List of translators of children's books

There is a growing interest in international children's literature, including books in translation.^[1][2] This is recognised in several prizes, including the Marsh Award for Children’s Literature in Translation and the ALSC Mildred L. Batchelder Award for Children's Books Translated into English.

• Ruth Ahmedzai Kemp - Russian, German, Arabic to English^[3]
• Sarah Ardizzone – French to English
• Anthea Bell – German to English
• Simon Breden – Spanish to English
• John Brownjohn – German to English
• Karin Chubb – German to English
• Martin Cleaverr – Dutch to English
• Patricia Crampton - German to English
• Howard Curtis – Italian to English
• Lucia Graves – Spanish to English
• Daniel Hahn – Spanish, Portuguese, French to English
• Adriana Hunter – French to English
• Margaret Jull Costa – Basque, Portuguese to English
• Lene Kaaberbol – Danish to English
• Oliver Latsch – German to English
• Sheila LaFarge - Danish, Norwegian, Swedish to English^[4]
• Sophie Lewis – French to English
• Julia Marshall – Swedish to English
• Nanette McGuinness - Italian, French to English
• George Miller – French to English
• Denise Muir^[5] - Italian to English
• John Nieuwenhuizen – Dutch to English
• Frances Østerfelt – Danish to English
• Anna Paterson – Swedish to English
• Guy Puzey - Norwegian to English
• Azita Rassi – Persian to English
• Betsy Rosenberg - Hebrew to English
• Cheryl Robson – Danish to English
• Lance Salway – Dutch to English
• Lawrence Schimel - Spanish to English
• Ros Schwartz – French to English
• Fatima Sharafeddini – Arabic to English
• Claire Storey - Spanish, Catalan, and German to English^[6]
• Ginny Tapley Takemori - Japanese to English
• Laurie Thompson – Swedish to English
• John Thornley – Greek to English
• Avery Fischer Udagawa – Japanese to English
• Helen Wang – Chinese to English
• Rachel Ward^[7] - German to English
• Laura Watkinson – Dutch to English
• Siân Williams (translator) Italian to English
• Chantal Wright – German to English

See also

• Freeman Awards
• International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY)
• Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI)