{"id":324743,"date":"2025-11-30T13:45:12","date_gmt":"2025-11-30T13:45:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peraltafinancing.com\/uncategorized\/new-york-times-nypl-best-illustrated-childrens-books-award-honors-5-books-in-translation-world-kid-lit\/"},"modified":"2025-11-30T13:45:12","modified_gmt":"2025-11-30T13:45:12","slug":"new-york-times-nypl-best-illustrated-childrens-books-award-honors-5-books-in-translation-world-kid-lit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=324743","title":{"rendered":"New York Times\/NYPL Best Illustrated Children\u2019s Books Award Honors 5 Books in Translation \u2013 World Kid Lit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>By Gelsey Phaneuf<\/p>\n<p>On November 7<sup>th<\/sup>, <em>The New York Times<\/em> and New York Public Library released their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/11\/07\/books\/review\/nyt-nypl-best-illustrated-childrens-books-award.html?unlocked_article_code=1.2k8.ediJ.qdEaEbqup4B3&amp;smid=url-share\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">list of the ten best illustrated children\u2019s books of 2025<\/a>. World Kid Lit connoisseurs will immediately recognize the value of the judges\u2019\u2013Peter S\u00eds, Tracey Baptiste, and Amber Moller\u2013selections, which highlight five books in translation as well as many international illustrators born, living, and working across the globe. The winners\u2019 backgrounds are as diverse as the stories in the books, from a Nigerian artist living in Berlin to a Taiwanese artist living in Maine.<\/p>\n<p>You can check out the entire list via the <em>New York Times, <\/em>but here I would like to highlight the five titles in translation, their artists and translators, and share why I think these international books will speak to children in the US and beyond.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><em>Dragon Flower<\/em><\/h3>\n<p>Written and illustrated by Chen Jiang Hong; translated from Chinese by Alyson Waters<\/p>\n<p>Chen Jiang Hong is an illustrator born in Tianjin, China. After studying art and receiving his postgraduate education at China Central Academy of Fine Arts in Beijing, he moved to Paris, France. According to his bio, \u201cHis work has\u00a0been exhibited around the world, notably at the library gallery at the Louvre, at the\u00a0Centre Pompidou, and at Versailles.\u201d <em>Dragon Flower <\/em>was translated from French by Alyson Waters, who is currently an adjunct associate professor at the Columbia University School of the Arts, after teaching literary translation in the French department of Yale University for three decades. This edition is the first English translation.<\/p>\n<p>The art is distinctly inspired by Chinese folk art and calligraphy, and the fairytale-like story of a young girl using her wits and bravery to help both her mother\u2013and the dragon that stands in her way\u2013will inspire all children to face issues head on and use curiosity and cleverness to solve life\u2019s toughest challenges. This is a companion book to <em>The<\/em> <em>Tiger Prince, <\/em>also by Chen Jiang Hong.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"27471\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/worldkidlit.org\/dragon-flower\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/worldkidlit.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/dragon-flower-1.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2410,1186\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Dragon Flower\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/worldkidlit.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/dragon-flower-1.jpg?w=640\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/worldkidlit.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/dragon-flower-1.jpg?w=1024\" width=\"723\" height=\"355\" src=\"https:\/\/worldkidlit.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/dragon-flower-1.jpg?w=723\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-27471\" srcset=\"https:\/\/worldkidlit.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/dragon-flower-1.jpg?w=723 723w, https:\/\/worldkidlit.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/dragon-flower-1.jpg?w=1446 1446w, https:\/\/worldkidlit.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/dragon-flower-1.jpg?w=640 640w, https:\/\/worldkidlit.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/dragon-flower-1.jpg?w=768 768w, https:\/\/worldkidlit.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/dragon-flower-1.jpg?w=1024 1024w, https:\/\/worldkidlit.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/dragon-flower-1.jpg?w=1440 1440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 723px) 100vw, 723px\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Illustration from <em>Dragon Flower <\/em>\u00a9 2025 Chen Jiang Hong, New York Review Books.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><em>Pencil<\/em><\/h3>\n<p>Written and illustrated by Hye-Eun Kim<\/p>\n<p><em>Pencil <\/em>was originally published in South Korea as \uc5f0\ud544. Debut author\/illustrator Hye-Eun Kim was born in South Korea and currently splits her time between South Korea and Leipzig, Germany.