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For someone who has such difficulties with the English language, it’s something of a shock for me to realize how many of my books have been translated into different languages.
Yesterday I got two new ones in the mail: Jigsaw Jones in Arabic and Scary Tales in Indonesian. I always discover these translations in a haphazard way. They just come in the mail or, in many instances, never come at all. I gather that the Arabic translations of Jigsaw have existed for years. Who knew? Not me. They keep us writers in the dark; like mushrooms, we prefer damp, dank places.
Today I warmed up the trusty, rusty scanner to share a random few translations with you. I have others in French, Italian, Portuguese, and more, but nevermind that. Look here . . .
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Arabic versions of The Case of the Race Against Time and The Case of the Golden Key.
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Here’s a sample page . . .
Cool, right? Here’s Geetha, the class artist, showing Mila and Jigsaw an artist’s rendering of the suspect. Illustration by Jamie Smith.
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In German, Jigsaw Jones was entirely re-illustrated and translated into “Puzzle Paul.”
Jigsaw Jones — I mean, Puzzle Paul –searches for a valuable coin in the German translation of The Case of the Christmas Snowman.
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Here’s the back cover of one of my Scary Tales titles, newly translated into Indonesian.
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They love baseball in Korea too:
Six Innings, the Korean translation.
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Let’s see, how about an interior from the Spanish translation of Hiccups for Elephant?
Poor Mouse was trying to sleep. Illustration by Hans Wilhelm.
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I’ll stop here with this one, a favorite, the Greek translation of Bystander. Isn’t it amazing? Aren’t I lucky? Doesn’t it just blow your mind to think about it, writing books that are read all over the world?
By: Kathy Temean,
on 3/16/2014
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Illustrator Hans Wilhelm has a Pig that he always dresses up for the holidays. Here is Jolantha dressed up and wishing you a Happy St. Patty’s Day. She says, “I’m not Irish but I am a very lucky pig. Rub my nose and you’ll be lucky too.” Han was featured on Illustrator Saturday. http://kathytemean.wordpress.com/2011/11/12/illustrator-saturday-hans-wilhelm/
Here is an Irish wish for you:
“As you slide down the bannister of life,
May the splinters never point the wrong way.”
Carly Watters is a literary agent with the P.S. Literary Agency. She is a hands-on agent that develops proposals and manuscripts with attention to detail and the relevant markets. PSLA’s mission is to manage authors’ literary brands for their entire career.
Never without a book on hand she reads across categories which is reflected in the genres she represents and is actively seeking new authors in including women’s fiction, commercial fiction, literary thrillers, upmarket non fiction, and all genres of YA. Carly is drawn to emotional, well-paced narratives, with a great voice and characters that readers can get invested in.
Clients include Taylor Jenkins Reid, Colin Mochrie, Jay Onrait, Julianna Scott, Danny Appleby, Paulette Lambert and more.
Here are some of the things that interest Carly:
Carly Watters PS Literary
Coming of age stories like Age of Miracles, Arcadia or The Yonahlossee Riding Camp for Girls. Use setting to bring story to life.
ms where character attributes aren’t black & white. Should you love or hate them?”
Love pop science/pop psychology. Experts with something innovative & exciting to say. I.e. Mary Roach, Power of Habit, Art of the Sale.
I am looking for well-paced YA & women’s fiction. Unforgettable characters. Emotional connections. Authentic dialogue.
looking for older YA. Surprise me. A like a romance, high stakes, high drama, maybe a mystery/thriller angle, something fresh.
Looking for Jodi Picoult/Elin Hilderbrand-type structure: multiple POV, teens & adults, high drama, intertwined lives.
Foreign settings I like: Ireland (beginning of Brooklyn, Toibin), Russia (Snowdrops, AD Miller), Africa (Poisonwood Bible, Kingsolver)
For fiction, we are currently seeking:
- Commercial Mainstream
- Literary (with a commercial angle)
- World Literature
- Women’s Fiction
- Mystery (Cozy, Private Eye, Police Procedural, etc.)
- Thriller (Legal, Medical, Political, etc.)
- Romance (Suspense, Contemporary, Historical, etc.)
