A JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL CHILDREN’S LITERATURE 2018, VOL . 56, NO .3 The Journal of IBBY, the International Board on Books for Young People Copyright © 2018 by Bookbird, Inc. Reproduction of articles in Bookbird requires permission in writing from the editor. Editor: Björn Sundmark, Malmö University, Sweden. Address for submissions and other editorial correspondence: [email protected]. Bookbird’s editorial office is supported by the Faculty of Education, Malmö University, Sweden Editorial Review Board: Peter E. 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Contents Editorial by Björn Sundmark 2 Articles Eiko Kadono (Japan) by Junko Sakoi and Yoo Kyung Sung 4 Igor Oleynikov (Russia) by Ekaterina Eskina 10 Farhad Hassanzadeh (Iran) by Farideh Pourgiv 16 Albertine (Switzerland) by Loreto Núñez 20 Joy Cowley (USA) by Kathryn Walls 24 Iwona Chmielewska (Poland) by Magdalena Sikorska and Katarzyna Smyczyńska 28 Marie-Aude Murail (France) by Marie Lallouet 34 Linda Wolfsgruber (Austria) by Sabine Fuchs 38 Ulf Stark (Sweden) by Åsa Warnqvist 43 Pablo Bernasconi (Argentina) by Natalia Blanc 47 Xiong Liang (China) by Qin Yuchen 52 Translators and Their Books Negotiating Dialect to Preserve Identity: Translating Guadalupe García McCall’s Summer of the Mariposas into Spanish by David Bowles 58 The International Youth Library Welcome to the New Home Country Germany: Intercultural Projects of the International Youth Library with Refugee Children and Young Adults by Christiane Raabe 61 Books on Books edited by Jutta Reusch and Christiane Raabe 66 Focus IBBY edited by Liz Page 74 Postcards edited by Barbara Lehman 19, 33, 37, 57, 72-73 IBBY.ORG 1 56.3–2018 Editorial n my Children’s Literature class—a course world, from all languages and traditions. Never is new acquaintances. well (and knew him personally). that I teach every semester—the assignment this mission more apparent than when it comes to For instance, of the eleven authors and illustrators But the others are new to me. that I enjoy the most is one in which the the two HCA Awards’ issues: the Nominees’ issue, presented in this issue, most were new to me. I have If you, like me, want to get to know these students present an illustrator or author with its 60+ short presentations, and the Winners’ read some of Joy Cowley’s work. I know a little about champions of children’s literature better, the pre- from their own home country, or one that is issue, where the winners and shortlisted authors Eiko Kadono because of the Miyazaki film, Kiki’s sentations here are ideal. They are also a resource Iimportant in their mother tongue. Since the class and illustrators are presented with in-depth arti- Delivery Service. I have seen Iwona Chmielewska’s to return to—maybe one of the few available in usually consists of 25 students from some 12-15 cles by experts from their own countries. This is a book about Janusz Korczak. And being from English—of some of these outstanding creators of countries (most of them are exchange students), this flagship feature of Bookbird. Other academic journals Sweden, I of course know Ulf Stark’s books very children’s books. always means that there is always great variation. It present critical articles on different children’s liter- also means that there is a true learning experience ature topics; we do too, in three out of four annual for everyone, me included. I have learnt so much publications. But only Bookbird makes room once from these presentations over the years! I think, too, a year for presentations in which experts from all that the students have enjoyed learning from each around the world explain what is remarkable and other as well, rather than just from the teacher. It is important about their chosen children’s writer or also clear to me that everyone rises to the occasion illustrator. when given an opportunity to speak about a work To read these presentations is a learning BJÖRN SUNDMARK is Professor or an author/illustrator that is important to them. experience. Even if we consider ourselves experts of English Literature in the Faculty On a larger scale, the Bologna Book Fair has a on children’s literature, what we know best (if we of Education, Malmö University, similar function. It’s a place where publishers, coun- are honest) is usually limited to our own national Sweden. He has published numerous articles on children’s tries, languages, tell the world about the greatness literature (which can be large in itself, of course), literature, and is the author of the and beauty of their writers, their artists, their books. and maybe a handful international classics. Other study Alice in the Oral-Literary This too is a learning experience. And, to draw out than that, most of us may know a bit about the Continuum (1999) and co-editor the parallel further, Bookbird endeavours something main contemporary (English) children’s bestsellers, of The Nation in Children’s Literature (Routledge 2013). He is along these same lines. Here we invite critics and and spinoffs of the culture industry (Disney, editor of Bookbird–Journal of other children’s’ book professionals to share their Pixar, Studio Ghibli, etc.). When we read the pre- International Children’s Literature. insights about children’s books from all parts of the sentations in this issue, however, we will make BOOKBIRD 2 IBBY.ORG IBBY.ORG 3 56.3–2018 EIKO KADONO: Articles HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN AUTHOR AWARD WINNER that different from readers’ own. She spends her time sense of joy as a maker in Japan. Young children also cooking, gardening, traveling, reading, and writing. enjoy the series because of the high degree of inter- Her experiences as a traveler have also nurtured her textual connections among its books. Eiko Kadono: stories. She has traveled widely, from local regions throughout Japan to global locations in Europe, Bra- Kadono as a Translator and zil, Australia, and the Middle East. The resulting Her Translated Books Hans Christian Andersen cultural knowledge goes far beyond her native Jap- Kadono’s books are widely read internationally, and anese culture and is richly reflected through charac- translations of many of her works are available in ters and various story settings in hybrid genres, like many languages; she has personally translated sev- Author Award Winner realism-based modern fantasy. In addition, Kadono’s eral of her books into English. Odango Soup and Ak- childhood memories have become material for many achan ga Yattekita are available in English under the of her books. Born in 1935,