Books in other languages
Here you can find a list of our recommended books for 5-8 year olds, which have been translated into other languages. Click on each language to see which books are available. They are listed in alphabetical order of author's surname.
- Afrikaans
- Arabic
- Belgium & Holland
- Canada
- Catalan
- Chinese
- Croatian
- Czech
- Danish
- Dutch
- Faroe Islands
- Finnish
- French
- German
- Greek
- Hebrew
- Hungarian
- Iceland
- Indonesian
- Italian
- Irish
- Japanese
- Korean
- Luxembourg
- Mongolian
- Norwegian
- Polish
- Portuguese (Portugal)
- Portuguese (Brazil)
- Romanian
- Russian
- Serbian
- Slovak
- Slovene
- Spanish
- Swedish
- Switzerland
- Taiwan
- Thai
- Turkish
- Ukranian
- Vietnamese
- Welsh
Afrikaans
Mary Hoffman - Grace and Family - (South Africa) Human & Rousseau
Caroline Pitcher - Augustus and his Smile
Arabic
Kate DiCamillo - The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane
Ann Meek - I’m Special, I’m Me!
Belgium & Holland
Klaus Baumgart - Laura’s Star- De Vries-Brouwers Laura’s Ster
Canada
Lauren Child - I am too absolutely small for school (French)
Catalan
Laurence Anholt - Camille and the Sunflowers - (& Castillan) Serres
Alan Durant - Always and Forever - skyla Editores
Michael Rosen - Michaels Rosen’s Sad Book
Mark Sperring - Wanda’s First Day - Random House Mondadori
Max Velthuijs - Frog and the birdsong - Editorial Cruilla 2005 title - La granota I la merla
Margaret Wild - Fox - Ekare
Jacqueline Wilson - The Cat Mummy - Cruilla
Jacqueline Wilson - The Suitcase Kid - Cruilla
Chinese
Nicholas Allan - Heaven - Taiwan Mac
Laurence Anholt - Camille and the Sunflowers - House of Electronics Industry
Laurence Anholt - Camille and the Sunflowers - (Traditional) Taiwan Mac
Klaus Baumgart - Laura’s Star - China Children’s Press & Publication Group, Beijing Science & Technology Press
John Burningham - Granpa - Taiwan Mac
Emma Chichester Clark - Melrose and Croc Friends for Life - HC China
Emma Chichester Clark - Melrose and Croc Find a Smile - HC China
Lauren Child - I am too absolutely small for school
Babette Cole - Two of Everything - Grimm Press
Kate DiCamillo - The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane (Simplified)
Debi Gliori - No Matter What - Publisher Alvita
Annalena McAfee - The Visitors who came to stay (Simplified & Complex)
Caroline Pitcher - Augustus and his Smile (Simplified & Complex)
Michael Rosen - Michael Rosen’s Sad Book (Complex)
Andrea Shavick - You’ll Soon Grow Alex
Francesca Simon- Hugo and the Bully Frogs - Parragon (Simplified)
Max Velthuijs - Frog and the birdsong - Goldencraft 2000/ Hunan Juvenile PH 2001
Margaret Wild - Fox - Yuan Liou (Simplified & Complex)
Jacqueline Wilson - Bad Girls - People’s Literature Publishing House
Jacqueline Wilson - The Cat Mummy - (Simplified) China Children’s Publishing House
Jacqueline Wilson - The Cat Mummy - (Complex) The Eastern Publishing Company
Jacqueline Wilson - The Suitcase Kid - (Simplified) China Children’s Publishing House
Jacqueline Wilson - The Suitcase Kid - (Complex) The Eastern Publishing Company
Croatian
Ted Dewan - Crispin: The Pig who had it all - Golden Marketing
Czech
Jacqueline Wilson - Cliffhanger - BB Art
Jacqueline Wilson - Bad Girls - BB Art
Jacqueline Wilson - Buried Alive - BB Art
Jacqueline Wilson - The Cat Mummy - BB Art
Jacqueline Wilson - The Suitcase Kid - BB Art
Danish
Giles Andreae - There’s a House inside my Mummy
Laurence Anholt - Camille and the Sunflowers - Nylendi
Klaus Baumgart - Laura’s Star - P. Haase & søn Forlag
Lauren Child - I am too absolutely small for school
Babette Cole - Two of Everything - Sesam Aschehoug
Ted Dewan - Crispin: The Pig who had it all - Klematis
Ted Dewan - Crispin and the 3 Little Pigs - Klematis
Kate DiCamillo - The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane
Alan Durant - Always and Forever - Sesam Aschehoug
Hiawyn Oram - Little Brother and the Cough - Sesam
Caroline Pitcher - Augustus and his Smile
Andrea Shavick - You’ll Soon Grow Alex
Max Velthuijs - Frog and the birdsong - Forlaget Alma 1991 Liv og dod
Ian Whybrow - Whiff - Klematis
Jacqueline Wilson - Bad Girls - Apostrof
Dutch
Matt Buckingham - The Not so Abominable Snowman
Lauren Child - I am too absolutely small for school
Babette Cole - Two of Everything - Lemniscaat
Alexis Deacon - Beegu - Luister
Kate DiCamillo - The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane
Alan Durant - Always and Forever - Van Buuren Kinderboeken
Mary Hoffman - Amazing Grace - Gottmer
Ann Meek - I’m Special, I’m Me!
