Most widely translated children's book?
Most widely translated children's book?
#1Most widely translated children's book?
Posted: 7/22/08 at 12:08amA friend of mine is going to be traveling the world and wants to get a copy of the same book in a bunch of languages, from different countries, for her grandson, any suggestions of a kid's book that would be in a lot of languages?
#2re: Most widely translated children's book?
Posted: 7/22/08 at 12:10am
I have no idea what the answer is, but you might also want to provide the age and/or reading level of the child, so people know what kinds of books your friend might want to buy. 
#3re: Most widely translated children's book?
Posted: 7/22/08 at 12:14amright now the child is only 6 months old, she wants it to be something he can read as he is older and has the comprehension to read(but she is starting buying now since shes going to some countries that she may not revisit), so it could really be any level from ages 2-10ish.
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#4re: Most widely translated children's book?
Posted: 7/22/08 at 12:15am
Charlotte's Web
The Wizard of Oz
Winnie the Pooh
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#5re: Most widely translated children's book?
Posted: 7/22/08 at 12:22amGoodnight Moon or The Run Away Bunny, or are those too simple?
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#6re: Most widely translated children's book?
Posted: 7/22/08 at 2:37amI would say for someone 6 moths how bout Cat In The Hat? I know it is in a lot of languages and is changed so that it rhymes in whatever language the book is in to make it easier for the kids to read no matter what their native language is. My brother found a copy of it in Yiddish at the National Yiddish Book Center and bought it.
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KrissySim
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#7re: Most widely translated children's book?
Posted: 7/22/08 at 4:00am
Antoine de Saint Exupéry's The Little Prince (Le Petit Prince) ?
a translation list
Updated On: 7/22/08 at 04:00 AM
#8re: Most widely translated children's book?
Posted: 7/22/08 at 8:15am
As long as you want educated suggestions rather than one absolute truth (for the first time in his online life, I think mtf3 has the truth right there), give 'The Very Hungry Caterpillar' a look. The young reading age will possibly help a six month old a little more than Harry Potter, and it truly is an absolutely timeless classic.
'Winnie the Pooh' is also available in Latin. If that sways you at all. Not sure about the classical language status of 'The Very Hungry Caterpillar'...
KrissySim
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/10/08
#9re: Most widely translated children's book?
Posted: 7/22/08 at 2:30pm
Here is the translation list for the Potter books.
Potter in translation
#10re: Most widely translated children's book?
Posted: 7/22/08 at 2:36pmProbably any variation of the illustrated Bible storybook.
Salve, Regina, Mater misericordiae
Vita, dulcedo, et spes nostra
Salve, Salve Regina
Ad te clamamus exsules filii Eva
Ad te suspiramus, gementes et flentes
O clemens O pia
Vita, dulcedo, et spes nostra
Salve, Salve Regina
Ad te clamamus exsules filii Eva
Ad te suspiramus, gementes et flentes
O clemens O pia
#11re: Most widely translated children's book?
Posted: 7/22/08 at 11:46pm
Krissy stole my thunder!!! DEFINATELY The Little Prince...I remember reading it as a young adult, and have read it once a year since.
I've read it in English, German, Spanish and Dutch (which due to reading German could understand a lot of it).
Little Prince Book covers
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#12re: Most widely translated children's book?
Posted: 7/22/08 at 11:58pm
I would have said, Harry Potter, The Litle Prince and The Wizard of Oz!
...and perhaps The Arabian Nights!
And I love that they're all from differenc countries.
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mauriposa
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#13re: Most widely translated children's book?
Posted: 7/23/08 at 12:17amAll of my suggestions have been covered, but I just wanted to add that I think that this is such a neat idea! Kudos to your friend for encouraging a broader world viewpoint in her grandson.
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KrissySim
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/10/08
#15re: Most widely translated children's book?
Posted: 7/24/08 at 2:44pm
I read The Little Prince last night since this thread reawakened my interest in the book. It had been many years since I last read it. I've read it (somewhat) in Russian, Spanish, Portuguese, French, German and last night again in English.
I think this is the one to go for. It is a good book for children but it also has deeper adult themes. I really enjoyed last night's reading. It withstands the test of time.
Another point, it is a small slim book. (less than 115 pages) and multiple copies won't take up a huge amount of space, or weight.
This is a book one will want to keep for a long time.
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