Books by Tonke Dragt
“It’s a great book. It’s a very traditional book, but it does what it does incredibly well. I’ve told this story before, but when I had the book in page proof, I was reading it to my children. My son, aged eight, actually snuck into our bedroom at four in the morning to take the bound proofs, because we still had 150 pages to go and he wanted to know what happened next. This was before publication and I knew then that I was onto a winner.” Read more...
The Best Kids’ Books in Translation
Adam Freudenheim, Publisher
Interviews where books by Tonke Dragt were recommended
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The Murderer's Ape
Jakob Wegelius, translated by Peter Graves -
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Maresi
Maria Turtschaninoff, translated by Annie Prime -
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The Cat Who Came in off the Roof
Annie M.G. Schmidt, translated by David Colmer -
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Reckless: The Petrified Flesh
Cornelia Funke, translated by Oliver Latsch -
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The Letter for the King
Tonke Dragt, translated by Laura Watkinson -
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The Beast Player
Nahoko Uehashi, translated by by Cathy Hirano
The Best Kids’ Books in Translation, recommended by Adam Freudenheim
The Best Kids’ Books in Translation, recommended by Adam Freudenheim
There is no shortage of great kids’ books written in English, but reading books in translation can open up whole new worlds and surprising perspectives. Adam Freudenheim, managing director of Pushkin Press, talks us through some of his favourites among the many books he’s published for kids, translated from other languages.
