From April 5 to 7, the London International Book Fair, which has been away for three years, was held at the Olympia Exhibition Centre. The English edition of the children's poetry collection "Fish in the Candlelight" and "Children Counting Stars", which was published by Qingdao Publishing House and introduced by The British Pass International Publishing House, met with the vast number of international readers at the book fair.
At the book launch ceremony held on April 7, hosted by Zhang Huaicun, a translator of the poetry collection, a famous poet and children's literature writer, she read a congratulatory letter from Qingdao Publishing House and Paz International Publishing House on the spot, and Jin Bo, author of "Fish in the Candlelight", An Wulin, author of "Children Counting Stars", and Lian Jianjun, deputy editor-in-chief of Qingdao Publishing House, participated in the event in the form of video.
"Fish in the Candlelight" and "Children Counting Stars" are from the series of poetic enlightenment books "Poems for Childhood" published by Qingdao Publishing House, edited by Jin Bo, winner of the International Hans Christian Andersen Award nomination. The Chinese edition lasted three years from planning to publication, with beautiful imagery and melodious rhythm, which epitomized the beauty of Chinese children's poetry and the meaning of Chinese children's literature.
Jin Bo, author of "Fish in the Candlelight" and An Wulin, author of "Children Counting Stars", are outstanding children's poetry writers of the older generation and Mesozoic generation in China, respectively, who have joined hands with other authors of the "Poems for Childhood" series and silently dedicated themselves to the poetry of childhood. In the general preface of the series, Jin Bo proposed that children have "a pair of eyes that seek beauty" and "we must strive to care for the poetic heart of childhood". An Wulin sincerely said in the afterword of "Children Counting Stars": "There are notes of poetry everywhere in this world, there are pictures of poetry, and the mission of our child poets is to discover and express them." ”
Text/Beijing Youth Daily reporter Zhang Enjie
Editor/Bow Lifang