Award-winning opera singer Nanette McGuinness is the translator of over 100 books and graphic novels for children and adults from French, Italian, German, and Spanish into English, including the much-loved Geronimo Stilton Graphic Novels. Accolades include: Alice on the Run: One Child’s Journey Through the Rwandan Civil War (2023 GLLI Translated YA Book Prize Honor Book; 2023 Mosaic Prize); Luisa: Now and Then (2019 Stonewall Honor Book; 2020 GLLI Translated YA Book Prize Honor Book; 2019 YALSA Great Graphic Novels for Teens); and California Dreamin’: Cass Elliot Before the Mamas & the Papas (2018 Harvey Award; 2018 YALSA Great Graphic Novels for Teens). She also reviews children's books in translation monthly for #WorldKidLit Wednesdays on the GLLI Blog and periodically for World Kid Lit. [dj]