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worldkidlit.bsky.social @worldkidlit.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

And just like that … another busy, buzzy and book-filled #WorldKidLitMonth is over! Thank you to everyone who got involved: reading, sharing & spreading the word about international & translated children's books! Here's our round-up (watch out: your TBR will grow!) worldkidlit.org/2026/10/05/a...

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Around the World in 10: Celebrating a Decade of World Kid Lit Month!

And just like that … another busy, bubbly and book-filled World Kid Lit Month is over! We’ve been bowled over by the engagement online and offline, from blogs to Instagram, bookshops to…

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Avery Udagawa @averyudagawa.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

My personal #WorldKidLitMonth read has been BUTTERFLY HEART by Swedish Sámi author Moa Backe Åstot, translated by Agnes Broomé. This coming-of-age book reminds me of ARE YOU THERE GOD? IT'S ME MARGARET but with slightly older characters (8th grade) and a quest to learn a once-suppressed language. 🦋

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worldkidlit.bsky.social @worldkidlit.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

If you've been inspired by #WorldKidLitMonth but came to it late, don't worry: the #readtheworld explorer challenge charts are on our website all year round! Set yourself a month-long challenge ... a year ... a decade ... up to you! We're here to help you get started worldkidlit.org/world-kid-li...

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World Kid Lit Month media assets

These files are available to use under a creative commons licence. Please use them in your social media posts or newsletters, or make your own. World Kid Lit Month is free for anyone to participate…

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Paula Holmes @qsprite.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

It’s #worldkidlitmonth so another excuse for me to shout out ODDS AND ENDS Finnish PB by Maija Hurme tr by Mia Spangenberg from @enchantedlion.bsky.social 🥰 I hope that it wins a Batchelder

Cover of ODDS AND ENDS. SUPPORT independent publishers and purchase at https://enchantedlion.com/all-books/odds-and-ends

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worldkidlit.bsky.social @worldkidlit.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Thank you for the incredible feat of passion, expertise and insight that was your Japanese kid lit month! We have loved reading our way through your month of posts, and still have so much bookmarked and to read in weekends to come. arigato gozaimasu!

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Read Japanese Literature @readjapaneseliterature.com · 30/09/2026

Holly Thompson and Avery Fischer Udagawa wrap up: "Co-editing the Focus on Japan posts that appeared throughout September, #WorldKidLitMonth, reminded us of the abundance of translations from Japan for young people... Let us complicate the picture of abundance a bit..."

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#WorldKidLit Month Focus on Japan: Keep Reading!

WHEW! Co-editing the Focus on Japan posts that appeared throughout September, #WorldKidLit Month, reminded us of the abundance of translations from Japan for young people. We can confirm with suret…

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Read Japanese Literature @readjapaneseliterature.com · 28/09/2026

#worldkidlitmonth Shaw Kuzuki is a 2nd-generation atomic bomb survivor. She began writing in 2004, taking care to tell the story of "Hiroshima and the A-bomb tragedy that caused such catastrophic destruction and casualties". She has noted, "There are so many stories of Hiroshima to be written."

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Shaw Kuzki: Japanese beloved writer for children and young people

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Read Japanese Literature @readjapaneseliterature.com · 29/09/2026

#worldkidlitmonth Takuji Ichikawa (1962- ) has dreamed of being a novelist since he was in grade school. A highly successfully writer in Japan, Ichikawa asked himself what a novel should look like in an age of bleak environmental news, staggering global inequality, and growing authoritarianism.

A color photograph of Takuji Ichikawa, a thin Japanese man with medium-length, curly hair, rectangular glasses, and a salt-and-pepper goatee, posing in front of a background of trees and other plants.

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Lawrence Schimel @lawrenceschimel.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

And not only do @theemmapress.bsky.social #namethetranslator on the cover, they even name the translator ON THE SPINE! 😍 Definitely worthy of celebration! And Kudos to the whole team at The Emma Press! 🎉 #worldkidlit #worldkidlitmonth #kidlit #internationaltranslationday #itd #booksky #scbwi

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AnnieBannie (She/Her🧶📚🌈) @madhmstr.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

#OctoberKiwiKidsBooks Day 1: Share a New Zealand book for children or teens that is a favourite you would gift a newborn. Hairy Maclary treasury: the complete adventures of Hairy Maclary by Lynley Dodd. Penguin Random House, 2023. You can’t really go wrong with this glorious collection.

Hairy Maclary treasury: the complete adventures of Hairy Maclary.
Written and illustrated by Lynley Dodd.

