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

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..."

#worldkidlitmonth Four Japanese Novels about Relationships Suitable for Teen Readers by translator Arthur Reiji Morris

A couple of heavy hitters in here. Good on Morris for trusting teens to be able to handle it!

#worldkidlitmonth Nahoko Uehashi (1962- ) is a fantasy writer. She wrote her first novel in 1989; her second won an award from the Japanese Association of Writers for Children. (Both novels are untranslated.)

And not only do @theemmapress.bsky.social #namethetranslator on the cover, they even name the translator ON THE SPINE!
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Definitely worthy of celebration!

And Kudos to the whole team at The Emma Press!
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#worldkidlit #worldkidlitmonth #kidlit #internationaltranslationday #itd #booksky #scbwi

What a perfect way to celebrate both #InternationalTranslationDay #ITD & the last day of #WorldKidLitMonth: my translator copies of WHEN YOU WERE A CLOUD written by María José Ferrada & illustrated by Azul López (@theemmapress.bsky.social) arrived in the mail!
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#kidlit #booksky #worldkidlit #xl8

#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.

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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#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."

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

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?
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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

Have you ever read a book from Finland? discover some funny, surprising, quirky and unforgettable #FinnishKidlit this #worldkidlitmonth
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#readFinland #ReadEurope #booksky #readingrocks #nationalyearofreading #kidlituk

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:
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#kidlitUK #booksky #kidlit #GoAllIn

#worldkidlitmonth Talking about Colorful—an interview with translator Jocelyne Allen (@brainvsbook.bsky.social) + Holly Thompson

“Colorful is funny and hopeful in a way that doesn’t deny or reject the idea that life can be and often is really hard. But it reassures readers that they’re not alone.“

#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.