Outstanding International Children's Books for Grades 3-5

Updated November 25, 2024
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It's so difficult
Nieto Guridi, Raúl
Paper Book
A school day can be so overwhelming: so many people, so many noises, so many things to remember. Grown-ups say it'll get easier with time, but even saying hello is incredibly hard. Thank goodness for comforts like math, for anything that can relax a restless mind. Maybe this time a few words will...
The art and life of Hilma af Klint
Hillström, Ylva
Paper Book
The first children's picture book on Hilma af Klint and her pioneering work. Hilma af Klint (1862-1944) began painting her abstract and highly symbolic images as early as 1906, long before Kandinsky and Malevich arrived at what is generally regarded as the birth of modern...
Saving H'non : Chang and the elephant
Nguyễn, Trang
Paper Book
From the creators behind the Eisner-nominated Saving Sorya: Chang and the Sun Bear comes another gorgeously-illustrated graphic novel adventure based on a true story, in which young conservationist Chang overcomes the odds to save and return an elephant to its natural habitat. ...
The baker by the sea
White, Paula (Printmaker)
Paper Book
A lyrical, richly illustrated story explores a child's relationship with his sleepy seaside fishing town. If you keep walking over the hills and across the fields, you will come to the edge, where the land meets the sea. And on this edge lies a village. This is my home.
Corner
Zo-O
Paper Book
A quirky and relatable story about balancing creativity and connection A crow finds itself in an empty corner and begins to make the space its own. First, it furnishes the corner with a bed, a bookshelf, a rug, even a potted plant. In the newly decorated space, the crow reads and eats,...

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