Hiawyn Oram - Little Brother and the Cough - Holland
Caroline Pitcher - Augustus and his Smile
Michael Rosen - Michael Rosen’s Sad Book
Maurice Sendak - Where the Wild things are - Lemniscaat
Andrea Shavick - You’ll Soon Grow Alex
Frances Thomas - Maybe One Day - Zirkoon
Max Velthuijs - Frog is sad - Uitgeverij Leopold bv, Amsterdam Kikker is bedroefd
Max Velthuijs - Frog and the birdsong - Leopold 1992 Kikker en het vogeltje
Jacqueline Wilson - Bad Girls - Davidsfonds uitgeverij
Jacqueline Wilson - The Cat Mummy - Davidsfonds uitgeverij
Faroe Islands
Klaus Baumgart - Laura’s Star - Bókadeildin Foroya Laerarafelags
Finnish
Giles Andreae - There’s a House inside my Mummy
Klaus Baumgart - Laura’s Star - Weilin & Göös Lauran Tähti
Emma Chichester Clark - Up in Heaven - Kustannus-Makela Oy 2003 title - Koirien Taivas
Babette Cole - Two of Everything - Kustannus Makela Oy
Ted Dewan - Crispin: The Pig who had it all - Sandviks
Ted Dewan - Crispin and the 3 Little Pigs - Sandviks
Kate DiCamillo - The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane
Alan Durant - Always and Forever - Kustannus Makela Oy
Andrea Shavick - You’ll Soon Grow Alex
Jacqueline Wilson - The Suitcase Kid - Otava
French
Nicholas Allan - Heaven - Mijade
Giles Andreae - There’s a House inside my Mummy
Klaus Baumgart - Laura’s Star - Magnard Jeunesse L'étoile de Laura
John Burningham - Granpa - Flammarion
Emma Chichester Clark - Melrose and Croc Friends for Life - Gallimard Jeunesse
Emma Chichester Clark - Melrose and Croc Find a Smile - Gallimard Jeunesse
Emma Chichester Clark - Up in Heaven - Gallimard Jeunesse 2003 Molly au paradis
Lauren Child - Hubert Horatio Bartle Bobton-Trent
Lauren Child - I am too absolutely small for school
Babette Cole - Two of Everything - Les Editions du Seuil
Alexis Deacon - Beegu - French Editions Kaleidoscope
Ted Dewan - Crispin: The Pig who had it all - Gautier Languereau
Kate DiCamillo - The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane
Alan Durant - Always and Forever - Hachette Livre
Annalena McAfee - The Visitors who came to stay
Ann Meek - I’m Special, I’m Me!
Caroline Pitcher - Augustus and his Smile
Michael Rosen - Michael Rosen’s Sad Book
Mark Sperring - Wanda’s First Day - Scholastic Canada
Max Velthuijs - Frog is sad - Pastel 2004 Petit-Bond est triste
Max Velthuijs - Frog and the birdsong- Pastel 1991 La decouverte de Petit-Bond
Ian Whybrow - Whiff - French Editions Kaleidoscope
Hans Wilhelm - I’ll Always Love You - Flammarion
Hans Wilhelm - Let’s be friends again - Flammarion
Jacqueline Wilson - Bad Girls - Hachette
Jacqueline Wilson - The Cat Mummy - Gallimard
Jacqueline Wilson - The Suitcase Kid - Gallimard
German
Giles Andreae - There’s a House inside my Mummy
Laurence Anholt - Camille and the Sunflowers - Carlsen
John Burningham - Granpa - Bibliographisches Insitut
Lauren Child - Hubert Horatio Bartle Bobton-Trent
Lauren Child - I am too absolutely small for school
Babette Cole - Two of Everything - Bibliographisches Insitut
Alexis Deacon - Beegu - Bibliographisches Insitut
Ted Dewan - Crispin: The Pig who had it all - Edition Riesenrad
Kate DiCamillo - The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane
Alan Durant - Always and Forever - Friedrich Witting Verlag
Mary Hoffman - Amazing Grace - Alibaba Verlag
Ann Meek - I’m Special, I’m Me!
