Kids Around the World

Updated June 10, 2026
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Two New Years
Ho, Richard (Children's author)
Paper Book
This warm and welcoming New Year celebration invites readers to learn about Rosh Hashanah and Lunar New Year traditions and to reflect on the rich blends of cultures and traditions in their own lives.   For this multicultural family, inspired...
Mnoomin maan'gowing
Luby, Brittany
Paper Book
In this bilingual book, an Anishinaabe child explores the story of a precious mnoomin seed and the circle of life mnoomin sustains. Written in Anishinaabemowin and English, the story opens at harvest time. A child holds a mnoomin seed and imagines all the life that made a single seed...
Lolo's sari-sari store
Lee, Sophia N.
Paper Book
A little girl holds lessons learned in her grandfather's sari-sari store close while adjusting to a new home in this sweet picture book about the joy of community, connection, and Filipino culture. For one girl, summers used to mean helping Lolo run his sari-sari store, which was...
Only a trenza away : a tale of trust and strength
Fonseca, Nadine
Paper Book
A father's love for his daughter is joyfully expressed during their nightly routine when he braids her hair and shares imaginative bedtime stories. Every night Xia's father delicately braids her hair before bed. As he gently tugs and twists and tightens her hair,...
The truth about dragons
Leung, Julie
Paper Book
A Caldecott Honor Winner Winner of the Asian Pacific American Award for Literature An unforgettable lyrical picture book that celebrates biracial identity from the award-winning author of Paper Son: The Inspiring Story of Tyrus Wong,...
Woven of the World
Howes, Katey
Paper Book
Told from the perspective of a young girl learning to weave, Woven of the World is a lyrical meditation on the ancient art of weaving and what this beautiful craft can teach us. As rhythmic as the swish of a loom, and as vibrant as a skein of brightly dyed...
A Day in the Sun
Ejaita, Diana
Paper Book
A stunning celebration of our Sun and the universal ways in which it connects each of us, all around the world. No matter who you are or where you live, the Sun graces us all. It wakes us up, lights our breakfast tables, warms our play, lifts our moods, grows our food, and gives...
Goddesses & heroines
Menzies, Jean
Paper Book
A beautifully illustrated collection of profiles of more than 80 goddesses and other powerful women retold for children aged 7-9. Delve into a world of key female figures from all over the world in this thrilling compendium of goddesses and heroines. With more than 30 stories...
My Bollywood dream
Dwivedi, Avani
Paper Book
A Bollywood film brings people together--and inspires a little girl's budding ambition--in a heartfelt and joyful picture book debut from a new talent. It's Friday night, and on the bustling streets of Mumbai, a girl heads out with her family to the cinema. As she rides through...
Ramadan on Rahma Road: A Recipe Storybook
Gutta, Razeena Omar
Paper Book
★ "An exceptional book about Ramadan that celebrates the breaking of the daily fast and the sharing of the transcendent power of food." -- School Library Journal In the houses of Rahma Road are people from all over the world. Some are fasting for Ramadan, and...
Eid for Nylah
Farook, Nizrana
Paper Book
A heartwarming tale of a community preparing for and celebrating Eid al-Fitr, seen through the eyes of a curious neighborhood cat! Nylah the cat is making her usual visits to the homes on her street, but something is very different today . . . Families are...
Maya's Holi
Umrigar, Thrity
Paper Book
Celebrate Holi, the festival of colors, sharing, and love with Maya as she visits her grandparents in India for the spring jubilee. Maya loves visiting her grandparents in India, and this year is extra special because she is celebrating Holi with them. Maya and her family start the magical...
Midnight Motorbike
Tajsar, Maureen Shay
Paper Book
Imagine Goodnight, Goodnight Construction Site set in the jungle. On a night too hot to sleep, Amma takes her daughter on a magical, moonlit motorbike ride through South India. In this lush mother-daughter nighttime adventure through the jungles of southern India,...

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