by IBBY | Nov 23, 2018 | IBBYLink Autumn 2017
Salt to the Sea back to IBBYLink Autumn 2017 Ruta Sepetys Growing up were you conscious of your Lithuanian heritage? Did you read books by Lithuanian authors – or indeed have access to any? Growing up with the name ‘Ruta Sepetys’ always raised questions. People...
by IBBY | Nov 23, 2018 | IBBYLink Autumn 2017
Another History of the Children’s Picture Book back to IBBYLink Autumn 2017 Giedrė Jankevičiūtė and V. Geetha What drew you both to this project? Geetha: The idea for the book came from an exhibition of children’s books’ illustrations from Soviet Lithuania that was on...
by IBBY | Nov 11, 2018 | IBBYLink Autumn 2017
Poems with Crumpled Corners back to IBBYLink Autumn 2017 Santa Remere Named after an onomatopoetic poem by Latvian poet Jānis Baltvilks, the little Bikibuki or Bicki-Buck Books are so popular among the reading families of Latvia that ‘bicki- bucks’ has become almost a...
by IBBY | Nov 9, 2018 | IBBYLink Autumn 2017
Children’s Literature in Lithuania back to IBBYLink Autumn 2017 Kęstutis Urba 1. Could you tell us a bit about the publishing scene in Lithuania, especially for young people. What is the size of the market? How many children’s publishers and how many books are...
by IBBY | Nov 9, 2018 | IBBYLink Autumn 2017
Children’s Literature in Lativa back to IBBYLink Autumn 2017 Jaanika Palm 1. The publishing scene for young people in Latvia. In recent years 10–12 publishing houses have published some children’s literature every year. Around 17–20% of the published books are aimed...