See the World Through Picture BooksLike this list

27 items

• The Most Beautiful Village in the World

  Kobayashi, Yutaka, 1946-

  Add The Most Beautiful Village in the World to your for later shelf

  Yamo describes his most beautiful hometown in Afghanistan.

• Birrarung Wilam

  a Story From Aboriginal Australia

  Murphy Wandin, Joy,

  Add Birrarung Wilam to your for later shelf

  The Indigenous and geographical story of Melbourne's beautiful Yarra River—from its source to its mouth and from pre-history to the present day. Set in Australia.

• From My Window

  Júnior, Otávio, 1983-

  Add From My Window to your for later shelf

  A boy describes the building, people, weather, games, and activities he can observe from his window in a favela, a neighborhood in Rio de Janiero, Brazil.

• All Aboard for the Bobo Road

  Davies, Stephen, 1976-

  Add All Aboard for the Bobo Road to your for later shelf

  In Burkina Faso, Fatima and Galo load the luggage while their dad Big Ali drives the bus. Help count bikes, sacks of rice, melons and even goats and chickens as the bus travels past Gurunsi houses, the hippo lake, waterfalls and jungle, all the way…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Stray and the Strangers

  Heighton, Steven, 1961-

  Add The Stray and the Strangers to your for later shelf

  Based on a true story, a stray dog befriends an orphan boy in a refugee camp on a Greek island.

• A Day in Canada

  Gürth, Per-Henrik,

  Add A Day in Canada to your for later shelf

  "It's time to wake up. What will you do today?" Go on a sunrise-to-sunset tour across Canada, showcasing all kinds of fun adventures to be had from coast to coast to coast.

• Playing With Lanterns

  Wang, Yage (College teacher),

  Add Playing With Lanterns to your for later shelf

  Zhao Di and her friends are excited to go out at night with their paper lanterns and celebrate Chinese New Year, experiencing the thrill of nighttime in their village. Set in China.

• A Song of Frutas

  Engle, Margarita,

  Add A Song of Frutas to your for later shelf

  While visiting her abuelo in Cuba, a young girl helps him sell frutas, singing the name of each fruit as they walk, and after she returns to the United States, they exchange letters made of abrazos—hugs.

• Juanita

  the Girl Who Counted the Stars

  Walder, Lola,

  Add Juanita to your for later shelf

  A magical story of a Guatemalan girl named Juanita, who loved cooking crunchy maize tortillas and counting stars every night.

• My Grandma and Me

  Javaherbin, Mina,

  Add My Grandma and Me to your for later shelf

  Describes the author's close relationship with her grandmother while growing up in Iran.

• Olu & Greta

  Ejaita, Diana,

  Add Olu & Greta to your for later shelf

  Two cousins—one in Milan, Italy, and the other in Lagos, Nigeria—have different lives, but they share a dream of meeting and being together.

• Chaiwala!

  Maheshwari, Priti Birla,

  Add Chaiwala! to your for later shelf

  When their train makes a 10-minute stop at the station in Jaipur, India, a young girl and her mother hurry to get in line for a cup of chai.

• When Spring Comes to the DMZ

  Yi, k-pae,

  Add When Spring Comes to the DMZ to your for later shelf

  Grandfather returns each year to the demilitarized zone, the barrier—and accidental nature preserve—that separates families that live in North and South Korea.

• The Cats on Ben Yehuda Street

  Stampler, Ann Redisch

  Add The Cats on Ben Yehuda Street to your for later shelf

  Mrs. Spiegel loves her two cats while her grumpy neighbor, Mr. Modiano, claims they are useless. But when Ketzie goes missing, it is Mr. Modiano who searches the streets of Tel Aviv, Israel, all night to find her.

• The Big Bath House

  Maclear, Kyo, 1970-

  Add The Big Bath House to your for later shelf

  Soon after a young girl arrives in Japan, she, her grandmother, her aunties, and some cousins celebrate cultural traditions together while visiting a bath house.

• I Lost My Tooth in Africa

  Diakite, Penda

  Add I Lost My Tooth in Africa to your for later shelf

  While visiting her father's family in Mali, a young girl loses a tooth, places it under a calabash, and receives a hen and a rooster from the African Tooth Fairy.

• The Glass Mountain

  Tales From Poland

  Walser, David,

  Add The Glass Mountain to your for later shelf

  Gathers eight traditional stories from Poland, including "The Trumpeter of Kraków" and "The Warsaw Mermaid" that feature dragons, magic, mythical events from Polish history, and the evil witch Baba Jaga.

• The Storyteller

  Turk, Evan,

  Add The Storyteller to your for later shelf

  In a time of drought in the Kingdom of Morocco, a storyteller and a boy weave a tale to thwart a Djinn and his sandstorm from destroying their city.

• Moose of Ewenki

  Blackcrane, Gerelchimeg,

  Add Moose of Ewenki to your for later shelf

  When a Mongolian elder named Gree Shrek hunts a female moose by mistake, her young calf is left behind. Saddened by her loss, Gree Shrek names the calf Xiao Han (Little Moosey) and the moose and man form an authentic attachment.

• Zonia's Rain Forest

  Martinez-Neal, Juana,

  Add Zonia's Rain Forest to your for later shelf

  Zonia's home is the Amazon rain forest, where it is always green and full of life. Explore the wonders of the Peruvian rain forest with Zonia, an Asháninka girl, in her joyful outdoor adventures.