We’re thrilled to unveil our 2019 list of children’s books published worldwide in English translation from other languages!

We’ve been collecting this data since 2017 (you can look back at other years’ lists here).

So far, this 2019 list includes over 130 books, translated from Arabic, Bengali, Catalan, Chinese, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Estonian, Faroese, Farsi, Finnish, Flemish, French, German, Hebrew, Hungarian, Icelandic, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Latvian, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Slovenian, Spanish, Swedish, Ukrainian, and Yiddish.

We’re sure there are so many more still to include. Please let us know at any time of any corrections or additions using our Google form.

We include English translations of children’s and YA fiction, non-fiction and poetry, graphic novels and picture books: from any language, published anywhere in the world.

Happy reading wherever you travel to by book … and don’t forget to share what you enjoyed this #WorldKidLitMonth!

PICTURE BOOKS

WHEN IT RAINS, story and illustrations by Rassi Narika, translated from Indonesian by Ikhda Ayuning Maharsi Degoul and Emma Wright. The Emma Press

VANISHING COLORS by Constance Ørbeck Nilssen, illustrated by Alain Duzakin, translated from Norwegian by Kari Dickson. Eerdmans Books for Young Readers, USA

IDA AND THE WHALE by Rebecca Gugger, illustrated by Simon Röthlisberger, translated from German (Switzerland). Translator not known. NorthSouth

A STORY THAT GROWS by Gilles Bachelet, translated from French. Translator not known. Eerdmans Books for Young Readers, USA

ENCYCLOPEDIA OF GRANNIES by Eric Veillé, translated from French by Daniel Hahn. Gecko Press

THE BLUE BENCH by Alberto Asensio, translated from Catalan by Michael Sedunary. Berbay Publishing, Australia. Original Catalan title: El banco azul

THE BIG LITTLE THING by Beatrice Alemagna, translated from French (France) by Daniel Hahn. Tate, UK. Original French title: La gigantesque petite chose

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! by Przemyslaw Wechterowicz, translated from Polish by Antonia Lloyd-Jones. Salariya

SWEET DREAMERS by Isabelle Simler, translated from French (France) by Sarah Ardizzone. Eerdmans Books for Young Readers

THE DOT, by Gulnar Hajo, translated from Arabic (Syria) by Ruth Ahmedzai Kemp. Darf Publishers, UK

NOUR’S ESCAPE by Abeer Ali Al Kabani, illustrated by Gulnar Hajo, translated from Arabic (Syria) by Ruth Ahmedzai Kemp. Darf Publishers, UK

WHAT IF… by Thierry Lenain, illustrated by Olivier Tallec, translated from French (France) by Claudia Zoe Bedrick. Enchanted Lion Books, USA

THE SECRET CAT by Katarina Strömgård, translated from Swedish (Sweden). Translator unknown. Eerdmans Books for Young Readers. Original Swedish title: En hemlig katt]

NOT WITHOUT MY TRACTOR! by Finn-Ole Heinrich and Dita Zipfel, illustrated by Halina Kirschner, translated from German (Germany). Translator no known. Little Island, Ireland

DUMPSTER DOG by Colas Gutman, illustrated by Marc Boutavant, translated from French (France) by Allison M. Charette and Claudia Zoe Bedrick. Enchanted Lion Books, USA

SPIKY by Ilaria Guarducci, translated from Italian by Laura Watkinson. Amazon Crossing Kids, USA

SNOOZIE, SUNNY, AND SO-SO by Dafna Ben-Zvi, illustrated by Ofra Amit, translated from Hebrew (Israel) by Annette Appel. Enchanted Lion Books, USA

A TIGER LIKE ME by Michael Engler, illustrated by Joëlle Tourlonias and translated from German (Germany) by Laura Watkinson. Amazon Crossing Kids, USA

Who Stole the Hazelnuts? by Marcus Pfister, translated from German (Switzerland). Translator not named. NorthSouth, USA

LIFE AS A MINI HERO by Olivier Tallec, translated from French (France) by Claudia Zoe Bedrick. Enchanted Lion Books

ALONG THE TAPAJÓS by Fernando Vilela, translated from Portuguese (Brazil) by Daniel Hahn. Amazon Crossing Kids, USA

THE GOLDEN CAGE, by Anna Castagnoli and Carll Cneut, translated from Italian by Laura Watkinson. Book Island, UK

The Revenge of the Black Cat: Swiss Myths by Katja Alves, various illustrators, translated from German (Switzerland). Translator not known. NorthSouth Books