- New Adult (early 20-something protagonists)
- Young Adult (must be high-concept/commercial)
- Middle Grade (must be high-concept/commercial)
- Picture Books (must be high-concept/commercial)
Please limit your query to one page and include the following:
- Paragraph One - Introduction: Include the title and category of your work (i.e. fiction or nonfiction and topic), an estimated word count and a brief, general introduction.
- Paragraph Two - Brief overview: This should read similar to back-cover copy.
- Paragraph Three - Writer’s bio: Tell us a little bit about yourself and your background (awards and affiliations, etc.).
Tips:
- Do not send attachments. Please use text within the body of your e-mail.
- Please do not submit a full-length manuscript/proposal unless requested.
- Always let us know if your manuscript/proposal is currently under consideration by other agents/publishers.
- Address your query to the attention of the agent you feel is the best match for your work.
- Please do not query multiple agents at the agency simultaneously – if you receive a query rejection from one agent it means a no from the agency.
They only accept submissions via e-mail.
Talk tomorrow,
Kathy
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It's Tuesday! And sometimes on Tuesday, I post little reviews of websites that feature children's books, reviews of children's books, or activities to encourage reading of children's books - by kids and their grown-ups.
So look what I found!! Author/illustrator Hans Wilhelm has made several of his books into pdf files that can be used in classrooms, read online, projected, printed out - whatever! The only requirement is that the use be non-commercial. So schools and libraries and parents at home can share these fun titles with their young readers. The website is called
Children's Books Forever. Check it out.
If you are someone who only wants your young person to read the BEST of children's books, then you will like
The Best Children's Books. It's a book finding service that lists best books by a variety of categories. These sites are always useful and fun to browse through.
Me, I think the best book for a child is the one that makes that child want to read. Sometimes, that's a flimsy grocery store mass-produced book about a TV character. Sometimes it's a classic. Kids need both. Like the creators of The Best Children's Books, above, I lean heavily toward classics. But I can still recite the opening lines of
The Huffin Puff Express (words by David L. Harrison and art by Art Seiden) which I bought at the grocery store for next to nothing years ago. Just saying.
Now for some fun!
Funbrain! It's a website chock full of games that reinforce reading and math skills for kids. You will find reviews, comics, books to read online, and games at Funbrain.
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By Bianca Schulze, The Children’s Book Review
Published: April 4, 2011
Spring brings warmer weather, fragrant and bright colored flowers, adorable baby farm animals, and taller children. Spring also brings more books—books that encompass all of those topics and more, for our taller children with blossoming minds. It’s time to select a book that matches the tone of the season, grab a blanket and find a nice spot outside for a spring story time session.
From bunnies to eggs to butterflies to chicks and even a spring shower, these books that have been selected all harness some kind of special spring power and celebrate Easter in its secular form.
Picture Books
Quiet Bunny’s Many Colors
By Lisa McCue
Reading level: Ages 4-6
Hardcover: 32 pages
Publisher: Sterling (March 1, 2011)
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Hands down, the best spring book of 2011. The colors, the critters, the bugs, every illustration captures the essence of spring. The story is light and bounces with fun read-aloud words and finishes with a gentle-but-powerful message of self-acceptance. Simply gorgeous!
Add this book to your collection: Quiet Bunny’s Many Colors
Little White Rabbit
By Kevin Henkes
Reading level: Ages 2-7
Hardcover: 40 pages
Publisher: Greenwillow Books (January 25, 2011)
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Kevin Henkes is brilliant and so is Little White Rabbit. The pastel colors of the pencils and acrylic paint give off friendly charm as the rabbit explores nature and his own abilities. The gentle details given to the rabbit’s face allow the readers to truly experience the delicate emotions experienced on every page—especially the bliss of true devotion from his mother. The double-page spread of Rabbit imagining what it would be like to flutter through the air with butterflies provides sheer elation.
Illustration by Kevin Henkes
Add this book to your collection: Little White Rabbit
We hope you are getting excited for our next event at the Harry Bennett Library on April 25, from 11 - 2. Below is more information about our event coordinator and moderator, Laura Toffler-Corrie, and the wonderful authors and author/illustrators on the panel.