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worldkidlit.bsky.social @worldkidlit.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Ace World Kid Lit Explorer, Annie!! Your posts have been phenomenal - thank you for all the books you've shared!

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worldkidlit.bsky.social @worldkidlit.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Your #WorldKidLitMonth coverage was phenomenal! Enough reading to keep us all busy for weeks to come! Happy globe-trotting reading all year round :)

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Emma Kantor @emkantor.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

I hope you all had a wonderful World Kid Lit Month! It was a joy putting together coverage for Publishers Weekly: 10 stories for 10 years of @worldkidlit.bsky.social. Thanks to all the translators, publishers, librarians, & other children's lit champions who help inspire kids to read across borders

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World Kid Lit Month 2026: All Our Coverage

In honor of the 10th annual World Kid Lit Month, we bring you a series of stories spotlighting international creators past and present, and the connective power of children’s books in translation.

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Publisher Spotlight @pubspotlight.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Thanks to @worldkidlit.bsky.social there's fresh new list of #picturebooks appreciating #neurodiversity, including DIVE from #TapiocaStories and A SURPRISE IN THE WOODS from @redcometpressbooks.bsky.social worldkidlit.org/2026/09/28/a...

Written by Volnei Canônica

Illustrated by Mariana Massarani

Translated from Portuguese by Bruna Dantas Lobato

Written by Cosetta Zanotti

Illustrated by Lucia Scuderi

Translated from Italian by Angus Yuen-Killick

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Lawrence Schimel @lawrenceschimel.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

It's the 10th anniversary of @worldkidlit.bsky.social this year! I was 1 of the original co-founders, with @mlynxqualey.bsky.social & Alexandra Buchler, but the org has really thrived with Ruth Ahmedzai Kemp at the helm & a whole team of volunteers. Check out worldkidlit.org #kidlit #booksky #xl8

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World Kid Lit

global literature for young people

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worldkidlit.bsky.social @worldkidlit.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Teachers! Librarians! Does your school have a #ReadtheWorld display? Have students/staff run a reading project with an international dimension this year? Enter the Schools' Int'l Reading Award by 23 Oct Your school could win a 10-book bundle of global books! worldkidlit.org/internationa... #kidlit

Poster for the World Kid Lit Schools International Reading Award

Key details:
Promote international reading and your school could win a bundle of books from every continent!
Awards for
* Best “Read the World” display
* Best group project
* Best solo project
All ages! Free to enter. Open to schools anywhere in the world. Enter by 23 October 2026! Full details at: https://worldkidlit.org/international-reading-award/

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worldkidlit.bsky.social @worldkidlit.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Girl Power Africa Style! #ReadAfrica this #WorldKidLitMonth and #BlackHistoryMonth with a picture book from Sierra Leone, a gripping fantasy set in Kenya, and African Queens from across the continent🌍 Which have you read and what's going on your TBR pile? worldkidlit.org/2026/09/26/g...

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African Queens – Incredible Stories of Africa’s Legendary Women Leaders

Written & illustrated by Onyinye Iwu

Published by Walker Books, 2026

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A Print for Ami

Written by Vickie Remoe

Illustrated by Alexey Koshelev

Published by Pikin Books, 2021

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Soni and the Life Drinkers – Intasimi Warriors Book 3

Written by Shiko Nguro

Illustrated by Melissa McIndoe

Published by Lantana, 2025

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worldkidlit.bsky.social @worldkidlit.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Read children's & YA books from and set in Afghanistan, Chile, China, France, Germany, Italy, Palestine and South Korea this #WorldKidLitMonth and beyond! #translatedgems #namethetranslator #booksky #kidlit #kidlitUK #graphicnovels #middlegrade #yalit #childrensbooks

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worldkidlit.bsky.social @worldkidlit.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Just a few days left of #WorldKidLitMonth 2026 but it's never too late to set yourself a #readtheworld reading challenge! Use these bingo charts for inspiration or make your own! Link here to the canva template to make your own: worldkidlit.org/what-is-worl... #kidlitUK #booksky #kidlit #GoAllIn

Bingo chart for the World Kid Lit Explorer Challenge: reading prompts for reading children's and YA books in translation and books from every continent

Bingo chart for the World Kid Lit Explorer Challenge: middle grade reading prompts for reading children's books in translation and books from every continent

Bingo chart for the World Kid Lit Explorer Challenge: reading prompts for discovering picture books from other countries and in translation from other languages

Bingo chart for the World Kid Lit Explorer Challenge: teen/YA reading prompts for discovering books from other countries and in translation from other languages

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Elena Arévalo Melville @earevalomelville.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

A book I was privileged to work on published by Macmillan Educación, México, Los Nombres Secretos reflects the realities of children who must leave their home and adapt and forge new identities abroad because of conflict. #WorldBookDay #NationalYearofReading #GoAllIn #kidlitartpostcard #Booksky

Cover of Fundación Cuatro Gatos selected fiction Los Nombres Secretos and inside illustration side by side.
Cover is Amber kissing Alma the dog and making a deep connection. Illustration is of Ambar within a group of school friends playing zapatito-cochinito-cambia-de-pie in a patio you can see the city beyond.