OSCAR SEEKS A FRIEND by Paweł Pawlak translated from Polish (Poland) by Antonia Lloyd-Jones. Lantana Publishing

Snow for Everyone! by Antonie Schneider, illustrated by Pei-Yu Chang, translated from German. Translator not known. NorthSouth Books, USA

CHARCOAL BOYS by Roger Mello, translated from Portuguese (Brazil) by Daniel Hahn. Elsewhere Editions, USA

THERE’S ROOM FOR EVERYONE by Anahita Teymorian, translated from Farsi (Iran) by Delaram Ghanimifard. Tiny Owl, UK

THE HOUSE OF MADAME M by Clotilde Perrin, translated from French (France) by Daniel Hahn. Gecko Press, New Zealand

MERRY CHRISTMAS, DUMPSTER DOG! by Colas Gutman, illustrated by Marc Boutavant, translated from French (France) by Claudia Zoe Bedrick. Enchanted Lion Books, USA

A WARM FRIENDSHIP by Ellen deLange, illustrated by Jacqueline Molnár, translated from Dutch (Netherlands). Translator not known. Clavis Publishing

THE GHOUL by Taghreed Najjar, illustrated by Hassan Manasrah, translated from Arabic by Michel Moushabeck. Crocodile/Interlink, USA

THE FLOPS by Delphine Durand, translated from French (France) by Sarah Klinger and Delphine Durand. Enchanted Lion Books, USA

When I Look Up by Ellen deLange, illustrated by Jenny Meilihovek, translated from Dutch (Netherlands). Translator not known. Clavis Publishing

The Boy and the Egg by Ellen deLange, illustrated by Martina Heiduczek, translated from Dutch (Netherlands). Translator not known. Clavis Publishing

Mama Bird Lost an Egg by Evelyne Fournier, illustrated by Chloloula, translated from French (Canada) by Nathaniel Penn. Crackboom, Canada

My Wild Cat by Isabelle Simler, translated from French (France). Translator unknown. Eerdmans Books for Young Readers, USA

Panthera Tigris by Sylvain Alzial, illustrated by Hélène Rajcak, translated from French (France) by Vineet Lal & Sarah Ardizzone. Eerdmans Books for Young Readers, USA

Chirri & Chirra: Underground #4 by Kaya Doi, translated from Japanese by David Boyd. Enchanted Lion Books, USA

The Whale, the Sea and the Stars by Adrián Macho, translated from Czech (Czechia). Translator not known. Floris Books

Cherry Blossoms and Paper Planes by Jef Aerts, illustrated by Sanne te Loo, translated from Dutch (Netherlands) by Polly Lawson. Floris Books. Original Dutch title: Kersenhemel

Nits! by Stephanie Blake, translated from French (France) by Linda Burgess. Gecko Press

Signs in the Well by Shoham Smith, illustrated by Vali Mintzi, translated from Hebrew (Israel) by Annette Appel. Green Bean Books

Francesco Tirelli’s Ice Cream Shop by Tamar Meir, illustrated by Yael Albert. Translated from Hebrew (Israel). Translator not known. Kar-Ben

Good Morning, Little Hare by Gabriele Clima, illustrated by Agnese Baruzzi, translated from Italian by Denise Muir. La Coccinella

Good Morning Little Robin by Gabriele Clima, illustrated by Agnese Baruzzi, translated from Italian by Denise Muir. La Coccinella

We are all Greta by Valentina Giannella, illustrated by Manuela Marazzi, translated from Italian. Translator not known. Laurence King

Let’s go to Italy by Monika Utnik-Struga, illustrated by Anna Adecka, translated from German (Germany) by Kate Sotejeff-Wilson. Little Gestalten

Lili Macaroni by Nicole Testa, illustrated by Annie Boulanger, translated from French (Canada). Translator not known. Pajama Press, Canada

Stars and Poppy Seeds by Romana Romanyshyn and Andriy Lesiv, translated from Ukrainian (Ukraine) by Oksana Lushchevska. Tate Publishing

Little Mouse’s Holiday by Riikka Jäntti, translated from Finnish (Finland) by Lola Rogers. Scribble/Scribe

Plastic: past, present, and future by Eun-ju Kim, illustrated by Ji-won Lee, translated from Korean (South Korea) by Joungmin Lee Comfort. Scribble/Scribe

Lost and Found by Ji-Won Beck, translated from Korean (South Korea). Translator not known. Peter Pauper Press

