No. 15 (September 2015) Contents & Summaries of some articles

Series: what's happening with children's books in Spain?

By Kazumi Uno

In this article, translator Kazumi Uno describes the history and culture of Spain and Spanish-speaking Latin-American countries, and Spanish children's literature, which has developed in the social background of each country. The author presents an overview of Spanish children's literature in the first and second half of the 20th century and the new trend of the 21st century, revealing its uniqueness.

Children's books in Peru

By Yumi Hoshino

In this article, translator Yumi Hoshino shows the characteristics of Peruvian children's books, the situation of publication, and leading authors and illustrators, as well as children's book and picture book publication in the 21st century, children's book awards and book fairs.

Reports of official trip abroad: children's books in the Middle East and Central Asia

By Naoki Yamamoto

In March 2015, ILCL staff member Naoki Yamamoto visited Qatar, Saudi Arabia and Uzbekistan to survey children's book publication. He reports on his visits to a book fair, libraries and book stores in those countries.

Support Plan for the Promotion of Children's Reading Activities 2015

By International Library of Children's Literature

The International Library of the Children's Literature settled on the "Support Plan for the Promotion of Children's Reading Activities 2015," following the Plan 2010. This report describes its aim of promoting cooperation and collaboration with people connected with children's library services.

Kaleidoscope of life in history as written by Klaus Kordon

By Shinichi Sakayori

On November 29th and 30th, 2014, the lectures of Klaus Kordon, German children's author, were held in the International Library of Children's Literature in Tokyo and the Osaka Prefectural Central Library. In this article, Shinichi Sakayori, who served as the interpreter and introduced Kordon's works at the events, focuses on the character of Kordon's "Berlin" trilogy, which depicts a German working class family from the children's point of view from the end of the First World War to the end of the Second World War, and explores Kordon's motive for writing historical novels.

German children and Klaus Kordon

By Marei Mentlein

In Kordon's lectures on November 29th and 30th, 2014, Marei Mentlein also served as an interpreter. In this article, she reveals the reason why Kordon's novels have been read by many German children despite their length and the difficult themes, referring to her own childhood experiences of reading his books.

Children's services of public libraries in Italy

By Naoko Nakajima

In March 2015, ILCL staff member Naoko Nakajima visited Italy. She reports on children's services of the Biblioteca Saraborsa Ragazzi in Bologna and Biblioteca delle Oblate in Firenze.