Forthcoming from @enchantedlion.bsky.social ODDS AND ENDS from Maija Hurme Tr by Mia Spangenberg is a Finnish book that enchanted me at first sight originally published by Etana Editions #workdkidlit #finnishkidlit This is the book that I will be talking about for 2026!

Our first book of 2026 is here!!! Natalia Shaloshvili’s WHAT A SMALL CAT NEEDS, trans. from Russian by Lena Traer, is an adorable picture book about an adorable cat 🐾 Learn more 👇 enchantedlion.com/all-books/wh... #kidlit #worldkidlit #bookbirthday #newpicturebook

THE ADVENTURES OF CIPOLLINO is a 2026 Batchelder Honor Book (most outstanding children’s translations)! Gianni Rodari wrote this book in 1950s Italy, and in the US today, his themes of hope, justice, & human dignity remain just as relevant as ever. enchantedlion.com/all-books/th... #kidlit #alayma

Dring-dring! 🚲 Here’s a #sneakpeek at the newest Chirri & Chirra adventure: CHIRRI & CHIRRA, AMONG THE CHERRY BLOSSOMS 🌸🌸🌸 Out this April from Enchanted Lion: enchantedlion.com/all-books/ch... #kidlit #worldkidlit

enchantedlion.com/all-books/od... I am so excited for ODDS AND ENDS by Maija Hurme translation from the Finnish by Mia Spangenberg coming this May from @enchantedlion.bsky.social #worldkidlit It was love at first sight when I saw it in 2023 at an Etana Editions event

📣 Happening tomorrow at 11am!!! Come one, come all for a special story time of TEDDY, LET’S GO! with author @michnott.bsky.social 🧸🧡 We hope to see many of you at Spiral Books in Soho! 📆 Sat, Jan 17 at 11am 📍Spiral Books (147 Sullivan St, NYC) #kidlit #nycevents

For Day 14 of my PB reading challenge I was blown away by THE SNOW THEATER by Ryoji Arai. This wintry PB is brimming with childlike imagination and surreal magic. I always love seeing the books that @enchantedlion.bsky.social releases! ❄️🎭🦋📖 #StoryStudy #KidLit

Happening THIS SATURDAY Jan 17 at 11am: Join @michnott.bsky.social for a story time of TEDDY, LET’S GO! at Spiral Books in Soho! 📆 Saturday, January 17 at 11 am 📍Spiral Books (147 Sullivan St, NYC) 🎟️ FREE & open to public! RSVP here: enchantedlion.com/events/2026/... #kidlit #nycevents

Look into Edward Lear's incredibly magical and interesting life and my conversation with #author Barry Wolverton Hill in the #bookbug column/Story Monsters Ink magazine @storymonsters.bsky.social 📚 #poetrycommunity #edwardlear @enchantedlion.bsky.social #childrensbooks #readers #booksky #libraries

🎉🎉🎉 THE ADVENTURES OF CIPOLLINO is in the @nytimes.com!! “Tolstikova’s lush watercolor illustrations and the prominent theme of freewheeling underdogs triumphing over a stuffy bureaucracy will carry young readers effortlessly through this anthropomorphic adventure.” www.nytimes.com/2025/12/26/b...

🥰🥰 My translation into English of Argentine author/illustrator Isol, for @enchantedlion.bsky.social #xl8

Looking for a last minute gift idea? One of my favorite independent publishers @enchantedlion.bsky.social offers subscriptions (full of translations for kids) #worldkidlit Enchanted Lion Books enchantedlion.com/all-books/20...

TOMORROW Dec 18 at 6pm: Eya Gina discusses the power of wordless books with our very own Claudia Bedrick at Sullaluna NYC! Join us for the book launch of UN POSTO FRA LE STELLE: 📆 Thurs, 12/18, 6-6:30pm 📍Sullaluna NYC (41 Carmine St, NYC) 🎟️ Tickets here: www.eventbrite.com/e/no-words-n... #kidlit

SATO THE RABBIT: MORNING LIGHT by Yuki Ainoya, trans. from Japanese by Michael Blaskowsky @enchantedlion.bsky.social is on our #Fanfare25 list. Congratulations! #BestBooks #KidLit #HBMag #HornBookMagazine #HBFanfare25 #PictureBooks #HBFanfare sbee.link/dtvnxeqg4y

SATO THE RABBIT, MORNING LIGHT is a #HBFanfare selection for Best Picture Book of the Year!!!!!!