<\/p>\n<p>As a wordless book, <em>Pencil <\/em>is the most versatile book on the list. The little girl could be any child and the pencil serves as the great unifying art medium for all children. Best of all, the illustrations themselves are rendered in colored pencil, demonstrating to young readers the true power of the pen\u2013or in this case, pencil. The story itself is wordless, however the last page of the book provides a guide to reading \u201csilent\u201d books, a thoughtful inclusion in this US edition.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"27470\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/worldkidlit.org\/pencil\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/worldkidlit.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/pencil-1.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1952,1282\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Pencil\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/worldkidlit.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/pencil-1.jpg?w=640\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/worldkidlit.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/pencil-1.jpg?w=1024\" width=\"723\" height=\"474\" src=\"https:\/\/worldkidlit.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/pencil-1.jpg?w=723\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-27470\" srcset=\"https:\/\/worldkidlit.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/pencil-1.jpg?w=723 723w, https:\/\/worldkidlit.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/pencil-1.jpg?w=1446 1446w, https:\/\/worldkidlit.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/pencil-1.jpg?w=640 640w, https:\/\/worldkidlit.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/pencil-1.jpg?w=768 768w, https:\/\/worldkidlit.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/pencil-1.jpg?w=1024 1024w, https:\/\/worldkidlit.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/pencil-1.jpg?w=1440 1440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 723px) 100vw, 723px\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Illustration from <em>Pencil <\/em>\u00a9 2025 Hye-Eun Kim, TOON Books.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><em>The Three-Year Tumble: Based on a Korean Folktale<\/em><\/h3>\n<p>Written and illustrated by Dayeon Auh; translated from German by Tim Mohr (Buy from <a href=\"https:\/\/uk.bookshop.org\/a\/15614\/9780735845749\">Bookshop.org UK<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>A second debut artist has roots in South Korea and currently lives in Leipzig, Germany; Dayeon Auh, author\/illustrator of <em>The Three-Year Tumble. <\/em>The book, originally published in German as <em>Ein Berg, ein Sturz, ein langes Leben, <\/em>was translated into English by the late translator <a href=\"https:\/\/publishingperspectives.com\/2025\/04\/remembering-translator-and-author-tim-mohr\/\">Tim Mohr<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Similar to <em>Dragon Flower, <\/em>the hero of <em>The Three-Year Tumble <\/em>is not the educated doctor or the wise old grandfather\u2013it\u2019s the young granddaughter who has an optimistic viewpoint on life. The youthful art fits perfectly with the message that a child\u2019s perspective can change everything. As Dayeon Auh writes in an interview with NorthSouth Books, \u201cWhat really touched me was [the folktale\u2019s] message: optimism, questioning what we\u2019re told is \u201cright,\u201d and imagining that things could be different\u2013and that this message came from a younger generation. It felt like a story that deserved to travel widely.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"27467\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/worldkidlit.org\/three-year-tumble\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/worldkidlit.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/three-year-tumble-1.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1969,1282\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Three-Year Tumble\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/worldkidlit.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/three-year-tumble-1.jpg?w=640\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/worldkidlit.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/three-year-tumble-1.jpg?w=1024\" width=\"723\" height=\"470\" src=\"https:\/\/worldkidlit.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/three-year-tumble-1.jpg?w=723\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-27467\" srcset=\"https:\/\/worldkidlit.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/three-year-tumble-1.jpg?w=723 723w, https:\/\/worldkidlit.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/three-year-tumble-1.jpg?w=1446 1446w, https:\/\/worldkidlit.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/three-year-tumble-1.jpg?w=640 640w, https:\/\/worldkidlit.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/three-year-tumble-1.jpg?w=768 768w, https:\/\/worldkidlit.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/three-year-tumble-1.jpg?w=1024 1024w, https:\/\/worldkidlit.