Translate These! 10 Books from Taiwan

Issue 10 of “Books from Taiwan” focuses on seven beautifully illustrated children’s books, one short novel for readers 8+, and two for readers 10+…

From “Jerry Fu Can’t Swim.”

There are sample translations and beautiful full-page images from each of the books in the 84-page magazine.

The 10 titles are:

WHAT’S IT LIKE GROWING UP? by Wu Yi-Ting

THE LITTLE SEED text by Wu Tsai-ying, illustrated by Hsu Tai-yu

KUNG FU FROG, RIVER RIVER LAKE by Liu Chen-Kuo

LET’S GO TO THE ZOO by Bernie Lin

JERRY FU’S SWIMMING LESSON by Lai Ma & Lai Hsiao-Yen

RIPE RED FRUIT  by Cookie Lin, illustrated by Liao Chien-Hung

MY DEAR by Arlene Hsing, illustrated by Yang Wan-Jing

TO READ OR NOT TO READ, THAT IS MY QUESTION by Jimmy Liao

YOUNG KITCHEN WARRIORS by Kevin Cheng, illustrated by Leo Tang

LETTERS FROM PRISON by Lin Man-Chiu, illustrated by Jade Huang

The magazine also gives information how to apply for the Translation Grant Program, administered by The Ministry of Culture of Taiwan. Full details of the Translation Grant Program are at http://booksfromtaiwan.tw/grant_en.php.

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