The spring publishing season is in full swing now with new releases coming out every week. You can see the ones I've reviewed below. There's a little something for everyone on this list. A picture book biography, some nonfiction, some fiction featuring lovable animals. Have you read any of them? Rumi: Poet of Joy and… Continue reading March 2024 New Releases
The new releases for spring are starting to pop up! Let me know if you check any of these out. There are some great ones. Dear Muslim Child - (February 6) Religion "Your life matters, Your faith matters, Your story matters." These powerful words are at the end of a new picture book about Islam that's coming… Continue reading February 2024 New Releases
I was able to find quite a few books set in Cambodia this week. Huy Voun Lee, a Cambodian-American author has great books, many of them bilingual, for the pre-school and early elementary aged crowd. My girls, who are both in dance classes, enjoyed learning about Cambodian dancing, an art form that dates back at… Continue reading Kids Read: Cambodia
After a fruitless search for picture books from or set in Belarus, Sherry Early, author of Picture Book Preschool, suggested Through the Window: Views of Marc Chagall's Life and Art to me. Marc Chagall was born in 1887 in Vitebsk, Belarus which was then part of the Russian Empire. Belarus has been independent since 1991.… Continue reading Kids Read: Belarus
There are quite a few translated picture books around from The Netherlands. We read a few this week, which you can read more about below. There are also some fantastic books set in The Netherlands in the past and present. Boxes for Katje is based on the real-life experiences of author Candace Flemming's mother just… Continue reading Kids Read: The Netherlands
Located on the west coast of South America, what is now the county of Peru has a long history that includes many Indigenous groups, like the Inca, who rose to power beginning in the thirteenth century. The Spanish conquered the Inca Empire in 1532 leading to a dramatic decrease in the Indigenous population. In 1821… Continue reading Kids Read: Peru
This week I was able to find books from a variety of genres to explore. Many of them are translated from Spanish by the wonderful Lawerence Shimel who splits his time between the US and Spain. There are some absolutely stunning nonfiction picture books on this list, as well as books featuring artists and architects… Continue reading Kids Read: Spain
In case you missed it over on Instagram, I spent the month of September, and the first week of October, showcasing books I've come across from countries we've already read books for. It was a great opportunity to update my book lists and highlight some new releases. Here's a recap. Annette Feels Free: The True… Continue reading #WorldKidLitMonth Roundup
Unfortunately, I wasn't able to find any children's books written by authors from Zimbabwe, but did find a folktale and two other books set there. There is a fourth book called Kuenda Kumusha by Katie Crampton & Sydney Zifodya which chronicles a family's journey from Zimbabwe's capital city, Harare, to their village. It is a dual language book, with text both in… Continue reading Kids Read: Zimbabwe
This week was a fun one. The translated titles I found from Italy were all very different, and all made me think about the picture book form in different ways. Our family favorite this week has to be The Secret of the Magic Pearl. We've reread it multiple times already and are in love with the… Continue reading Kids Read: Italy
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