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/three-year-tumble-1.jpg?w=1440 1440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 723px) 100vw, 723px\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Illustration from <em>The Three-Year Tumble <\/em>\u00a9 2025 Dayeon Auh, NorthSouth Books.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><em>Sunday<\/em><\/h3>\n<p>Written and illustrated by Marcelo Tolentino; translated from Portuguese by Rahul Bery<\/p>\n<p>Inspired by his time during the pandemic, Marcelo Tolentino\u2013who lives in S\u00e3o Paulo, Brazil\u2013 created <em>Sunday, <\/em>his first picture book. The book was originally published in Portuguese as <em>Domingo <\/em>and was translated by Rahul Bery, a Portuguese and Spanish to English translator based in Cardiff, Wales.<\/p>\n<p>The art of <em>Sunday <\/em>is as magical as the imaginary places that main character Martin and his trusty dog Maize visit. From the very first endpaper, readers are invited to step into the world Tolentino has created, and then are easily carried along with Martin, who literally sits atop Maize, a wistful pooch whose expressions tell readers all they need to know about this family\u2019s dynamics. As Marcelo Tolentino notes in an interview with Blue Dot Kids Press, \u201cI hope that through this book, children come to view boredom and idleness as essential elements for creativity. Additionally, I wish for them to recognize the magic in ordinary aspects of daily life.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"27469\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/worldkidlit.org\/sunday-marcelo-tolentino\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/worldkidlit.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/sunday-marcelo-tolentino.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1500,1060\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Sunday Marcelo Tolentino\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/worldkidlit.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/sunday-marcelo-tolentino.jpg?w=640\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/worldkidlit.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/sunday-marcelo-tolentino.jpg?w=1024\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"723\" height=\"510\" src=\"https:\/\/worldkidlit.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/sunday-marcelo-tolentino.jpg?w=723\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-27469\" srcset=\"https:\/\/worldkidlit.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/sunday-marcelo-tolentino.jpg?w=723 723w, https:\/\/worldkidlit.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/sunday-marcelo-tolentino.jpg?w=1446 1446w, https:\/\/worldkidlit.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/sunday-marcelo-tolentino.jpg?w=640 640w, https:\/\/worldkidlit.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/sunday-marcelo-tolentino.jpg?w=768 768w, https:\/\/worldkidlit.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/sunday-marcelo-tolentino.jpg?w=1024 1024w, https:\/\/worldkidlit.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/sunday-marcelo-tolentino.jpg?w=1440 1440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 723px) 100vw, 723px\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Illustration from <em>Sunday<\/em> \u00a9 2025 Marcelo Tolentino, Blue Dot Kids Press.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><em>The Lighthouse Keeper<\/em><\/h3>\n<p>Written by Eugenio Fern\u00e1ndez V\u00e1zquez and illustrated by Mariana Villanueva Segovia; translated by Kit Maude <\/p>\n<p><em>The Lighthouse Keeper <\/em>was originally written by Mexican author Eugenio Fern\u00e1ndez V\u00e1zquez and was translated from Spanish into English by Kit Maude. Mariana Villaneuva Segovia is a Mexican artist whose artwork, according to her bio, \u201chas been exhibited in Mexico, Japan, Colombia, Italy, Spain, and the United Arab Emirates.\u201d Kit Maude is a translator based in Buenos Aires, Argentina.<\/p>\n<p>In <em>The Lighthouse Keeper, <\/em>a stoic, bespectacled man with a beard made out of little fish rescues trepid swimmers from the ever-changing tides of his seabound home. But it is the moon, that fickle friend who can change the flow of the tides as easily as she changes her shape, which the lighthouse keeper longs to help but sadly cannot reach from his perch. The striking digital illustrations elicit both fear and joy as sailors\u2019 arms burst from under foaming waves on one page, then embrace the lighthouse keeper on the next. \u00a0Mariana Villaneuva Segovia says in an interview with Let\u2019s Talk Picture Books, \u201cRealizing that the second character was the moon was both the hardest and the most rewarding part. It completely shifted the feeling of the story, and once it clicked, everything else fell into place.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"27468\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/worldkidlit.org\/the-lighthouse-keeper\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/worldkidlit.