2016 Mildred L. Batchelder Award
For an outstanding children's book translated from a foreign language and subsequently published in the United States.
For an outstanding children's book translated from a foreign language and subsequently published in the United States.
Winner:
by Beatrice Alemagna
originally published in French, translated by Claudia Zoe Bedrick
Eddie is five and a half, and she is the only one in her family who isn't really good at something. So when she hears her little sister say "birthday-Mommy-fluffy-little-squishy," it's extra important for her to find this amazing present before anyone else does. So, gregarious, charming, clever little Eddie goes all around the neighborhood to all her fabulous friends - the florist, the chic boutique owner, the antiques dealer, and even the intimidating butcher - to find one. It's a magical adventure that draws on Eddie's special gifts, ones that she herself learns to appreciate.
2016 Mildred L. Batchelder Award Honor Books:
by Aharon Appelfeld
originally published in Hebrew
by Fang Suzhen
originally published in Chinese
by Liniers
originally published in Spanish
What did you think about "The Wonderful Fluffy Little Squishy"? Did you enjoy it? What did you like about it? Do you think one of the other books should have won?
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