EU Picture Book Bundle

Bundle of three exquisite European picture books which we hand-picked for our BOOK ISLAND TRANSLATED CHILDREN'S FICTION PROJECT,  co-funded by the European Union:

The Golden Cage by Anna Castagnoli and Carll Cneut, translated by Laura Watkinson

The Bird Within Me by Sara Lundberg, translated by B.J. Epstein

The Garden of Inside-Outside by Chiara Mezzalama and Régis Lejonc, translated by Sarah Ardizzone

Click on the titles above to find the teacher notes for each of them.

Each of these titles showcase the diverse and audacious nature of European children’s literature by offering:

- stories of high literary quality
- stories which all celebrate an independence of spirit
- a wide range of genre, reaching out to different audiences
- distinctive European flavours - in both subject matter and literary style
- extraordinary illustrations by well-regarded illustrators
- carefully designed high-quality hardback editions, which represent European production standards in children’s literature.