Book Island Translated Children's Fiction Project

How to make a flying bird mobile
Using cardboard and a few easily sourced bits from around the home, such as string and bright coloured papers, this activity will produce a beautiful weighted bird mobile which will...
How to make a flying bird mobile
Using cardboard and a few easily sourced bits from around the home, such as string and bright coloured papers, this activity will produce a beautiful weighted bird mobile which will...

Narration of 'The Golden Cage' by translator La...
'The Golden Cage' is a deliciously dark fairytale from Europe, featuring Valentina, the emperor’s daughter who's an obsessive collector of exotic birds. Her servants track down every bird she desires...
Narration of 'The Golden Cage' by translator La...
'The Golden Cage' is a deliciously dark fairytale from Europe, featuring Valentina, the emperor’s daughter who's an obsessive collector of exotic birds. Her servants track down every bird she desires...

Interview with Chiara Mezzalama
Interview with Régis Lejonc, the illustrator of 'The Garden of Inside-Outside', nominated for the Kate Greenaway Medal 2021 Synopsis of the story: In the summer of 1981, Chiara and her...
Interview with Chiara Mezzalama
Interview with Régis Lejonc, the illustrator of 'The Garden of Inside-Outside', nominated for the Kate Greenaway Medal 2021 Synopsis of the story: In the summer of 1981, Chiara and her...