Translating Kids Books
Does anyone know the process of translating children’s books?
As a translator and a mom who’s really struggling to find interesting books in my native language for my child, who do I reach out to? Where do I start? Do I need to start a publishing house and buy rights and all that, or is there a simpler process where I can just translate books?
I’m willing to do it for free, so profit is not my motive. As my toddler grows up, he’s starting to refuse books in the minority language because they don’t interest him (there are barely any books about construction, vehicles, dinosaurs, space, etc.). As much as this concerns me as a mom, it also concerns me as someone interested in children’s literature, and as someone who struggled as a child to find engaging books too.
If anyone has experience with this process, please share 🙏