We Received a Special Mention in the Bologna Ragazzi Awards!
We are very proud to announce that we have received a special mention in the BolognaRagazzi Crossmedia Award! The prize, which is awarded anually by the Bologna Children's Book Fair, honours publishing projects that have best expanded their narrative universe to other media. Out of over 90 projects, ours was chosen for the special mention. You can find some pictures of the award ceremony here.
The jury members described the 1001 languages project with the words:
"A treasure trove for children who love opening doors with new words, who come from multilingual backgrounds or maybe just want to dive into other worlds before they ever get there. The jury has appreciated the social value of the project: 170 volunteers translating into 77 languages, access to free downloads, international collaborations between refugee and immigrant children creating new books with children of their host country. With migration being such a big issue in our world today, this ‘library for idealists’ goes a long way to help people understand and learn from each other through their own words and pictures."
We couldn't have phrased it more beautifully!