My favorite 2025 books that were not translations both from @enchantedlion.bsky.social THE BOY WHO BECAME A PARROT: A Foolish Biography of Edward Lear Who Invented Nonsense by Wolverton Hill & Laura Carlin DON’T EAT ME: The Almost True Story of Belladonna by Kate Finney & Esmé Shapiro #kidlit

In celebration of 2025 coming to a close, we’re holding a FLASH SALE for 25% off ✨everything✨ on enchantedlion.com for the next 7 days! Plus, we’re covering any extra costs to make sure your orders arrive by Dec 23.🎁📚✨ It’s our gift to you, dear readers—happy reading, and happy holidays! 🫶 #kidlit

🥰🥰 My translation of THE BOOK OF DENIAL by Ricardo Chávez Castañeda & Alejandro @magallanes71.bsky.social ( @enchantedlion.bsky.social ) is included. 🥰🥰 #booksky #horrorsky #horror #xl8 #mexico #diadelosmuertod

THE SNOW THEATER has been featured in the Wall Street Journal! “Sublime artwork and a mystical story of escape and forgiveness give Ryoji Arai's picture book THE SNOW THEATER a redemptive holiday feeling.” —Meghan Cox Gurdon, for @wsj.com Full review: www.wsj.com/arts-culture...

Gracias to @missadadoom.bsky.social for including my translation of THE BOOK OF DENIAL by Ricardo Chavez Castañeda & Alejandro @magallanes71.bsky.social ( @enchantedlion.bsky.social ) in her folk #horror in #translation roundup for CRIME READS: crimereads.com/folk-horror-... 🥰🥰🙏🏽🙏🏽 #booksky #xl8

We’re absolutely thrilled that LOOSE THREADS is one of @burleyfisher.bsky.social’s Best Books of the Year 2025–and the only children’s book to make the list! 💛

THIS Wed, 12/3 is Rizzoli’s Holiday Fair! Featuring: Esme Shapiro & Kate Finney (DON’T EAT ME! THE ALMOST TRUE STORY OF BELLADONNA) Giselle Potter (BEFORE SHE WAS MY GRANDMOTHER) Dasha Tolstikova (ADVENTURES OF CIPOLLINO) 📆 Wed 12/3, 6-8pm 📍Rizzoli Books (1133 Broadway, NYC) Free & open to all!

They love working with schools and libraries. I emailed them and told them about the afterschool program and the demographics of our students. They’ve curated these books for us. Email them or check them out: enchantedlion.com/all-school-a...

Look at these beautiful breathtaking @enchantedlion.bsky.social books!!! This is for the library of the afterschool program where I volunteer. Thank you, Enchanted Lion!!!

Out today: THE COZIEST PLACE ON THE MOON ✨✨✨ Have you ever felt like the loneliest creature in the world? This picture book from @mariapopova.bsky.social & #SarahJacoby is a lunar love song to soul-nourishing solitude. Learn more: enchantedlion.com/all-books/th... #kidlit

I had the great honor of writing the introduction to the @enchantedlion.bsky.social edition of Gianni Rodari's Adventures of Cipollino, translated by Antony Shugaar. This expands on that introduction! Huge thanks to Max Nelson for letting me dig into kids' books, produce, and the joy of the absurd.

Out in English for the very first time: THE ADVENTURES OF CIPOLLINO! In this whimsical tale by Gianni Rodari (Italy's greatest children's author), a young onion named Cipollino sets out to study scoundrels, fighting for freedom & justice for all. enchantedlion.com/all-books/th... #kidlit

Friday spotlight on our Reviews of the Week. Read the reviews here: hbook.com/section/book... @enchantedlion.bsky.social @harperkids.bsky.social #hbreviewoftheweek #fridayreads #kidlit #yalit

#NewIllustrationOfTheDay by Esme Shapiro from Don’t Eat Me! The Almost True Story of Belladonna, written by Kate Finney. Pretty foreground detail in a wide scene illustrates a charming picturebook about a poisonous plant. Enchanted Lion 14 October @enchantedlion.bsky.social @esmeshapiro.bsky.social

Out today: DON’T EAT ME! THE ALMOST TRUE STORY OF BELLADONNA ✨✨✨ From award-winning illustrator #EsmeShapiro & debut talent Kate Finney, this picture book follows Belladonna—a spunky, beautiful plant who learns that “no one gets far growing alone.” enchantedlion.com/all-books/do... #kidlit

Enchanted Lion’s edition of THE BOOK OF WHYS is a 2025 #WhiteRaven! “English readers finally get the chance to enjoy Rodari’s ingenious texts via Shugaar’s inspired translations… Yoon’s bright and bubbly colored-pencil illustrations take readers on a whimsical visual journey.” #kidlit #worldkidlit

This Sat at NYC’s Society of Illustrators: Draw with Mari Kanstad Johnsen, the NYT Best Illustrated artist behind BEDTIME FOR BO! For kids & families: Mari will share her creative process, read from BEDTIME FOR BO, & lead an animal drawing workshop. Tickets: societyillustrators.org/event/pictur...

Last night went to see Brian Isett and Claudia Biçen talk about their new book THE FORGOTTEN TEACHERS: How nature wrote the story of life at White Whale Bookstore in Pittsburgh from Unruly @enchantedlion.bsky.social Truly a beautiful and fascinating book that combines art and science.

I adore everything by @enchantedlion.bsky.social. Will look for this gem! Thank you, Maria. #poetry #picturebooks

Oh gosh. We lost a great one. I love her letter to children about her love of books and reading. This is from @themarginalian.org.web.brid.gy A Velocity of Being: Letters to a Young Reader published by @enchantedlion.bsky.social

Happy International Translation Day and final day of World Kid Lit Month! So great to join illustrator Matthew Forsythe and Claudia Zoe Bedrick @enchantedlion.bsky.social for a conversation about THE GRAMMAR OF FANTASY by Italian author/educator Gianni Rodari. Buona lettura! @worldkidlit.bsky.social

THE FORGOTTEN TEACHERS is out today!!!! Interweaving science & storytelling, spirituality & art, neuroscientist Brian Isett & artist Claudia Biçen guide us toward a deeper understanding of how radically interconnected all of life is. enchantedlion.com/all-books/th... #newnonfiction

One of my favorites for fall PUMPKIN ISLAND by Arthur Geisert from @enchantedlion.bsky.social it’s a visual treat!

Our web sale has been a huge success & we discovered more boxes of books in our office, so… we’re extending our web sale to the end of the week!!!! ✨ 40% off $100+ at enchantedlion.com/all-books ✨ Thank you so much to all who’ve made a purchase & helped spread the word 🫶 #kidlit lovers unite!

📣 Attn book lovers: Enchanted Lion is hosting a HUGE moving sale! ✨ONLINE SALE: 40% off all orders $100+ on enchantedlion.com✨ => Order before 9/10, no code necessary! ✨COURTYARD SALE: Sun 9/14, 12-5pm @ 248 Creamer St, Brooklyn, NY ✨ => Many shelf-worn books for sale—all priced $5-10!#kidlitit

#NewIllustrationoftheDay by Nahid Kazemi from her picturebook The Other Side of the Rocks. Based on a Rumi story about a frog who goes to explore the world. The almost abstract image expresses the strangeness of the venture. Enchanted Lion 26 Aug @enchantedlion.bsky.social @nahidkazemi.bsky.social

✨✨Out today: THE OTHER SIDE OF THE ROCKS, the latest picture book by #NahidKazemi! “At its heart, this is a tale about going out into the world to find yourself.” —Betsy Bird, @fuse8.bsky.social (A @slj.com blog) Learn more 👇 enchantedlion.com/all-books/th... #kidlit #newpicturebook #booktrailer

Did you know that fewer than 31% of translations into English are written by women? Celebrate #WomenInTranslation Month this August (and year-round!) by reading books written by women from around the world! Looking for recommendations?👇 #witmonth

Child of Glass (Alemagna, 2019) This tells the story of Gisele, a child who is “sparkling and luminous, sensitive and transparent.” Published by @enchantedlion.bsky.social 💙

Out today: #GisellePotter’s BEFORE SHE WAS MY GRANDMOTHER! “Written and illustrated with characteristic sublimity by Giselle Potter, here is a tender account of a child’s connection with a grandparent.” —The Wall Street Journal Learn more & order 👇 enchantedlion.com/all-books/be... #kidlit

“An absolute joy of a picture book—celebrating nonsense, play, art, storytelling and the life of the writer and artist Edward Lear.” ✨✨✨ #JonScieszka reviews THE BOY WHO BECAME A PARROT: A FOOLISH BIOGRAPHY OF EDWARD LEAR, WHO CREATED NONSENSE for the @nytimes.com 👇 www.nytimes.com/2025/08/08/b...

BEFORE SHE WAS MY GRANDMOTHER was reviewed in the @wsj.com! Created with “characteristic sublimity by Giselle Potter,” the picture book is praised as “a tender account of a child’s connection with a grandparent.” Full review: www.wsj.com/arts-culture... #kidlit

#NewIllustrationOfTheDay by Laura Carlin. An absolute favourite. From The Boy Who Became a Parrot: A Foolish Biography of Edward Lear who Invented Nonsense written by Wolverton Hill. With incorporation of Lear’s work. Enchanted Lion Books 29 July @enchantedlion.bsky.social @lauracarlin.bsky.social

SATO THE RABBIT: MORNING LIGHT (@enchantedlion.bsky.social‬) by Yuki Ainoya; trans. from Japanese by Michael Blaskowsky will receive a starred review in the September/October 2025 #HornBookMagazine. Congratulations! #HBMag #HBStars www.hbook.com/story/blogs/...

The library also has several books from @enchantedlion.bsky.social and this, of course, is a personal favorite! Cry, Heart, But Never Break (Ringtved, 2001) #booksky