Michael Rosen - Michael Rosen’s Sad Book
Max Velthuijs - Frog and the birdsong - Verlag Sauerlander 1992 Was ist das ? Fragt der Frosch
Margaret Wild - Fox - Carlsen
Hans Wilhelm - I’ll Always Love You - Carlsen Verlag
Hans Wilhelm - Let’s be friends again - Carlsen Verlag
Jacqueline Wilson - The Suitcase Kid - Oetinger
Greek
Giles Andreae - There’s a House inside my Mummy
Laurence Anholt - Camille and the Sunflowers - Modern Times
Klaus Baumgart - Laura’s Star - Ilias Kambanas Publishing, Livani Publishing Organisation
Kate DiCamillo - The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane
Alan Durant - Always and Forever - S Patakis Publications
Jacqueline Wilson - Cliffhanger - Psichogios
Jacqueline Wilson - Bad Girls - Psichogios
Jacqueline Wilson - Buried Alive - Psichogios
Jacqueline Wilson - The Cat Mummy - Psichogios
Jacqueline Wilson - The Suitcase Kid - Psichogios
Hebrew
Klaus Baumgart - Laura’s Star - Pikarski Literacy Agency
Lauren Child - Hubert Horatio Bartle Bobton-Trent
Lauren Child - I am too absolutely small for school
Kate DiCamillo - The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane
Ann Meek - I’m Special, I’m Me!
Caroline Pitcher - Augustus and his Smile
Margaret Wild - Fox - Zeltner
Jacqueline Wilson - Bad Girls - Miskal
Hungarian
Klaus Baumgart - Laura’s Star - Varázsládika Kiadó Laura csillg
Jacqueline Wilson - Bad Girls - Animus
Jacqueline Wilson - The Suitcase Kid - Animus
Iceland
Klaus Baumgart - Laura’s Star - Mál og menning, Isöld ihf
Indonesian
Klaus Baumgart - Laura’s Star - Mizan Publishing
Ann Meek - I’m Special, I’m Me!
Jacqueline Wilson - Bad Girls - Gramedia
Jacqueline Wilson - The Cat Mummy - Gramedia
Jacqueline Wilson - The Suitcase Kid - Gramedia
Italian
Klaus Baumgart - Laura’s Star - RCS Libra SpA, Fabbri Editori, Carlo Gallucci Editore La Stella di Laura
Emma Chichester Clark - Up in Heaven - AER 2003 Lassu, in paradiso
Babette Cole - Two of Everything - Edizioni el SRL
Kate DiCamillo - The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane
Max Velthuijs - Frog and the birdsong - Mondadori 1998 Il ranochhio e il merlo
Jacqueline Wilson - Bad Girls - Salani
Jacqueline Wilson - Buried Alive - Salani
Jacqueline Wilson - Cliffhanger - Piemme
Jacqueline Wilson - The Suitcase Kid - Salani
Irish
Laurence Anholt - Camille and the Sunflowers - Irish Medium Resource Unit
Japanese
Nicholas Allan - Heaven - Kawai Shuppan
Laurence Anholt - Camille and the Sunflowers - Befana
Klaus Baumgart - Laura’s Star- Nishimuru Co. Ltd
John Burningham - Granpa - Holp Shuppan Ltd
Emma Chichester Clark - Melrose and Croc Friends for Life - Hyoronsha
Emma Chichester Clark - Melrose and Croc Find a Smile - Hyoronsha
Lauren Child - I am too absolutely small for school
Alexis Deacon - Beegu - Tokuma Shoten
Alan Durant - Always and Forever - Hyoronsha
Lesley Ely - Looking after Louis - Froebel
Hiawyn Oram - Little Brother and the Cough - Hyoronsha
Caroline Pitcher - Augustus and his Smile
Michael Rosen - Michael Rosen’s Sad Book
Mark Sperring - Wanda’s First Day - Komine Shoten
Max Velthuijs - Frog is sad - The Sailor Publishing Company
Max Velthuijs - Frog and the birdsong - The Sailor Publishing Company
Margaret Wild - Fox - BL
Hans Wilhelm - I’ll Always Love You - Hyoronsha
Hans Wilhelm - Let’s be friends again - Hyoronsha
Jacqueline Wilson - Bad Girls - Kaiseisha
Jacqueline Wilson - The Cat Mummy - Komine Shoten
Jacqueline Wilson - The Suitcase Kid - Kaiseisha
Korean
Giles Andreae - There’s a House inside my Mummy
Laurence Anholt - Camille and the Sunflowers - Woongjin
Klaus Baumgart - Laura’s Star - AgaWorld Publishing
Matt Buckingham - The Not so Abominable Snowman
John Burningham - Granpa - Bir Publishing
Emma Chichester Clark - Up in Heaven - Jak Eun Chaekbang
Lauren Child - Hubert Horatio Bartle Bobton-Trent
Lauren Child - I am too absolutely small for school
Babette Cole - Two of Everything Borim Publishing
Alexis Deacon - Beegu - Theknn Company Inc.
