Will Gmehling’s middle grade novel THE LIDO has been nominated for this year’s German Children’s Literature Award! This is what the jury had to say: “Every day in the outdoor pool! All summer long! The Bukowski siblings Katinka, Robbie and the first-person narrator Alf can hardly believe it. Just because they saved a small child…
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A is for Antarctica by David Böhm has been nominated for the German Children’s Literature Award! This is what the jury had to say: “Antarctica, the southernmost continent on earth, is extraordinary in many ways: As a place of extremes and supposedly the last, untouched wilderness, the eternal ice is invaluable, but also – but…
Katja Gehrmann’s Town Bear has been announced as the winner of this year’s Children’s Book Prize NRW, which is awarded to books which arouse a fondness of reading in the youngest readers and thus contribute to cultural education and learning.
Markus Orths’ The Zebra Under the Bed is now featured in the Goethe Institut’s reader “Books First”, recommending 15 titles for which a grant for translation into English is guaranteed. The reader includes an excellent English sample translation of the book:
The French edition of Susanne Straßer’s So Tired and Wide Awake (Un sommeil agité, published by Éditions Tourbillon) has won this year’s Prix P’tits Mômes! Congratulations Susanne Straßer!
Those of you reading French may enjoy this fantastic review of the French edition of Antje Damm’s THE VISITOR: Un tourbillon dans une maison endormie
Heart Storm – Storm Heart by Annette Herzog, Katrine Clante & Rasmus Bregnhøi has been awarded with the Leipzig Reading Compass 2019! The Jury said: “A great book about growing up: funny, authentic and philosophical at the same time!” For more information, please click on the cover:
We’re delighted to announce that the following books have been nominated for the German Children’s Literature Award 2019: Jörg Mühle: Two for Me, One for You Antje Damm: Where Do We Go From Here? Please click on the cover images for more information on these titles.
The Letter (La carta) has been recommended by La Fundación Cuatorgatos. They have chosen 20 winners and 100 recommended titles out of a total of 1,500 books, published by 175 Spanish language publishers from 19 countries. We’re delighted to see The Letter on the list of recommendations! La carta by Rocío Araya and Roser Rimbau…
The Little Mole, created by Wolf Erlbruch and Werner Holzwarth, is celebrating its 30th birthday this year! Not only has this outstanding children's classic been published in 41 languages over the course of time, it continues to win children's hearts in new markets. This year will see its first publication in the Luxembourgish language -...
We are delighted to announce that King Will Join Us Later by Andrea Karimé and Jens Rassmus has won the Children’s Book Prize NRW 2018! From the ministry’s message: “Reading pleasure is a pleasure that should not be withheld from any child. Inspiring stories and attractively designed books that are suitable for reading aloud and…
Antje Damm’s THE VISITOR [Der Besuch, published by Moritz Verlag] has won the 2018 New York Times/New York Public Library Best Illustrated Children’s Books! Congratulations Antje!!! For more information, click on the link below:
We are delighted to report that two books were selected as White Ravens 2018: Two for Me, One for You by Jörg Mühle and La Carta by Rocío Araya and Roser Rimbau
Jörg Mühle’s POOR LITTLE RABBIT has been praised in the NYT’s from Sunday, 9th September. Maria Russo, the children’s books editor at the Book Review describes the books as “besides being fun, this gem is also a way to show toddlers hwo to put empathy into action. “You’ve made him all better” they’re told at…
How I Suddenly Became Rich and Thought Everyting’s Going to be Cool by Stephanie Polák has been nominated for the Book Summer Readers’ Prize 2018. The Book Summer Readers’ Prize is part of the Saxony-wide holiday reading campaign “Buchsommer Sachsen”. The participating readers choose their favourite book. It is an award that focuses on the…
Johannes Gutenberg & the Printing Press has been awarded the EMYS Non-Fiction Book Prize in July 2018! The EMYS Jury said: “This book belongs into every children’s bedroom” The book has also previously been selected as “Book of the Month” in March 2018.
Antje Damm has won the 2nd prize in the Troisdorf Picture Book Award, which is the only German prize that specifically honours the illustrations of a picture book. It recognises outstanding achievements in the area of artistic picture book illustration.
The Aldus European Bookfairs’ Network is now offering a directory of translations grants. This global database provides a country by country insight on funding opportunities for literary translation projects. Designed as a tool for professionals in the book sector, the directory is meant to provide comprehensive and updated information on existing initiatives providing financial support…
The Longest Breakfast by Sarah Wilkins & Jenny Bornholdt is amongst the finalists for the New Zealand Book Awards for Children & Young Adults. Congratulations!