (2 April)! Check out the poster for this year's event sponsored by the Cyprus Board on Books for Young People (CYBBY).

#IBBY #picturebooks #kitlit @ibbyuk.bsky.social @ibby-nl.bsky.social #booksky #children

03.02.2026 08:59 👍 8 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

The illustrations look gorgeous in this #French #picturebook!

03.02.2026 08:33 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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scones, lecture & marmelade pour le weekend ? 🫖🐻🫖

#albumjeunesse #litteraturejeunesse #livrejeunesse #livrepourenfant #livre #lecture #enfant #illustration #edition #jeunesse #librairie #bibliotheque #mediatheque #ecole #ours #manquedinspiration #humour

11.10.2025 06:46 👍 4 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 1
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Des #albumjeunesse qui font hiver ☃️❄️💙

#litteraturejeunesse #bookskyqc #hiver #neige #jaimelire #lireenfamille

07.02.2025 18:43 👍 14 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0
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Eine ganz tolle Geschichte über Streit unter Freunden, das Verzeihen und den Mut, sich zu entschuldigen.
#Kinderbuch #Bilderbuch #Buchempfehlung

25.01.2025 05:49 👍 11 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

A #review of the #German #picturebook Joschko und die Honigbienen by Simona Smatana

#kinderbuch #kidlit

03.02.2026 08:27 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Hans Christian Andersen Award
iBbY

Hans Christian Andersen Award iBbY

Take a look at the #IBBY Shortlist for the 2026 Hans Christian Andersen Award featuring #authors & #illustrators from: #Iran, #Chile, #France, #Korea, #US, #UK, #Italy, #Finaland, #China, #Latvia, #Egypt, & #Argentina

@ibbyuk.bsky.social @ibby-nl.bsky.social #kidlit

www.ibby.org/awards-activ...

29.01.2026 14:19 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

Want some evidence for how a #multilingual #library & multilingual #storytime can positively affect #children, #educators, #schools & #communities?

Have a read, then get started on your own library! :)

One multilingual book is better than no multilingual books! 📚💙

#edusky #Kitlit #librarysky 🗣💬

26.01.2026 08:40 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Picking out books for a lecture on #multilingual #picturebooks & our #MultilingualLibrary! 📚💙

Two contenders . . .

Dancing Hands about #Filipino #SignLanguage (originally in #Filipino)

La Selva de Zonia by @juanamartinezn.bsky.social (in #Spanish) with environmental themes

#kidlit

26.11.2025 14:58 👍 7 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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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…

🎨✨ Did you know? This year’s NYT / NYPL Best Illustrated Children’s Books include five translated titles! @nytimes.com 📕 A beautiful reminder that picture-book art truly has no borders. #WorldKidLit #kidlit #picturebooks

worldkidlit.org/2025/11/24/n...

24.11.2025 20:49 👍 15 🔁 6 💬 0 📌 0
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Three Picture Books by Chinese author Jin Bo By Gina Elia Jin Bo, a Chinese writer of children’s poetry and books, has been nominated for the 2026 Hans Christian Andersen award, the highest distinction given to children’s book authors and ill…

📚✨ Celebrate World Kid Lit Month with three magical picture books by acclaimed #Chinese author Jin Bo. These charming tales bring nature and wonder to life, inspiring young readers (and grown-ups!) to stay curious. #WorldKidLitMonth

worldkidlit.org/2025/09/09/t...

09.09.2025 12:02 👍 8 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0

Love seeing our GET ON YOUR BIKE in this blog post from Katy Dycus! ❤️🚲

14.10.2025 20:09 👍 2 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
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Meet the Editorial Director: NorthSouth Books This week World Kid Lit contributor Ayo Oyeku talks to the Editorial Director of NorthSouth Books, Alisah Niehaus Berger to find out more about the history of the publisher and their current activi…

We love when publishers treat translation as part of the art.
@northsouthbooks.bsky.social Editorial Director Alisah Niehaus Berger talks about nurturing bilingual books, amplifying new voices and giving translators cover credit 📖❤️
#WorldKidLit #Translation #kidlit
worldkidlit.org/2025/10/21/m...

21.10.2025 12:08 👍 11 🔁 5 💬 0 📌 0