Ted Dewan - Crispin: The Pig who had it all - Korea Child Academy
Alan Durant - Always and Forever - Hemingway Korea
Lesley Ely - Looking after Louis - Jangone Education
Mary Hoffman - Amazing Grace - Sigongsa
Annalena McAfee - The Visitors who came to stay
Ann Meek - I’m Special, I’m Me!
Jan Ormerod - When an Elephant comes to School - Jangone Education
Caroline Pitcher - Augustus and his Smile
Andrea Shavick - You’ll Soon Grow Alex
Mark Sperring - Wanda’s First Day - Hong Jin P+M Publishing
Max Velthuijs - Frog and the birdsong
Margaret Wild - Fox - Bluebird Publishing
Hans Wilhelm - Let’s be friends again - Jungin Books
Jacqueline Wilson - Bad Girls - Sigongsa
Jacqueline Wilson - The Cat Mummy - Sigongsa
Jacqueline Wilson - The Suitcase Kid - Sigongsa
Luxembourg
Klaus Baumgart - Laura’s Star - Baumhaus Verlag Dem Laura säi Stär
Mongolian
Margaret Wild - Fox - Bolor Sudar
Norwegian
Laurence Anholt - Camille and the Sunflowers - Esstess-Forlaget title - Camille og solsikkene
Klaus Baumgart - Laura’s Star - Sanviks Bokforlag A/S Sonjas stjerne
Lauren Child - I am too absolutely small for school
Ted Dewan - Crispin: The Pig who had it all - Sandviks
Ted Dewan - Crispin and the 3 Little Pigs - Sandviks
Maurice Sendak - Where the Wild things are - Cappelen
Max Velthuijs - Frog is sad - Det Norske Samlaget 2004 Frisken er lei seg
Polish
Laurence Anholt - Camille and the Sunflowers - Stardustmedia
Klaus Baumgart - Laura’s Star - Skmedia Gwiazdka Laury
Kate DiCamillo - The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane
Michael Rosen - Michael Rosen’s Sad Book
Jacqueline Wilson - Bad Girls - Media Roszina
Jacqueline Wilson - Cliffhanger - Media Roszina
Jacqueline Wilson - The Cat Mummy - Media Rodszon
Jacqueline Wilson - The Suitcase Kid - Media Roszina
Portuguese (Portugal)
Klaus Baumgart - Laura’s Star - Minutos de Leitura A Estrela de Laura
Lauren Child - I am too absolutely small for school
Babette Cole - Two of Everything - Editora Atica
Kate DiCamillo - The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane
Jacqueline Wilson - Bad Girls - Presenca Portuguese
Chris Wormell - The Saddest King - Editora Atica SA
Portuguese (Brazil)
Laurence Anholt - Camille and the Sunflowers - Log on Editora
Klaus Baumgart - Laura’s Star - Editore Manole Ltda A Estrela de Laura
Lauren Child - I am too absolutely small for school
Ann Meek - I’m Special, I’m Me!
Caroline Pitcher - Augustus and his Smile
Francesca Simon- Hugo and the Bully Frogs - Vale das Letras
Max Velthuijs - Frog is sad - Livraria Martins Fontes Editora 2004 O sapo esta triste
Margaret Wild - Fox - Brinque Book Editora de Livros Ltda
Jacqueline Wilson - Bad Girls - Editora Atica
Romanian
Kate DiCamillo - The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane
Russian
Kate DiCamillo - The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane
Jacqueline Wilson - Bad Girls - Tarna
Jacqueline Wilson - The Cat Mummy - Rosman
Serbian
Margaret Wild - Fox - Beli Put
Jacqueline Wilson - Bad Girls - Ruzno Pace
Jacqueline Wilson - The Suitcase Kid - Ruzno Pace
Slovak
Jacqueline Wilson - Bad Girls - Slovart
Jacqueline Wilson - The Cat Mummy - Slovart
Jacqueline Wilson - The Suitcase Kid - Slovart
Slovene
Klaus Baumgart - Laura’s Star - Zalozba KRES d.o.o LarinaZvezdica
Babette Cole - Two of Everything - East West Operation
Lesley Ely - Looking after Louis - Damodar
Ann Meek - I’m Special, I’m Me!
