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This event has been postponed—we’ll announce a new date soon.

Please join Restless Books and Scandinavia House on Thursday, October 22nd at 7 pm EST for a virtual fundraiser celebrating global children’s literature.

The creators behind some of our award-winning books in translation for young people will be in conversation: Andri Snær Magnason, author of The Casket of Time from Iceland; Laura Merz, illustrator of 1,001 Creatures from Finland, and Juan Pablo Iglesias, author of Daniel and Ismail from Chile. This event will be moderated by Shanetia Clark, Associate Professor, Early and Elementary Education at Salisbury University. 

Tickets are $10 and tax-deductible, with all proceeds going to support Yonder, our imprint of global children’s literature. A Zoom link will be sent to all attendees. Register by making a donation of $10 or more here:

One of the very few American imprints that focuses on global literature for all young people, from early readers to young adults, Yonder books offer kids from all backgrounds a chance to see themselves in the stories they read, to put themselves in the shoes of others, and to experience new places and cultures wherever they are. We’re thrilled about our 2021 Yonder lineup, with extraordinary women writers and illustrators from South Korea, Japan, and Sweden. With your help we can build a more expansive, inclusive world of children’s literature.

Scandinavia House: The Nordic Center in America is the leading center for Nordic culture in the United States. It offers a wide range of programs that illuminate the culture and vitality of Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden. Scandinavia House offerings include diverse exhibitions and film series, as well as concerts and other performances, readings, lectures, symposia, language courses, and children’s activities.

Andri Snær Magnason is an Icelandic writer, born in Reykjavik on the 14th of July 1973. Andri has written novels, poetry, plays, short stories, essays and films. He studied Icelandic literature at the University of Iceland. His most recent book, The Casket of Time, has now been published in about 10 languages and was nominated as the best fantasy book in Finland in 2016, along with books by Ursula K. Le Guin and David Mitchell. Andri Snær lives in Reykjavík with his wife Margrét, and four children.

Laura Merz is a visual artist, illustrator, and textile designer from Finland specializing in experimental drawing, wildlife-themed works and children’s culture. Her works have been shown in solo and group exhibitions both in Finland and around the world. Laura is the illustrator of two award-winning children’s books, and teaches art workshops to young people from refugee backgrounds with NGOs (Pass the Crayon in Germany and All Our Children in Finland). Laura Merz and Aino Järvinen’s debut book 1,001 Creatures received The Most Beautiful Books of 2016 prize awarded by the Finnish Book Art Committee.

Juan Pablo Iglesias is a commercial and civil engineer, working in medical technology innovation. His first book, Iguales a 1 (Daniel and Ismail), won the emerging author prize for children’s literature from the Chilean National Council for Arts and Culture. He lives in Santiago, Chile.

Shanetia P. Clark, a former middle school teacher, is an associate professor of literacy in the Department of Early and Elementary Education at Salisbury University in Salisbury, Maryland. Her research interests include children’s and young adult literature, the exploration of aesthetic experiences within reading and writing classrooms, and writing pedagogy. She teaches courses in elementary and middle level literacy methods and children’s literature. The first book in the three book series, On The Shoulders of Giants: Celebrating African American Authors of Young Adult Literature, which she co-edited with Steven T. Bickmore, was published in December 2019. The remaining two books will be out later in 2020.

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