ReadingWise's Hayley: “My memories range from thinking I was 'The Ugly Duckling' as a child, really wanting to have a bed like 'The Princess and the Pea', and laughing at 'The Emperor's New Clothes' pictures in the book as he was completely naked ha ha!”Ī $13m Andersen-based theme park opened in Shanghai in 2006. Many of his tales focussed on 'the unfortunate and the outcast' - think 'The Little Match Girl' or 'The Ugly Duckling'- which made them all the more compelling. He wrote around 160 fairy tales in the years 1835 – 1852. Then you can go and enjoy the adventure ahead.” Fairy Tales by Hans Christian Anderson ( Danish)Īt number 8 in the list come the many fairy tales written by Hans Christian Anderson, translated into around 150 languages. The feeling after the pandemic, of having a cup of tea with a family member or friend, is just fantastic. ReadingWise's Kirsten:“'Would you like an adventure now, or shall we have a cup of tea first?' I adore this quotation as it shows the importance of having a cup of tea with someone. Carroll wrote or included many songs and poems into 'Alice in Wonderland' including 'How Doth the Little Crocodile' or 'The Queen of Hearts'. This story was also adapted by Walt Disney into a popular animated film, in 1951. It was so evocative of long summer’s days where you don’t really have any plans and can just lie on the grass looking up at the clouds in the blue sky.” ReadingWise's Jo: “I remember listening to an audiobook version of 'Alice's Adventures in Wonderland' and really related to the lazy sunny summer’s day description of Alice and her sister, lazing on the river bank. It’s the story of Alice and her adventures as she falls into into a magical world via rabbit hole, where things aren’t always as they appear and animals can speak. Number 5 in the list of most translated books is 'Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland' which has been translated into 174 languages and dialects. ReadingWise's Kirsten “'Always let your conscience be your guide.' I think of this quote often in life when I am trying to make decisions that I am unsure about, it makes me stop, think, review, reflect and decide.” Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll (English) It was the second animated feature film produced by Disney, after Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, and is considered to be one of Disney's greatest films. 'Pinocchio' is perhaps best known for the 1940 film by Disney, featuring his famous side-kick Jiminy Cricket. 'Pinocchio', as the story is commonly known in English, is about the mischievous adventures of an animated puppet called Pinocchio and his father, a poor wood carver named Geppetto. In 1883 the book was then published as a single book. ‘Le avventure di Pinocchio’ was originally published in 1881 as a serial in a children’s magazine called ‘Giornale per i bambini’. ‘Le avventure di Pinocchio’ is next in the list, having been translated into a whopping 260 languages. Le avventure di Pinocchio/The Adventures of Pinocchio by Carlo Collodi (Italian) My daughter is travelling at the moment and I am asking her what the colours are like, what it smells like, what's the tastiest meal she's had rather than how much was the train ticket!” There is so much in it but I love this particular passage (see image below) because when my children were growing up and even now they are older, I try to think about the important things to ask them. ReadingWise's Caroline: “We gave ‘The Little Prince’ to our daughter Eva when she was maybe 9 or 10 my best friend had given it to me when we were finishing our A-Levels so it has a special place in my heart. With its 300th translation, 'Le Petit Prince' became the world's most translated book after the Bible. Le Petit Prince has sold an estimated 140 million copies worldwide. This is of particular interest as the author once lived in Cape Juby, on the coast of southern Morocco, where Hassanya is spoken by Moorish tribes. It was published in April 1943 and is the story of a young prince who visits various planets, including earth, and ponders loneliness, friendship, love and loss.In 2017 the story, originally written in French, was translated into its 300th language - Hassanya - a North African variant of Arabic. 'The Little Prince' comes in at number 2 in the list, translated into over 300 languages and dialects. Le Petit Prince/The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint Exupéry (French) We’ll be looking at the appeal of each story, alongside some interesting facts! The ReadingWise team will also be sharing their memories of reading some of these wonderful books. We’ve picked out some children’s books that feature in the Top 20 of a list of the most translated literary works in the world.
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