The Great Book of Dragons by Federica Magrin, illustrated by Anna Lang, translated from Italian (Italy) by Denise Muir. White Star Kids

Daniel and Ismail by Juan Pablo Iglesias, illustrated by Alex Peris, translated from Spanish (Chile). Three-language edition: English translation by Ilan Stavans, Hebrew translation by Eliezer Nowodworski and Frieda Press-Danieli, Arabic translation by Randa Sayegh. Yonder/Restless Books 2019

Look Hamlet by Barbro Lindgren, illustrated by Anna Höglund, translated from Swedish (Sweden) by Rachel Willson-Broyles. Yonder/Restless Books 2019

The Mermaid in the Bathtub by Nurit Zarchi, illustrated by Rutu Modan, translated from Hebrew (Israel) by Tal Goldfajn. Yonder/Restless Books

The Reader by Luciana De Luca, illustrated by Cynthia Alonso, translated from Spanish. Translator not named. Interlink, USA

The Battle for the Good Grass by Bárður Oskarsson, translated from Faroese (Faroe Islands) by Marita Thomsen. Darf Publishers, UK

Flat Rabbit by Bárður Oskarsson, translated from Faroese (Faroe Islands) by Marita Thomsen. Darf Publishers, UK

Paul, the Cool Giraffe by Bárður Oskarsson, translated from Faroese (Faroe Islands) by Marita Thomsen. Darf Publishers, UK

The Life of a Coat by Natan Alterman and Batia Kolton. Translated from Yiddish, first published in Poland. Fantagraphics Books

Ruby, Head High: Ruby Bridge’s First Day of School, written in French by Irène Cohen-Janca, illustrated by Marc Daniau, translated by Amy Novesky. The Creative Company / Creative Editions

FICTION 5/6+

ARNICA, THE DUCK PRINCESS by Lázár Ervin, translated from Hungarian by Anna Bentley. Pushkin Children’s, UK

BROWN by Håkon Øvreås, illustrated by Øyvind Torseter, translated from Norwegian by Kari Dickson. Enchanted Lion Books, USA

TALES FROM THE HIDDEN VALLEY: UNDER THE WATER by Carles Porta, translated from Spanish (Spain) by Lawrence Schimel. Flying Eye Books, UK

TALES FROM THE HIDDEN VALLEY: THE BAND by Carles Porta, translated from Spanish (Spain) by Lawrence Schimel. Flying Eye Books, UK

Claws of Rage: A Beastly Crimes Book (#3) by Anna Starobinets, translated from Russian (Russia) by Jane Bugaeva. Dover Publications, USA

The Adventures of Kakababu by Sunil Gangopadhyay. HarperCollins, India

The Little Mermaid by Hans Christian Andersen, translated from Danish (Denmark) by Misha Hoekstra. Pushkin Press, UK

FICTION 8+

A Story about Cancer (with a Happy Ending) by India Desjardins, illustrated by Marianne Ferrer, translated from French (Canada) by Solange Ouellet. Francis Lincoln

LAMPIE AND THE CHILDREN OF THE SEA by Annet Schaap, translated from Dutch (Netherlands) by Laura Watkinson. Pushkin Children, UK

NOBODY CAN STOP DON CARLO, by Oliver Scherz, translated from German by Deirdre McMahon. Dedalus Press

DO FISH SLEEP? by Jens Raschke, illustrated by Jens Rassmus, translated from German by Belinda Cooper. Enchanted Lion Books, USA

The Dark and the Light by Kerstin Hau, illustrated by Julie Voelk, translator not known. NorthSouth Books, USA

TELEPHONE TALES by Gianni Rodari, illustrated by Valerio Vidali, translated from Italian by Anthony Shugaar. Enchanted Lion Books, USA

White Fox by Chen Jiatong, illustrated by Viola Wang, translated from Chinese (China) by Jennifer Feeley. Chicken House, UK

FRIDA AND ARTHUR THE DRAGON IN FRANCE by Tatjana Pregl Kobe, illustrated by Tina Dobrajc, translated from Slovenian by Suncan Stone. Cranachan, UK

Stories to Read by Candlelight by Jean Lorrain, illustrated by Erin-Claire Barrow, translated from French (France) by Patricia Worth. Odyssey Books

The Casket of Time by Andri Snær Magnason, translated from Icelandic by Björg Arnadóttir and Andrew Cauthery. Yonder/Restless Books, USA

