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What Feelings Do When No One’s Looking makes Indiebound Kids Indie Next List!
Elsewhere is delighted that Jennifer Croft’s translation of Tina Oziewicz’s and Aleksandra Zając’s What Feelings Do When No One’s Looking has been named a July Indie Kids’ Next Pick! The prize is given out each month by IndieBound, a wonderful network of support and...
Blaze and the Castle Cake for Bertha Daye is Out Now!
Today the fabulous Blaze and the Castle Cake for Bertha Daye is out and about in the world! Waking up one morning, Blaze and his oodles of chicklet friends discover that their BFF, Bertha Daye, is about to celebrate another year around the sun. What is there to do but...
In the Meadow of Fantasies receives a Batchelder Honor!
We are so incredibly excited and honored to announce that Hadi Mohammadi, Nooshin Safakhoo, and Sara Khalili's beautiful creation, In the Meadow of Fantasies, has received a 2022 Mildred L. Batchelder Honor! The Mildred L. Batchelder Award was created in 1979 by the...
Storytime and Conversation: In the Meadow of Fantasies with Wild Rumpus
Please join us on Saturday, November 6 at 11:00am CST (12:00pm EST) for a wonderful virtual storytime and conversation hosted by Wild Rumpus and featuring illustrator Nooshin Safakhoo and translator Sara Khalili. Enjoy a cozy Saturday immersed in the dreamy, poetic...
Juan Hormiga, the movie
Elsewhere Editions is pleased to announce a new short film featuring Gustavo Roldán's Juan Hormiga, translated by Robert Croll! Hear Gustavo share his inspiration behind the creation of Juan Hormiga, who enthralls his whole...
The Eric Carle Museum Hosts a Conversation Between Peter Sís and Roger Mello
On April 1st at 7:00 PM EDT, the Eric Carle Museum hosted an online conversation between Roger Mello and Peter Sís as they came together to discuss their incredible bodies of work, what compels them to create children’s books, and the deeply personal stories they both...
Book Talk with Daniel Handler
On Tuesday, April 6th at 1:30 PM EST, Daniel Handler (best known as Lemony Snicket) will host a virtual discussion with Turning the Page DC about Elsewhere Editions' I Wish, written by Toon Tellegen and illustrated by Ingrid Godon, translated from the Dutch by David...
I Wish, the movie
Elsewhere Editions is pleased to announce a new short film about I Wish, written by Toon Tellegen, illustrated by Ingrid Godon and translated from the Dutch by David Colmer. Warmest thanks to the Netherlands Foundation for Literature and Dutch Culture for their...
I Wish selected as Notable Book of Children’s Poetry
We are very pleased to announce that I Wish, written by Toon Tellegen, has been named a 2021 Notable Book of Children's Poetry by the National Council of Teachers of English. The council considers a book's literary merits, as well as its appeal to children, looking...
I Wish named in Evanston Public Library’s 101 Great Books for Kids
We are thrilled to announce that I Wish, written by Toon Tellegen, illustrated by Ingrid Godon, and translated from the Dutch by David Colmer, is included in Evanston Public Library's 2020 list of 101 Great Books for Children. You can read more about the award and see...
Albertine wins the 2020 Hans Christian Andersen Award!
We are delighted to share that Albertine, illustrator of the forthcoming Elsewhere book, My Little One, has won the 2020 Hans Christian Andersen Award! The award is the highest international distinction given to authors and illustrators of children's books. The jury...
Roger Mello on Fuse 8 n’ Kate Podcast
Roger Mello was a special guest on this week's episode of the children's book podcast Fuse 8 n' Kate. Roger discussed Jorge Amado's children's book The Swallow and the Tom Cat with the hosts Kate and Betsy Bird, and Kate read an excerpt from the Brazilian classic....