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AnnieBannie (She/Her🧶📚🌈) @madhmstr.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Oops! I meant day 23 of #WorldKidLitMonth And, here's Day 23 part two: World Kid Lit Month 2026: Explorer Challenger: 7-12: Africa. aotearoaworldofchildrensbooks.blogspot.com/2026/09/worl...

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World Kid Lit Month 2026: Explorer Challenger: 7-12: Africa

Ikenga. Written by Nnedi Okorafor. Viking, 2020. Fiction. In southeastern Nigeria, twelve-year-old Mnamdi is determined to ave...

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Tristan Felix B. @tristiger.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

The Voice of the Snow is outttt (tr. me) 🥰👦🏻❄️

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Read Japanese Literature @readjapaneseliterature.com · 23/09/2026

"Asking 'Who Am I?' in Two Novels about Japanese Young Adults" The age of the protagonists, the school setting, and the problems... make these two novels ideal for young adult readers looking for something meaty to sink their teeth into." My contribution to #worldkidlitmonth

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#WorldKidLit Month: Asking “Who Am I?” in Two Novels about Japanese Young Adults

Today’s post comes to you from Alison Fincher: Go and The Color of the Sky Is the Shape of the Heart were not necessarily written for a young adult audience. In fact, Go won Japan’s top award for p…

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Read Japanese Literature @readjapaneseliterature.com · 23/09/2026

#worldkidlitmonth Sachiko Kashiwaba (1953- ) grew up in the Tohoku Region, Japan's "internal colony" and the region of Japan most affected by the 3/11 Triple Disasters. She trained as a pharmacist and wrote part-time until after her children were born.

A color photograph of Sachiko Kashiwaba cheerfully smiling in front of a neutral background.

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Read Japanese Literature @readjapaneseliterature.com · 26/09/2026

#worldkidlitmonth Miyuki Miyabe (1960- ) began her career as a mystery writer; she won the Japan Mystery Writers Association Prize for her debut novel. Most of her work is still in the mystery genre, where she broke new ground for women with the publication of her 1992 novel, All She Was Worth.

A color photograph of Miyuki Miyabe speaking earnestly. She has bobbed hair and is wearing stylish yellow glasses and a striped purple sweater over a collared shirt.

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worldkidlit.bsky.social @worldkidlit.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

#ReadJapan #JapaneseKidLit for #WorldKidLitMonth! Phenomenonal bluesky action from @readjapaneseliterature.com this month! and GLLI (Global Literature in Libraries Initiative) has an entire month of Japan kid lit this September glli-us.org #kidlit #kidlitUK #readtheworld #readasia #booksky

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Global Literature in Libraries Initiative

Act Locally, Read Globally

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Words Without Borders & WWB Campus @wwborders.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

It’s the ten-year anniversary of #WorldKidLitMonth! Celebrate with nine new children’s and YA books from across the globe, including translations from Korean, Italian, Spanish, French, Arabic, and German. Don’t miss this exciting list of recommendations: wordswithoutborders.org/read/article...

At the top, the book covers of the nine books featured on this list (Banana Express, Down in the Blue Ocean, Up in the Blue Sky, When You Were A Cloud, Elfie’s Grimoire, Comet Club, Hmong: A Graphic History, The Necklace of Seven Souls, and Papa Drew a Thousand Birds) over a peach-colored background. Below this, in black text over an off white background, it reads:
“World Kid Lit Month 2026: 9 New Books to Read Now
By Ruth Ahmedzai Kemp, Ruth Donnelly, Charisma Lee, Nanette McGuinness, Lori Sieling & Gemma Ware”

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Avery Udagawa @averyudagawa.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Forty years of the #WhiteRavens! Continuing a tradition begun in 1986, »The White Ravens 2026« features brief annotations of 216 notable new children’s and young adult books in 46 languages from 62 countries and territories. From the International Youth Library in Munich: www.ijb.de/en/home/the-...

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