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Tag Archives: picture books
September is World Kid Lit Month
Following on from August as Women in Translation Month comes September, now World Kid Lit Month, so here again is a list of 10 recommendations from me. I thought this list would be easy to write as I’ve written a … Continue reading
Women in Translation Month 2019: 10 Books
Looking back through my blog for this, I see that Women in Translation Month is one thing that has prompted a regular post (once a year is regular!) in recent years. This year, it seems to have really taken off … Continue reading
Claude in the City: A Rollerskating, Beret-Wearing Accidental Hero
Claude in the City, written and illustrated by Alex T. Smith (Hodder Children’s, 2011), was one of fils cadet‘s birthday presents. It took quite a while to get round to reading it, but fortunately, now he loves it. Perhaps it’s … Continue reading
Twerking Lizards, Wizards and Creative Writing: Translators in Schools 2
Back in the summer I wrote about the Translators in Schools training I’ve been doing, so after that it was a case of going off to work out my own workshop with a mentor and another translator, and then just … Continue reading
Hermelin the Detective Mouse
Hermelin the Detective Mouse by Mini Grey (Jonathan Cape, 2014) was one of fils cadet‘s birthday present books. Initially greeted with excitement it was then cast aside because he decided it didn’t sound good. But after a little chat about … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Children's Books, Reading, Reviews
Tagged books, children's books, detective, funny books, Hermelin, Hermelin the Detective Mouse, illustration, Jonathan Cape, learning to read, Mini Grey, mystery, picture books, reading, recent reads, recommendations, reviews, Traction Man
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The Peculiar Wonderfulness of Literary Translation: International Translation Day 2014
It’s that time of year again – 30 September is the Feast Day of St Jerome, patron saint of translators and librarians for his efforts translating the Bible into Greek, and now designated International Translation Day. And last Friday … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Translation
Tagged British Library, comics, commercial translation, Daniel Hahn, Daniel Locke, graphic novels, illustration, International Translation Day, IOL, ITD2014, ITI, literary translation, literature, Little Red Hood, London, Marjolaine Leray, picture books, professional development, Sarah Ardizzone, St Jerome, The Little Prince, translation
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Guest Post: Around the World with Mouk
A guest post by Ruth Ahmedzai Kemp, originally posted on Babel Babies: Last year some friends came to stay and we were very impressed with 7-year-old Alethea’s bedtime book, Around the World with Mouk by Marc Boutavant and translated by … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Children's Books, Reading, Reviews, Translation
Tagged Babel Babies, books, children's books, Children's literature, fiction, French books, funny books, illustration, lemurs, Marc Boutavant, Mouk, picture books, recommendations, reviews, Ruth Ahmedzai Kemp, sticker books, translation, travel
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The Lemur’s Tale
Fils cadet has a thing about lemurs. It started, fittingly enough, with a book – Jazzy in the Jungle by Lucy Cousins – and has been nurtured with cuddly toys, zoo visits and wildlife DVDs… So when it came to … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Children's Books, Reading, Reviews
Tagged books, children's books, Children's literature, funny books, illustration, Lemur, lemurs, Lucy Cousins, Olivia Redpath, picture books, reading, recent reads, recommendations, reviews, Ring-tailed lemur, Templar, The Lemur's Tale
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A Wooden Tortoise and a Bag Full of Cuddly Toys: Translators in Schools
At the end of last year, I attended an initial Translators in Schools training day at the Free Word Centre in London. As well as learning about lesson planning, behaviour management and so on, leaders Sarah Ardizzone and Sam Holmes … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Children's Books, Education, Reading, Translation
Tagged books, Children, children's books, English language, illustration, Language, literacy, MFL, picture books, primary, professional development, Sam Holmes, Sarah Ardizzone, schools, Schools training day, Stephen Spender Trust, tortoise, translation, translation workshop, Translators in Schools, workshops
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Dear Mother Goose
Being 4, Fils cadet is really into flap books and nursery rhymes so obviously Dear Mother Goose by Michael Rosen and Nick Sharratt (Walker, 2009) has been a big hit. Humpty Dumpty is fed up with falling off the wall … Continue reading