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World Kid Lit

global literature for young people

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Author: Ruth Ahmedzai Kemp

Literary translator (from Arabic, German and Russian into English), language teacher, director of World Kid Lit CIC, and non-stop reader
April 30, 2021February 28, 2026 Ruth Ahmedzai Kemp

Launch of the UN SDG Book Club: African Chapter

April 2, 2021June 13, 2026 Ruth Ahmedzai Kemp

Two Brazilian LGBTQ novels awarded 2021 GLLI Translated YA Prize

April 1, 2021May 14, 2021 Ruth Ahmedzai Kemp

Young Reader Review: INKHEART by Cornelia Funke

March 20, 2021April 5, 2026 Ruth Ahmedzai Kemp

Nowruz around the world: Picture books celebrating the new year and coming of spring

March 4, 2021February 28, 2026 Ruth Ahmedzai Kemp

World Book Day: the perfect day to set off on a reading tour of the world?

February 3, 2021March 1, 2026 Ruth Ahmedzai Kemp

If you’re learning… Swedish

January 1, 2021February 28, 2026 Ruth Ahmedzai Kemp

€1,000 Sarraounia Prize for Ugandan YA novel THE RAINMAKERS

December 29, 2020May 4, 2021 Ruth Ahmedzai Kemp

December web round-up

December 16, 2020March 1, 2026 Ruth Ahmedzai Kemp

Meet the Bookseller: European Schoolbooks

December 15, 2020March 1, 2026 Ruth Ahmedzai Kemp

Tapioca Stories: a new children’s book publisher with Latin American soul

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