Resources for Schools

Here are some useful resources for teachers, educators, librarians and homeschoolers.

World Kid Lit Reading Challenge Award

The World Kid Lit Reading Challenge Award is a new prize for schools that run an innovative and globally inclusive reading challenge. The Award aims at encouraging young people to read for pleasure, to explore international perspectives and global citizenship, and through reading in translation, to see the value of a second language as a cultural and creative asset.

In 2025, the pilot year, the Award is open to schools anywhere in the world, as long as English is one of the school’s main teaching languages. The Award is open for entries in September, World Kid Lit Month. More details here.

World Kid Lit Month

Celebrated worldwide in September, World Kid Lit Month is the time to read and explore international books for young people. It’s the perfect time to diversify the books available to your students, to include books from other countries and books first written in languages other than English.

You’ll find lots of ideas across our website, including ways to celebrate World Kid Lit Month. Here are reading prompts and bingo charts, and age-specific reading lists. We have hundreds of book reviews and creator interviews on our blog, introducing you to books from over 180 countries and translated from over a 100 different languages.

Workshops in schools

From September 2025, we’re rolling out a new programme of school events in the UK together with the Stephen Spender Trust: assemblies and workshops on global reading, diverse children’s literature, and the power of language learning. See here for more information and how to book.

Schools outside of the UK: please contact us if you would like to host a paid workshop or event. We’re also keen to hear from charities and organizations we could partner with to run funded events in schools.

Other resources

Here are some other recommended organizations and initiatives supporting educators who would like to introduce their students to global literature, translated literature and the creative process of translation.