Kids: Stories from around the world

The books in this list are all from different countries around the world. Many of them were first written in other languages and have been translated into English!

Updated July 28, 2025
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Wellington City Libraries Children's team at Wellington City Libraries
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The gate, the girl, and the dragon
Lin, Grace
Paper Book
From award-winning and bestselling author of Where the Mountain Meets the Moon Grace Lin comes a gorgeously illustrated story about a lion cub and a girl who must open a portal for the spirits, based on Chinese folklore. Jin is a Stone Lion-one of the guardians of the...
Unicornia : learning to fly
Punset, Ana
Paper Book
Do you believe in unicorns? School, friendship, and a certain magical beast will enchant beginning readers in this first of a series. Welcome to Unicornia, the most wonderful place ever! Claudia is about to start her first day at the Unicornia Academy of Magic, where she'll learn...
The little prince
Saint-Exupéry, Antoine de 1900-1944
Paper Book
OVER 140 MILLION COPIES SOLD The beloved classic story about a young prince's travels through space--a profound philosophical tale about loneliness and loss, and love and friendship. A pilot crashes in the Sahara Desert and...
The beast player
Uehashi, Nahoko
Paper Book
Named one of Kirkus' best books of the 21st century Elin's family has an important responsibility: caring for the fearsome water serpents that form the core of their kingdom's army. So when some of the creatures mysteriously die, Elin's mother is sentenced to death as...

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