Paula Holmes
qsprite.bsky.social
Paula Holmes
@qsprite.bsky.social
Reader & occasional blogger of #WorldKidLit, huge fan of Finnish translations, beginner weaver, library advocate, magpie
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!
January 31, 2026 at 4:43 PM
So happy for @enchantedlion.bsky.social a small independent publisher of high quality translations for their #BATCHELDER honor book THE ADVENTURES OF CIPOLLINO by Gianni Rodari tr by Antony Shigaar - make sure your library has a copy 🥰
January 26, 2026 at 5:53 PM
Toy drive at the Remparts game! Flying stuffed animals everywhere. 🥰
December 13, 2025 at 9:39 PM
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
December 9, 2025 at 4:33 PM
My favorite cat books for 2025 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
LATE TODAY by Jungyoon Huh & Myungae Lee tr by Aerin Park @ebyrbooks.bsky.social
CAT NAP by @brianlies.bsky.social @harpercollins.bsky.social #worldkidlit 🐈‍⬛🥰
December 9, 2025 at 3:39 PM
My favorite translations for 2025 that I hope are considered for the Batchelder Award #worldkidlit of course I reserve the right to add more when I receive my latest order of books from the bookstore ❤️
December 9, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Getting my @usbby.bsky.social auction art framed today 🥰celebrating my favorite 🐈‍⬛ cat books of 2025 - ❤️ Big love for CAT NAP by @brianlies.bsky.social from Harper Collins Crossing my fingers for a Caldecott win ⭐️
December 6, 2025 at 8:35 PM
I was thinking about my favorite cat books of 2025 and I realized that WHAT A SMALL CAT NEEDS comes out January 2026 From @enchantedlion.bsky.social by Natalia Shaloshvili tr by Lena Traer 🥰 I agree with all the ⭐️ reviews #worldkidlit
December 6, 2025 at 7:32 PM
I am loving MY PRESENTATION TODAY IS ABOUT THE ANACONDA by Bibi Dumon Tak illustrations by Annemarie Van Haeringen Tr by Nancy Forest-Flier from @levinequerido putting in my #MockBatchelder pile
Finding myself laughing out loud and book talking it any chance I get 🥰🤩
November 18, 2025 at 11:54 PM
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.
October 7, 2025 at 2:32 PM
One of my favorites for fall PUMPKIN ISLAND by Arthur Geisert from @enchantedlion.bsky.social it’s a visual treat!
September 22, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Just saying one more time how much I love the Mousse series by Claire Lebourg tr by Sophie Lewis from @transitbooks.bsky.social
#worldkidlitmonth
Vol 1 A DAY WITH MOUSSE
Vol 2 HAVE A GOOD TRIP, MOUSSE!
Can’t wait for Volume 3 🥰
September 16, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Tucking in BILLIE AND BEAN AT THE BEACH by Julia Hansson tr by @bjwoodstein.bsky.social into a gift bundle ❤️ love this PB adventure series from @orcabook.bsky.social that includes BILLIE AND BEAN IN THE CITY & BILLIE AND BEAN IN THE MOUNTAINS perfect for encouraging new adventures #worldkidlitmonth
September 12, 2025 at 1:32 PM
I’m putting together a new baby gift. I love including the board book JUMP! by Tatsuhide Matsuoka tr by Cathy Hirano the illustrations are fun and shouting Boing! as you flip the pages is even better #worldkidlitmonth
September 11, 2025 at 2:10 PM
My copy of FREYA AND THE SNAKE by Fredrick Sonck & @jennylucander.bsky.social tr by B.J. Woodstein arrived today!!! Thank you @fuse8.bsky.social for the recommendation #worldkidlitmonth #finnishkidlit
September 10, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Do you have a favorite bookstore destination for #worldkidlitmonth - in NYC I think The Albertine part of The French Institute for Cultural and Education www.albertine.com is absolutely beautiful 😍 last time I found a French translation of a Finnish picture book
September 6, 2025 at 2:43 PM
MG #WorldKidLit is slightly harder to find happy to see the Moonwind Mysteries Book 4 THE LADY OF THE SHADOWS is on pre-order from Amazon Crossing Kids - Book 3 THE LOST ONES by Johan Rundberg tr Eva Apelqvist the best yet - historical fiction mystery, Stockholm, orphans, explosions, missing girls
September 4, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Books from Tapioca Stories are always a treat out this October is a must CROCO by Azul López tr by Kit Maude 🐊 when CROCO falls in a deep pit advice & help from friends doesn’t work but sometimes tears can help you out of a deep dark pit ❤️ the illustrations & overall book design #worldkidlitmonth
September 3, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Through #worldkidlitmonth I discovered Finnish author & illustrator @marikamaijala.bsky.social & tr Mia Spangenberg 🥰 Their latest title is A MAGICIANS FLOWER from Elsewhere Editions - friendship, gardening, adventure, a wonderful chicken named Eulalia & Raisin a plant that blooms on its on schedule
September 2, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Happy #Workdkidlitmonth
30 days of outstanding books

LATE TODAY by Jungyoon Huh & Myungae Lee tr by Aerin Park @ebyrbooks.bsky.social is so special I need extra copies 🥰 the rescue of a kitten on a rainy day on a bridge congested with traffic with action filled illustrations is not to be missed
September 1, 2025 at 3:38 PM
I’m pulling together some books for a therapist friend - THE SUMMER OF DIVING by Sara Strindberg & Sara Lundberg tr by B.J. Woodstein is such a beautiful book that deals with when a parent is hospitalized for depression - I had to order a second copy from TriangleSquare #Worldkidlit
August 30, 2025 at 4:57 PM
worldkidlit.org/2020/09/26/p... I love talking about translations for kids & today I found myself book-talking THE APARTMENT: A Century of Russian History by Alexandra Litvina & Anna Desnitskaya translated by Antonine W. Bouis - I have now been talking about this book for 5 years #worldkidlit
August 27, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Hyvää Tove
August 9, 2025 at 2:59 PM
July 29, 2025 at 3:23 PM
As someone who has rescued a few cats LATE TODAY by Jungyoon Huh & Myungae Lee tr by Aerin Park speaks to me. The story of a kitten on the roadway blocking traffic & in need of rescue the illustrations are fabulous & a happy ending that I needed! Loving @ebyrbooks.bsky.social fall books #worldkidlit
July 24, 2025 at 5:26 PM