by IBBY | Apr 29, 2022 | Book Review, Fiction, Translation
The Adventures of Na Willa Book Details The Adventures of Na WillaReda Gaudiamo, illus. Cecillia Hadayat, transl. Ikhda Ayuning Maharsi Degoul & Kate Wakeling, Birmingham: The Emma Press, pb, 978 1 9101 3959 2, 2019, £8.99, 144pp.Fiction, 6+ years BACK TO REVIEWS...
by IBBY | Sep 22, 2021 | Book Review, Fiction, Picture Book, Translation
The Mask that Loved to Count Book Details The Mask that Loved to CountLuo Xi, transl. Helen Wang. London: New Classics Press, pb, 978 1 6407 4118 8, 2020, £10.99, 32pp.Picture book, fiction, 4-7 years BACK TO REVIEWS This lively illustrated book translated from...
by IBBY | Sep 22, 2021 | Book Review, Fiction, Illustrated book, Translation
The Glassblower’s Children Book Details The Glassblower’s ChildrenMaria Gripe, illus. Harald Gripe, transl. Sheila La Farge. New York: The New York Review of Books, pb, 978 1 6813 7378 2, 2019, £8.99, 176pp.Illustrated book, fiction, 8-12 years BACK TO...
by IBBY | Sep 22, 2021 | Book Review, Fiction, Picture Book, Translation
Victor Book Details VictorJacques & Lise, transl. Laura Watkinson. London: Pushkin, hb, 978 1 7826 9285 0, 2020, £12.99, 48pp.Picture book, fiction, 6+ years BACK TO REVIEWS From the creative Flemish duo, Jacques Maes and Lise Braekers, comes this stunning and...
by IBBY | Sep 16, 2021 | Book Review, Fiction, Illustrated book, Translation
Can you whistle, Johanna? Book Details Can you whistle, Johanna?Ulf Stark, ill. Anna Höglund, transl. Julia Marshall. New Zealand: Gecko Press, pb, 978 1 7765 7326 4, 2021, £8.99, 92pp.Illustrated book, fiction, 5-10 years BACK TO REVIEWS Ulf is all dressed up to...
by IBBY | Sep 16, 2021 | Book Review, Fiction, Picture Book, Translation
The Kiosk Book Details The KioskAnete Melece, transl. Eῑna Brasliņa. New Zealand: Gecko Press, pb, 978 1 7765 7299 1, 2020, £8.99, 40pp.Picture book, fiction, 3-5 years BACK TO REVIEWS Meet Olga. She has been living and working at the kiosk – indeed, in the...
