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August 24, 2026 at 1:00 PM
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ebyrbooks.bsky.social Eerdmans Books for Young Readers @ebyrbooks.bsky.social · Jun 2
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June 2, 2026 at 7:59 PM
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I haven't yet gotten my copies but my translation of 50 seasonal haikus from Catalan into English (with support from the Institut Ramon Llull) is now published by @redcometpressbooks.bsky.social

TIME FOR #HAIKU
Author: Josep Santaeulàlia
Illustrator: Luciano Lozano

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izaskunarretxe.bsky.social izaskunarretxe.bsky.social @izaskunarretxe.bsky.social · Feb 25
I les quatre estacions de poemes de J. N. Santaeulàlia deTemps de Haikús, amb il·lustracions de Luciano Lozano, ja es poden llegir en anglès, traduïts per Lawrence Schimel i publicats per Red Comet Press.
February 25, 2026 at 10:40 PM
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March 5, 2026 at 8:52 AM
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desertinkpress.bsky.social Desert Ink Press @desertinkpress.bsky.social · Feb 16
Our My First Book of O’odham collection invites young readers to explore the world through the Tohono O’odham language and English. Numbers and Colors are available now on and pre-order Animals and Shapes at: desertinkpress.org

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February 16, 2026 at 6:39 PM
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How do picture books help children navigate loneliness and uncertainty? 🌍

Author-illustrator Li Xing-ming shares thoughtful insights on storytelling, childhood, and connection in our newest interview.

Read here:
worldkidlit.org/2026/05/25/m...

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Meet the Author-Illustrator: Li Xing-ming on Loneliness and Connection
By Wang Li  “Hello! My name is Xing-ming—Xing has the meaning of star, Ming has the meaning of tomorrow. I like my name. My parents say I’m the youngest in the family, and stars feel small und…
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May 27, 2026 at 5:11 PM
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This is my friend Amy’s pick for the #Batchelder I love that her recommendation was recognized by @usbby.bsky.social on the Outstanding International Books list - GRANDMA’S ROOF GARDEN by Tang Wei tr by Kelly Zhang from #LevineQuerido #workdkidlit - I take recommendations seriously 🥰
Cover of GRANDMA’S ROOF GARDEN by Tang Wei tr by Kelly Zhang from Levine Querido
January 26, 2025 at 4:14 PM
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Nice review at @publisherswkly.bsky.social of my translation of picture book MY GREAT GREAT GRANDMOTHER by Joaquín Camp, forthcoming from @orcabook.bsky.social in October:

www.orcabook.com/My-Great-Gre...

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My Great Great Grandmother Joaquín Camp, trans. from the Spanish by Lawrence Schimel. Orca, $21.95 (40p) ISBN 978-1-4598-4391-2 After unearthing their great-great-grandmother’s bones, a protagonist spends an unpredictable night with their relative in this lighthearted yarn from Camp (The Returnus). Searching for a “great treasure” buried in their backyard, a suit-clad figure, portrayed with pink skin, begins digging, only to encounter a skeleton: “Can it be you don’t recognize your own kin? I am your great-great-grandmother.” Bathed bone by bone (“I haven’t seen a bar of soap in over 200 years”), the elder dons an ABBA T-shirt before the two head to the street, where “my great-great-grandmother led me to a plane.” Along the way, first-person narration comments on the surreal sequence (“How did she have a plane? I had no idea”). Crash-landing in a graveyard, they exhume a “Skeleton Crew” and party all night long, then travel to a café where the ancestor sips lemonade, oblivious as the beverage “dribbled out from her eyes, nose and mouth.” A tender farewell wraps up the night before the departed, wearing swim goggles, dives back into the earth. Flattened naive-style illustrations have splotchy marker-like coloration that renders skeletal forms in relief. Playfully meta plotting and comical moments make this affectionately ghoulish story bone-rattling fun. Ages 3–5. (Oct.)
August 19, 2026 at 6:55 PM
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I found @helenwanglondon.bsky.social translation YULU’S LINEN at #alaac26 #workdkidlit by Cao Wenxuan and Suzy Lee so excited 😆 crossing my fingers it gets lots of love, stars and awards
Don’t forget to feel the texture of the pages ❤️
Cover of YULU’S LINEN surrounded by other books in book display booth at ALA https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Yulus-Linen/Cao-Wenxuan/9781665931199
June 28, 2026 at 5:33 PM
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Forthcoming from @enchantedlion.bsky.social ODDS AND ENDS from Maija Hurme Tr by Mia Spangenberg is a Finnish book that enchanted me at first sight originally published by Etana Editions #workdkidlit #finnishkidlit This is the book that I will be talking about for 2026!
The cover of ODDS AND ENDS illustrations of memories are taped down from mushrooms, a snowflake, a tooth, a shell to puddle jumping are the collection of lasts. Written and illustrated by Maija Hurme translated by Mia Spangenberg https://enchantedlion.com/all-books/odds-and-ends?rq=Odds%20 https://enchantedlion.com/all-books/odds-and-ends?rq=Odds%20
January 31, 2026 at 4:43 PM
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#fiction #pubday LAMBERTO, LAMBERTO, LAMBERTO— Gianni Rodari’s sardonic, fun, witty novel is out today! Translated with panache by Antony Shugaar and with mischievous illustrations by Roman Muradov this satirical romp with the eccentric Lamberto is a real treat! #rodari #workdkidlit #indiebooks
March 18, 2025 at 7:16 PM