TEEN / YOUNG ADULT

Nine Open Arms by Benny Lindelauf, translated from Dutch (Netherlands) by John Nieuwenhuizen. Enchanted Lion Books, USA

Fing’s War by Benny Lindelauf, translated from Dutch (Netherlands) by John Nieuwenhuizen. Enchanted Lion Books, USA

The Courage of Elfina by André Jacob, illustrated by Christine Delezenne, translated from French (Canada) by Susan Ouriou. James Lorimer and Company

GHADY AND RAWAN by Fatima Sharafeddine and Samar Mahfouz Barraj, translated by Marcia Lynx Qualey and Sawad Hussain (University of Texas Press, out 1 Aug 2019) [Lebanon; from Arabic]

ALMA by Judit Berg, translated by Richard Robinson (Quality Chess UK LLP, 2019) [Hungary]

COLLISION by Victor Dixen, translated by Daniel Hahn (Hot Key Books, out April 2019) [France]

TREES FOR THE ABSENTEES, by Ahlam Bsharat, translated by Ruth Ahmedzai Kemp and Sue Copeland (Neem Tree Press, out 12 September 2019) [Palestine; from Arabic]

Maresi Red Mantle by Maria Turtschaninoff, translated by AA Prime (Pushkin Press UK / Abrams USA) [Swedish from Finland]

The Beast Player by Nahoko Uehashi, translated from Japanese by Cathy Hirano, Pushkin Press, UK

I Remember Abbu by Humayun Azad, illustrated by Sabyasachi Mistry, translated from Bengali (Bangladesh) by Arunava Sinha. Amazon Crossing, USA

Under the Welsh Not by Myrddin ap Dafydd, translated from Welsh by Susan Walton. Gwasg Carreg Gwalch, UK

Winter in Wartime by Jan Terlouw, translated from Dutch (Netherlands) by Laura Watkinson. Pushkin Press, UK

The Glass of Lead and Gold by Cornelia Funke, translated from German (Germany). Translator not known. Pushkin Press, UK

NON-FICTION

Discovering Vikings by Federica Magrin, illustrated by Laura Brenlla, translated from Italian (Italy) by Denise Muir. White Star Kids

Discovering Ancient Egyptians by Federica Magrin, illustrated by Laura Brenlla, translated from Italian (Italy) by Denise Muir. White Star Kids

My First Book of Relativity by Sheddad Kaid-Salah Ferrón, illustrated by Eduard Altarriba, translated from Spanish (Spain) by Andrea Reece. Button Books

A HISTORY OF THE WORLD WITH THE WOMEN PUT BACK IN by Kerstin Lücker and Ute Daenschel, translated from German (Switzerland) by Ruth Ahmedzai Kemp and Jessica West. The History Press

Wilhelm’s Journey, by Anke Bär, translated from German. Translator not known. NorthSouth, USA

GREEK MYTHS AND MAZES by Jan Bajtlik, translated from Polish (Poland) by Zosia Krasodomska-Jones, Candlewick Press, USA, and Walker Studio, UK

CAN YOU HEAR THE TREES TALKING? by Peter Wohlleben, translated from German (Germany) by Shelley Tanaka. Greystone Kids, Canada

The Other Side: Stories of Central American Teen Refugees Who Dream of Crossing the Border by Juan Pablo Villalobos translated from Spanish by Rosalind Harvey. Farrar, Straus and Giroux

POETRY

SUPER GUPPY by Edward van de Vendel, illustrated by Fleur van der Weel, translated by David Colmer (The Emma Press, out 30 May 2019) [Netherlands].

POEMS THE WIND BLEW IN by Karmelo C. Iribarren, translated by Lawrence Schimel (The Emma Press, Sept 2019) [Spanish?]

ALL BETTER! by Inese Zandere, illustrated by Reinis Pētersons, retold in English by Catherine Ann Cullen (Little Island, February 2019) [Latvia]

LITTLE PARSLEY by Inger Hagerup, illustrated by Paul René Gauguin, translated by Becky L. Crook (Enchanted Lion Books, out 3 September 2019) [Norway]

THAT SUMMER by Inger Hagerup, illustrated by Paul René Gauguin, translated by Becky L. Crook (Enchanted Lion Books, out 15 October 2019) [Norway]

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This list was compiled with huge help from Laura of Planet Picture Book, Lawrence Schimel, Daniel Hahn, Antonia Lloyd-Jones, and from various publishers. Thank you!