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/the-lighthouse-keeper.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1794,1282\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"The Lighthouse Keeper\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/worldkidlit.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/the-lighthouse-keeper.jpg?w=640\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/worldkidlit.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/the-lighthouse-keeper.jpg?w=1024\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"723\" height=\"516\" src=\"https:\/\/worldkidlit.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/the-lighthouse-keeper.jpg?w=723\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-27468\" srcset=\"https:\/\/worldkidlit.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/the-lighthouse-keeper.jpg?w=723 723w, https:\/\/worldkidlit.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/the-lighthouse-keeper.jpg?w=1446 1446w, https:\/\/worldkidlit.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/the-lighthouse-keeper.jpg?w=640 640w, https:\/\/worldkidlit.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/the-lighthouse-keeper.jpg?w=768 768w, https:\/\/worldkidlit.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/the-lighthouse-keeper.jpg?w=1024 1024w, https:\/\/worldkidlit.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/the-lighthouse-keeper.jpg?w=1440 1440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 723px) 100vw, 723px\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Illustration from <em>The Lighthouse Keeper <\/em>\u00a9 2025 Mariana Villanueva Segovia, Tapioca Stories.<\/p>\n<p>I encourage readers to check out the full list of winning titles <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/11\/07\/books\/review\/nyt-nypl-best-illustrated-childrens-books-award.html?unlocked_article_code=1.2k8.ediJ.qdEaEbqup4B3&amp;smid=url-share\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a>, and to support these authors, illustrators, and translators by acquiring the books at your library, sharing them with your students, or purchasing them for yourself or a fellow art lover.<\/p>\n<p>Happy reading!<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">About Gelsey Phaneuf<\/h3>\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"27472\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/worldkidlit.org\/gelsey-phaneuf_2025\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/worldkidlit.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/gelsey-phaneuf_2025.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2736,2736\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Pixel 7&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1761059177&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;2.74&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;135&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.005032&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;latitude&quot;:&quot;47.554394444444&quot;,&quot;longitude&quot;:&quot;7.5964138888889&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Gelsey Phaneuf_2025\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/worldkidlit.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/gelsey-phaneuf_2025.jpg?w=640\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/worldkidlit.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/gelsey-phaneuf_2025.jpg?w=1024\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"723\" height=\"723\" src=\"https:\/\/worldkidlit.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/gelsey-phaneuf_2025.jpg?w=723\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-27472 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/worldkidlit.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/gelsey-phaneuf_2025.jpg?w=723 723w, https:\/\/worldkidlit.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/gelsey-phaneuf_2025.jpg?w=1446 1446w, https:\/\/worldkidlit.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/gelsey-phaneuf_2025.jpg?w=640 640w, https:\/\/worldkidlit.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/gelsey-phaneuf_2025.jpg?w=768 768w, https:\/\/worldkidlit.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/gelsey-phaneuf_2025.jpg?w=1024 1024w, https:\/\/worldkidlit.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/gelsey-phaneuf_2025.jpg?w=1440 1440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 723px) 100vw, 723px\"\/><\/figure>\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p><strong>Gelsey Phaneuf <\/strong>is currently the associate publicist at NorthSouth Books. She is a member of USBBY and a champion of children\u2019s books in translation. She holds a B.A. in English from Vassar College and is an alumna of the Columbia Publishing Course. She also works with children as a dance instructor. Gelsey lives near Providence, Rhode Island.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Gelsey Phaneuf On November 7th, The New York Times and New York Public Library released their list of the ten best illustrated children\u2019s books of 2025. 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