Laura Toffler-Corrie is a freelance writer who has written for publications such as Parenting, Twins, New Age Journal, Hudson Valley, and a number of others. She holds an M.S. in school psychology, as well as an M.F.A. in Dramatic Writing from New York University. She has taught writing classes at New York University, Brooklyn College and Pace University. Laura lives in Westchester, New York, with her husband, thirteen-year-old twin daughters and a large, noisy variety of pets ranging from five pounds to seven hundred pounds (the really heavy pets live in the yard). Laura’s hilarious debut middle-grade novel, The Life and Opinions of Amy Finawitz, Eighth Grader, will be published by Roaring Brook Press in Fall 2010.
Marc Tyler Nobleman is the author of more 70 books for children and one for adults. His picture book Boys of Steel: The Creators of Superman is the first-ever biography for any age of writer Jerry Siegel and artist Joe Shuster, the teens who dreamed up the world's first superhero. It received multiple starred reviews, made the front page of USA Today, and was named an ALA Notable Book 2009. He regularly writes humor for Nickelodeon. He is also a cartoonist whose work has appeared in more than 100 publications, seven of which you’ve heard of including The Wall Street Journal, Forbes, and Good Housekeeping.
Susanna Reichis an award-winning author of fiction and nonfiction for children and young adults. Her books include Painting the Wild Frontier: The Art and Adventures of George Catlin, Penelope Bailey Takes the Stage, José! Born to Dance, and Clara Schumann: Piano Virtuoso. She has received the Tomás Rivera Mexican American Children's Book Award, International Latino Book Award, NCTE Orbis Pictus Honor, ALA Notable, ALA Best Book for Young Adults, School Library Journal Best Book, Scripps Howard Best Book, Kirkus Best Young Adult Book, Booklist Top Ten Arts Book for Youth, and many other honors. Susanna is Account Services Manager at Raab Associates Inc., the nation's leading children's book publicity and marketing agency, where she has worked since 2000. She served for many years on the SCBWI Metro New York Steering Committee and is currently Co-Chair of the Children's and Young Adult Authors Committee of PEN American Center, as well as a member of the Board of Trustees. Susanna speaks nationally at schools and industry conferences. Photo by Laurel Golio.
Patricia Hubbell is the author of a number of award-winning picture books for children, as well as ten volumes of children's poetry. Her poems appear in more than 300 anthologies and textbooks worldwide. Her most recent picture books are Boats: Speeding! Sailing! Cruising!, My First Airplane Ride, and Police: Hurrying! Helping! Saving! Ms. Hubbell is a native of Easton Connecticut where she still lives. Photo by Dolly Curtis.
Jamison Odoneis a graduate of the Art Institute of Boston and lives in Ridgefield, Connecticut. He can often be found walking through the woods with a notebook, searching for ideas. Jamison spends many of his waking hours painting. Honey Badgers was conceived while waiting for a friend at a doctor’s office. Publisher’s Weekly described it as making “a deep bow to Maurice Sendak, with its somber palette and heavily crosshatched, pen-and-ink and watercolor wash illustrations. But the affectionate, dreamy text is his own.” In 2008 he Illustrated The Bedtime Train, written by Joy Cowley of New Zealand.
Hans Wilhelm:Author and illustrator of “I’ll Always Love You” and 200 more books for children and adults with over 42 million copies in print. His books have been translated into more than twenty languages and have won numerous international awards and prizes. Many of his stories have become successful animated television series that are enjoyed by children all over the world. For more info please visit www.hanswilhelm.com and www.ChildrensBooksForever.com
A Special Assembly by Debjani Chatterjee and illustrated by David Lumley was commissioned by the Asian People’s Disability Alliance (UK) to provide information for kids with asthma and their families. You can read here about why the project of raising awareness of asthma in Asian families has become a priority of the APDA.
Debjani’s story is upbeat. Raj dreams of being a world-class cricketer - but it looks like that’s all he’ll be able to do, dream about it, because he has asthma… until a class pen-friend project brings a famous Indian cricketer all the way to a special assembly at Raj’s school. And guess what? He has asthma too!
The booklet would make a good resource for introducing a school pen-pal project, while raising awareness of asthma at the same time. It is available upon request, with a charge for postage and packing only: see here for further details.
Love the Irish pig, which makes me think of Irish jig, which just makes me happy!