Max Velthuijs - Frog and the birdsong - Slovenska Knjiga 1997 Zabec in pticje petje
Jacqueline Wilson - Bad Girls - Mladinska Knjiga
Spanish
Nicholas Allan - Heaven - Ekare
Giles Andreae - There’s a House inside my Mummy
Laurence Anholt - Camille and the Sunflowers - RBA Liros Camille y los girasols
Klaus Baumgart - Laura’s Star (Spain) - Grijalbo Mondadori, S.A (Random House) La Estrella de Laura
Lauren Child - Hubert Horatio Bartle Bobton-Trent
Lauren Child - I am too absolutely small for school
Babette Cole - Two of Everything - Planeta
Alexis Deacon - Beegu - Kokinos
Ted Dewan - Crispin: The Pig who had it all - Editorial Juventud
Kate DiCamillo - The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane
Alan Durant - Always and Forever - skyla Editores
Caroline Pitcher - Augustus and his Smile - (South America only)
Michael Rosen - Michael Rosen’s Sad Book
Andrea Shavick - You’ll Soon Grow Alex (Mexico)
Mark Sperring - Wanda’s First Day - Random House Mondadori
Max Velthuijs - Frog and the birdsong (Mexico) - Secretaria de Educacion Publica 2007 Sapo y la cancion del mirlo
Max Velthuijs - Frog and the birdsong (Venezuela) - Ediciones Ekare 1992 Sapo y la cancion del mirlo
Margaret Wild - Fox - Ekare
Hans Wilhelm - I’ll Always Love You - Editorial Juventut
Hans Wilhelm - Let’s be friends again - Editoiral Joventut
Jacqueline Wilson - Cliffhanger - Santillana
Jacqueline Wilson - The Suitcase Kid - Hermes Editora
Swedish
Nicholas Allan - Heaven - Sjostrands
Klaus Baumgart - Laura’s Star - Sandviks Bokforlag A/S Laura's Stjärna
Emma Chichester Clark - Up in Heaven - Sjostrands Forlag 2003 Uppe I himlen
Ted Dewan - Crispin: The Pig who had it all - Sandviks
Ted Dewan - Crispin and the 3 Little Pigs - Sandviks
Kate DiCamillo - The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane
Mary Hoffman - Grace and Family - Valentin
Hiawyn Oram - Little Brother and the Cough - Sjostrands
Max Velthuijs - Frog is sad - Berghs Forlag 2004 Grodan ar ledsen
Max Velthuijs - Frog and the birdsong - Berghs Forlag Grodan och fagelsangen
Jacqueline Wilson - The Cat Mummy- Alfabeta
Switzerland
Klaus Baumgart - Laura’s Star - (German& French) Mondo, Editions S.A (Swiss German- Em Laura siin Stern)
Taiwan
Klaus Baumgart - Laura’s Star - Chin-Chin-Publications Ltd
Andrea Shavick - You’ll Soon Grow Alex
Hans Wilhelm - Let’s be friends again - Hsinex
Thai
Kate DiCamillo - The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane
Ann Meek - I’m Special, I’m Me!
Jacqueline Wilson - Cliffhanger- Nanmee
Jacqueline Wilson - Bad Girls - Nanmee
Jacqueline Wilson - Buried Alive - Nanmee
Jacqueline Wilson - The Cat Mummy - Nanmee
Jacqueline Wilson - The Suitcase Kid - Nanmee
Turkish
Laurence Anholt - Camille and the Sunflowers - Pearson Turkey
Lauren Child - I am too absolutely small for school
Ukranian
Kate DiCamillo - The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane
Jacqueline Wilson - The Suitcase Kid - Navchalna Knyha
Vietnamese
Klaus Baumgart - Laura’s Star - Thuong Books
Jacqueline Wilson - Bad Girls - Nha Nam
Welsh
Klaus Baumgart - Laura’s Star - Gomer Press Seren Lowri
John Burningham - Granpa - Riley Publications
Lauren Child - I am too absolutely small for school
Ted Dewan - Crispin: The Pig who had it all - Cymdeithas Lyfrau Ceredigion
Jan Ormerod - When an Elephant comes to School - Gomer
Andrea Shavick - You’ll Soon Grow Alex
Jacqueline Wilson - Bad Girls - Gomer Press
Hans Wilhelm - I’ll Always Love You
