Bookbird contents 2 / 2009

Editorial

Critically Reading the Word and the World: Building Intercultural Understanding Through Literature

by Kathy G. Short

Edgar Valter: Estonia's Master of Art and Imagination in Picture Books

by Mare Müürsepp

Mapping Australia's Past in Picture Books

by Robin Morrow

From Victory to Victimization: The Sino-Japanese war (1937-1945) as Depicted in Chinese Youth Literature

by Minjie Chen

The Story of History: Being one of "Them"

by Josefine Ottesen

The Life and Work of Josefine Ottesen

by Bent Rasmussen

Let's Share the Dreams: Stories for Children in Angola

by Ondjaki

Focus IBBY:

• ICBD 2009
• IBBY-Yamada Projects 2008 and 2009
• Congress 2010

Postcards from around the World: reviews

Books on Books

Books: by J. Patrick Lewis