by IBBY | Oct 13, 2023 | Book Review, Picture Book, Translation
Mom is Hiding Book Details Mom is HidingQian Mo, illus. Zhou Yi, transl. Helen Wang. London: New Classic Press, pb, 978 1 91255 396 9, 2021, £8.99, 40pp.Picture book, 3-7 years BACK TO REVIEWS Nina is a six-year-old girl whose father works abroad and whose mother is a...
by IBBY | Oct 12, 2023 | Book Review, Picture Book, Translation
The Pebble Book Details The PebbleMarius Marcinkevičius, illus. Inga Dagilè, transl. Jūra Avižienis. London: Thames & Hudson, hb. 978 0 5006 5326 5, 2023, £12.99, 50pp.Picture book, 11+ years BACK TO REVIEWS The story is set in Vilnius in Lithuania, though the...
by IBBY | Oct 9, 2023 | Book Review, Picture Book, Translation
The Fox on the Swing Book Details The Fox on the SwingEvelina Daciūtė, illus. Aušra Kiudulaitė. London: Thames and Hudson, hb. 978 0 5006 5156 8, 2018, £10.95, 48pp.Picture book, 5-8 years BACK TO REVIEWS Paul lives in a tree with his parents. His father goes to work...
by IBBY | Mar 31, 2023 | Book Review, Illustrated book, Poetry, Translation
The Moon of Kyiv Book Details The Moon of KyivGianni Rodari, illus. Beatrice Alemagna. Newbury: Walker Books, hb. 978 1 5295 1323 3, 2022, £9.99, 32pp.Illustrated book, poetry, translation, 5+ years BACK TO REVIEWS This deceptively simple poem was written by Italian...
by IBBY | Oct 17, 2022 | Book Review, Fiction, Translation
Filippo, Me and the Cherry Tree Book Details Filippo, Me and the Cherry TreePaola Peretti, transl. Denise Muir, London: Hot Key Books, pb, 978 1 47141 105 2, 2022, £7.99, 144pp.Fiction, 9+ years BACK TO REVIEWS This is a sequel to Peretti’s acclaimed The Distance...
by IBBY | May 3, 2022 | Book Review, Picture Book, Poetry, Translation
Bicki Books Book Details Bicki BooksVarious. Birmingham: The Emma Press, pb, individual titles, 2018, £4 each or £20 for a set of 6, 20pp.See the official Emma Press website for details of individual titlesPoetry, picture book, 3+ years BACK TO REVIEWS Bicki Books are...
