Favourite translated children's books
If you're interested in exploring children's books in translation, these well-loved favourites and award-winning titles offer the perfect places to start.
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Toby Alone
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Toby Alone
Winner of the 2009 Marsh Award for Children's Literature in Translation, this exciting adventure has a serious message about the w…
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Asterix the Gaul
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Asterix the Gaul
In a tiny corner of Brittany, one small village of indomitable Gauls hold out against the almighty, all-conquering Romans.
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The Beast Player
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The Beast Player
Elin's mother has a very special job - caring for the magical Toda which protect their kingdom. But when something goes wrong, Eli…
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The Midnight Palace
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The Midnight Palace
In Calcutta in 1916, after the deaths of both their parents in bizarre circumstances, two babies are separated at birth.
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Finn Family Moomintroll
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Finn Family Moomintroll
Moomintroll is cheerful and chubby and lives in the magical Moominvalley with his mother, Moominmamma, his father, Moominpappa and…
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In The Sea There Are Crocodiles
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In The Sea There Are Crocodiles
First published in Italian last year, the story of Enaiatollah Akbari's journey from Afghanistan to Italy has now been translated …
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Pippi Longstocking
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Pippi Longstocking
Follow Pippi Longstocking on her amazing adventures as she moves into Villa Villekulla with a horse, a monkey, and a big suitcase …
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Mrs Pepperpot’s Christmas
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Mrs Pepperpot’s Christmas
Mrs Pepperpot’s shrinking habit can be very inconvenient, especially when she wants to go shopping for Christmas presents
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The Distance Between Me and the Cherry Tree
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The Distance Between Me and the Cherry Tree
Nine-year-old Mafalda has a degenerative eye condition. She starts to keep a list of all the things she'll miss when her sight goe…
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Elise and the Second-Hand Dog
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Elise and the Second-Hand Dog
Elise gets a secondhand mongrel to keep her company – and turns out, the dog's name is McAddudi and he’s from Scotland. …
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Mr Leon's Paris
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Mr Leon's Paris
Paris is beautifully rendered in moody beige, blue and orange in this retro-styled tale of French taxi driver Mr Leon and his mult…
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Emil and the Detectives
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Emil and the Detectives
Ten-year-old Emil is excited to be taking the train to Berlin on his own for the first time - but he doesn't like the look of his …
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Starring Carmen!
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Starring Carmen!
Carmen is a one-girl theatre company. She sings, acts, dances and makes the costumes! Her little brother Eduardo is desperate to b…
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A Good Day For Climbing Trees
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A Good Day For Climbing Trees
Thirteen-year-old Marnus finds himself at the centre of a protest when he and a girl named Leila camp out in a tree to preven…
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Oksa Pollock: The Last Hope
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Oksa Pollock: The Last Hope
The Oksa Pollock series has legions of fans all over the world, and this first installment leaves us in no doubt why.
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The Story of a Seagull and the Cat Who Taught her to Fly
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The Story of a Seagull and the Cat Who Taught her to Fly
An oil-soaked gull asks an unsuspecting cat to look after her egg and protect the baby inside. The cat must find a way to teach a …
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The Story of Babar
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The Story of Babar
' In the great forest, a litle elephant was born. His name was Babar...'
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The New Football Coach
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The New Football Coach
The Black Duck Brook Football Club are hoping their new coach Miss Charlotte will help lead them to victory - but she seems to hav…
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The Adventures of Tintin
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The Adventures of Tintin
Resourceful junior reporter Tintin embarks on a series of exciting international adventures, accompanied by his faithful dog Snowy…
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The Little Prince
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The Little Prince
An air pilot makes a forced landing deep in the Sahara Desert. There, he makes a mysterious Little Prince, who tells him a series …
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The Raven’s Children
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The Raven’s Children
It’s 1938 and siblings Shura and Tanya are good Soviet citizens and comrades. But there are spies and enemies everywhere. Gri…
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