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Monday, July 14, 2008

International Publishing Professionals

Kane/Miller represents nearly 24 countries in our list of award-winning children's books from around the world.

I have come here to the Stanford Professional Publishing Course to meet new people, take home new skills, explore others' ideas and, hopefully, incorporate most of what I learned into the business and marketing plan for the future of our company.

While there are representatives here from both the book and magazine side of the industry, there are also publishing professionals here from - ironically - about 24 countries.



Over the last few days, I've sat down with professionals from South Africa, the United Kingdom, Brazil, Australia, Canada, Denmark, Spain, Taiwan, Japan, Mexico, Germany, Belgium, and the Netherlands. Of course there's still dozens of other people who I have yet to talk to.

My horoscope this morning (I read it every day) states:

A foreign person will have a very positive influence in your life today, especially if they are a person from your past...
I may not know anyone here from my past but perhaps Kane/Miller's history will play a role.

Monday, March 31, 2008

International Children's Book Day

Even though all of our titles come from countries other than the U.S. it is a very special day when we can highlight our books that speak about or take place in a land that is somehow different than the ones we're used to seeing in a children's book.

Here are just a few of our books that take place in unique places in our world:

From France


My Father's Shop




From Taiwan


On My Way to Buy Eggs




From Japan


Girl from the Snow Country




From Australia


Are We There Yet?




From Australia


Ziba Came on a Boat




From the Netherlands


Little Fish

Wednesday, December 19, 2007

International Language Week

Our Libros del Mundo series now contains a total of twelve titles. Two more will be released in March 2008 but here is a listing of all fourteen:

from Germany

Apolo
by Caroline Gregoire

From the Netherlands

Benny
by Sieb Posthuma


From Australia

La cama grande de Sofia
by Tina Burke

From Germany


Contando con Apolo
by Caroline Gregoire

From Taiwan

En camino a comprar huevos
by Chih-Yuan Chen

From Italy


Feliz Cumpleaños Tengo 1
Written by Matteo Faglia
Illustrations by Luana Rinaldo

From Taiwan


Guji Guji
by Chih-Yuan Chen

From Germany


Lo que Eduardo sabe hacer
by Wilfried Gebhard

From Switzerland


Marta y la bicicleta
Written by Germano Zullo
Illustrated by Albertine

From the Netherlands


Pescadito
by Sanne te Loo

From Japan


¿Quién se esconde?
by Satoru Onishi

From Australia


¿Quieres Jugar?
by Deborah Niland

From South Korea

El salon de Minji
by Eun-hee Choung

From England

Suerte
by Gus Clarke

Monday, December 17, 2007

Books that give kids a taste of another culture

My Father's Shop, from France and written by Satomi Ichikawa, was included in a recent article in the L.A. Times travel section a few days ago but of course we feel that there are several more that could work from our list:

From South Korea

New Clothes for New Year's Day
by Hyun-Ju Bae

From the Netherlands

Little Fish
by Sanne te Loo

From Japan

Girl Fom the Snow Country
by Masako Hidaka

From Taiwan

On My Way to Buy Eggs
by Chih-Yuan Chen

From India

Kali and the Rat Snake
Written by Zai Whitaker
Illustrated by Srividya Natarajan

From Ghana

Sosu's Call
by Meshack Asare

From Australia

Ziba Came on a Boat
Written by Liz Lofthouse
Illustrated by Roberg Ingpen

From Belgium

The Nights of the World
Written by Corrine Albaut
Illustrated by Arno

From England

This is the Oasis


This is the Tree
Written by Miriam Moss
Illustrated by Adrienne Kennaway
Happy Travels!

Monday, November 26, 2007

Learn a Foreign Language Month

To celebrate this December event, I'm including a listing of all our Spanish language titles available in our Libros del Mundo series - including two upcoming March 2008 releases.

From Germany

Apolo
by Caroline Grégoire

From the Netherlands

Benny
by Sieb Posthuma

From Australia
La cama grande de Sofía
by Tina Burke

From Germany


Contando con Apolo
by Caroline
Grégoire

From Taiwan


En camino a comprar huevos
by Chih-Yuan Chen

From Italy

Feliz Cumpleaños Tengo 1
Written by Matteo Faglia

From Taiwan


Guji Guji
by Chih-Yuan Chen

From Germany

Lo que Eduardo sabe hacer
by Wilfried Gebhard

From Switzerland

Marta y la bicicleta
Written by Germano Zullo Illustrated by Albertine

From the Netherlands

Pescadito
by Sanne te Loo

From Japan


¿Quién se esconde?
by Satoru Onishi

From Australia

¿Quieres Jugar?
by Deborah Niland

From South Korea

El salón de Minji
by Eun-hee Choung

From England

Suerte
by Gus Clarke

Tuesday, November 20, 2007

Giving Thanks

This week is a quiet week. Many schools are closed and businesses as well as parents take advantage of the opportunity to spend quality time with their children.


The busiest time of year - for just about everyone - is upon us. My father's birthday falls on Thanksgiving this year - and just about every other year it seems. He's taking off on a trip by himself to visit his brothers on the East Coast. My mom will be enjoying the holiday with her sisters, I will be spending time with "family" in La Jolla while my sister will be joining her in-laws this Thursday for a large gathering and a lovely meal.


Family is something that connects us all, whether we are linked by blood, namesake, or just the bond of being present in each other's lives, whether physically or otherwise.


I plan on taking this week to slow down and really spend some quality time with my son. Even though he's with me 60% of the time (not that I'm keeping track), I can't help but feel as though the hustle and bustle of daily life keeps us somewhat disconnected at times.


There are several Kane/Miller books that highlight families of all shapes and sizes. Here are just a few to share with your loved ones:



From Australia

Are We There Yet?

by Alison Lester



From France

Grandparents!

Written by Anne-Laure Fournier le Ray

Illustrated by Roser Capdevila



From Taiwan

Guji Guji

by Chih-Yuan Chen



From the Netherlands

Benny

by Sieb Posthuma



From Germany

Selma

by Jutta Bauer



From Israel

The Key to My Heart

Written by Nira Harel

Illustrated by Yossi Abulafia



From the Philippines

The Mats

Written by Francisco Arcellana

Illustrated by Hermès Alègrè



From Australia

When Mum Was Little

by Mini Goss



From Belgium

You Be Me, I'll Be You

by Pili Mandelbaum


In the above book list, there are eight unique countries represented! Kane/Miller currently represents over 20 different countries from our current title list. Please help us to open young minds to the world by sharing this post with the book lovers in your life.