A Jia
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Ajia (阿甲) (real name Xiaoxi Lin 林晓晞) is a Chinese author and translator of children's books, and a promoter of reading. Ajia is sometimes written A Jia.[1] He was the 2022 Carle Honors Bridge Honoree, an award reflecting his great contribution in the field of picture books.[2][3]
Biography[edit]
Born in 1971, in the library of a rural secondary school in Guangdong, China, Ajia studied law at Fudan University, Shanghai, and worked as a clerk in court, as a lawyer and lectured in law at university. When his daughter was born, he changed career to children's books and promoting reading.[4] In 2000, he and his brother launched the children's book website Hongniba (Red Mud) to promote reading. He has written (and co-written) several books about promoting reading, authored a number of children's books, and translated over 200 children's books into Chinese. As an independent researcher in children's books, who has driven Chinese children's literature in China, he is frequently invited as a public speaker and to sit on judging panels for the best children's books.[5]
Awards and Honors[edit]
- 2022 - Carle Honors Bridge Honoree - Awarded "For an individual who has found inspired ways to bring the art of the picture book to larger audiences through work in other fields"Kantor, Emma. "2022 Carle Honors Announced". PublishersWeekly.com."Eric Carle Museum Announces 2022 Carle Honors Honorees". Independent Publisher - short. Retrieved 24 Apr 2022..
Books by Ajia about children's books and reading[edit]
- 101 books that fascinate children《让孩子着迷的101本书》(时代文艺出版社, 2003年) ISBN 9787538718454) with Luobu Tanzhang 萝卜探长
- 100 Key Questions Frequently Asked on Children's Reading《儿童阅读100个关键问题》（北京出版社, 2006年) ISBN 9787200062274 (with Xu Fan 徐凡 and Tang Hong 唐洪)
- Passion for Reading - A Handbook on Reading Promotion《帮助孩子爱上阅读：儿童阅读推广手册》(少年儿童出版社, 2007年) ISBN 9787532474455
- Dialogue on Chinese Children's Reading Among 6 Scholars 《中国儿童阅读6人谈》 (新蕾出版社, 2008年) ISBN 9787530743317 (with Mei Zihan 梅子涵, Zhu Ziqiang 朱自强, Xu Dongmei 徐冬梅, Peng Yi 彭懿 and Wang Lin 王林)
- An Enlightened Childhood: Parents Handbook for Selecting Books for Children aged 0–8《阅读点亮童年：0~8岁选书父母必读》(北京出版社, 2014年) ISBN 9787200110616
- Power of Childhood: the Stories of the 20th Century American Children's Book Genius《童年的力量：20世纪美国童书天才那些事儿》 (中国环境出版社, 2016年) ISBN 9787511129567 (with Huang Jianping 黄建萍, Ma Yunrong 马云荣, Yang Qinghua 杨庆华, Yao Jingjing 姚晶晶, Yu Lijin 于丽锦, Zeng Li 曾里)
- A Little History of Picture Books《图画书小史》(江苏凤凰美术出版社, 2021年) ISBN 9787558079238
Books about children's literature co-translated by Ajia[edit]
- Dear Genius: The Letters of Ursula Nordstrom by Leonard S. Marcus[6]
- Show Me a Story!: Why Picture Books Matter: Conversations with 21 of the World's Most Celebrated Illustrators, by Leonard S. Marcus
- Playing the Shape Game, by Anthony Browne (author)
Picture books authored by Ajia[edit]
- Ajia, illus. Dai Dunbang, "Drawing a horse" // 阿甲编写，戴敦邦绘：《画马》(长江少年儿童出版社, 2019年) ISBN 9787556099122
- Ajia, illus. Zhu Chengliang, "Five-colour stones" // 阿甲著，朱成梁绘 ：《五色石》(长江少年儿童出版社， 2020年)ISBN 9787556099559
- Ajia, illus. Liu Qi, "Nezha stirs up the sea" // 阿甲著， 刘琦绘：《哪吒闹海》( 天津人民出版社，2019 年) ISBN 978-7201149721 (pop-up book)
- Ajia, illus. Yu Rong, "Li Na: Be an even better you" // 阿甲著，郁蓉图：《李娜：做更好的自己》(中国中福会出版社，2020年), 29787507229462
Picture books translated by Ajia[edit]
Ajia has translated more than 200 picture books into Chinese, including:
- Peter Rabbit Series, by Beatrix Potter 比得兔的世界
- Goodnight Moon 《晚安，月亮》
- Where the Wild Things Are, by Maurice Sendak 《野兽出没的地方》
- Stone Soup: An Old Tale 《石头汤》
- Little House 《小房子》
- Through the Magic Mirror, by Anthony Browne 《穿越魔镜》
- Courage 《勇气》
- Stellaluna 《星月》
- Sick Day for Amos McGee 《阿莫的生病日》
- The Pigeon Series and Knuffle Bunny Series by Mo Willems
- The Miffy books by Dick Bruna 《米菲绘本》
- Little Mouse’s Big Book of Fears, Fredrick and additional 13 books by Leo Lionni
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ↑ "Xu, Dongmei (2016), "Report on the Development of Reading ngos in Mainland China since 2008", in Chinese Research Perspectives on Education, Volume 3. Leiden, The Netherlands: Brill". China Today. Retrieved 17 Jan 2022.
- ↑ Kantor, Emma. "2022 Carle Honors Announced". PublishersWeekly.com. Retrieved 18 March 2022.
- ↑ Picture Books as Magical Bridges. https://www.afcc.com.sg/2022/stories/picturebooks-as-magical-bridges Retrieved 11 May 2022.
- ↑ https://inf.news/en/culture/32920df4132a181f936c7c69f3c118d6.html Retrieved 24 April 2022.
- ↑ Interview with Ajia. https://chinesebooksforyoungreaders.wordpress.com/2022/01/17/146-ajia-the-childrens-book-author-translator-researcher-and-promoter-of-reading-interviewed-by-dong-haiya/ Retrieved 5 May 2022.
- ↑ https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-book-news/article/63968-the-sayings-of-chairwoman-ursula-dear-genius-goes-to-china.html Accessed 17 Jan 2022.
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