List_of_translators_of_children's_books Knowpia

There is a growing interest in international children's literature, including books in translation.^[1]^[2] This is recognised in several prizes, including the Marsh Award for Children’s Literature in Translation and the ALSC Mildred L. Batchelder Award for Children's Books Translated into English.

Ruth Ahmedzai Kemp - Russian, German, Arabic to English^[3]
Sarah Ardizzone – French to English
Anthea Bell – German to English
Simon Breden – Spanish to English
John Brownjohn – German to English
Karin Chubb – German to English
Martin Cleaverr – Dutch to English
Patricia Crampton - German to English
Howard Curtis – Italian to English
Lucia Graves – Spanish to English
Daniel Hahn – Spanish, Portuguese, French to English
Adriana Hunter – French to English
Margaret Jull Costa – Basque, Portuguese to English
Lene Kaaberbol – Danish to English
Oliver Latsch – German to English
Sheila LaFarge - Danish, Norwegian, Swedish to English^[4]
Sophie Lewis – French to English
Julia Marshall – Swedish to English
Nanette McGuinness - Italian, French to English
George Miller – French to English
Denise Muir^[5] - Italian to English
John Nieuwenhuizen – Dutch to English
Frances Østerfelt – Danish to English
Anna Paterson – Swedish to English
Guy Puzey - Norwegian to English
Azita Rassi – Persian to English
Betsy Rosenberg - Hebrew to English
Cheryl Robson – Danish to English
Lance Salway – Dutch to English
Lawrence Schimel - Spanish to English
Ros Schwartz – French to English
Fatima Sharafeddini – Arabic to English
Ginny Tapley Takemori - Japanese to English
Laurie Thompson – Swedish to English
John Thornley – Greek to English
Avery Fischer Udagawa – Japanese to English
Helen Wang – Chinese to English
Rachel Ward^[6] - German to English
Laura Watkinson – Dutch to English
Siân Williams (translator) Italian to English
Chantal Wright – German to English

References edit

^ "Translated Books Make up Half the Finalists for Kirkus Young Readers' Prize". September: World Kid Lit Month. 2017-09-20. Archived from the original on 2018-08-11. Retrieved 2018-10-12.
^ "Hurrah for translators: why we need to translate more children's books". www.booktrust.org.uk. Archived from the original on 2018-10-12. Retrieved 2018-10-12.
^ Jones, Nicolette (2018-07-22). "Children's book of the week: The Raven's Children by Yulia Yakovleva, trans Ruth Ahmedzai Kemp". The Times. ISSN 0140-0460. Archived from the original on 2018-12-09. Retrieved 2018-12-09.
^ Marineau, Caitlin (January 2024). "Sheila La Farge Collection". archives.lib.umn.edu. University of Minnesota. Retrieved March 14, 2024.
^ "How Girl Detached by Manuela Salvi found a publisher". For Books’ Sake. 2016-09-14. Archived from the original on 2018-10-24. Retrieved 2018-10-24.
^ "Spotlight on Literary Translator Rachel Ward". Intralingo. 2014-04-23. Archived from the original on 2018-07-27. Retrieved 2018-10-24.