We are using children’s literature to take a virtual tour around the world.

Mexico –
Bravo, Tavo! / Brian Meunier
Pablo’s Christmas / Hugo C. Martin

Caribbean –
By a blazing blue sea / S.T. Garne

Yucan –
Berry Magic / Teri Sloat and Betty Huffmon
The Polar Bear Son: An Inuit Tale / Lydia Dabcovich
Whale Snow / Debby Edwardson and Annie Patterson
Building an Igloo / Ulli Steltzer

South America –
Peru – Up and down the Andes : a Peruvian festival tale / Laurie Krebs, Aurélia Fronty
Brazil – For the love of soccer! / Pelé
The rainforest grew all around / Susan K. Mitchell
Chile – A pen pal for Max / Gloria Rand

Africa –
South Africa – My Painted House, My Friendly Chicken, and Me / Maya Angelou and Margaret Courtney-Clarke
Kenya – For You are a Kenyan Child / Kelly Cunnane and Ana Juan
Malawi – Galimoto / Karen Lynn Williams and Catherine Stock
Morocco – The Butter Man / Elizabeth Alalou, Ali Alalou, and Julie Essakalli

Asia –
China – Paper Lanterns / Stefan Czernecki
Vietnam – Ten mice for Tet! / Pegi Deitz Shea and Cynthia Weill
Korea – Bee-bim bop! / Linda Sue Park
Pakistan – Silly Chicken / Rukhsana Khan and Yunmee Kyong
Japan – I live in Tokyo / Mari Takabayashi
India – Monsoon afternoon / Kashmira Sheth

Russia –
Rechenka’s Eggs / Patricia Polacco

Middle East –
Cheesecake for Shavuot / Allison Ofanansky
The Cats on Ben Yehuda Street / Ann Redisch Stampler
First Rain / Charlotte Herman
Hosni the dreamer : an Arabian tale / Ehud Ben-Ezer

Australia –
Big Rain Coming / Katrina Germein and Bronwyn Bancroft
Possum Magic / Mem Fox and Julie Vivas
Home / Jeannie Baker

Western Europe –
The Cat Who Walked Across France / Kate Banks and Georg Hallensleben
This is London / Miroslav Sasek
Market Day / Eve Bunting

Northern Europe –
The greatest skating race : a World War II Story from the Netherlands / Louise Borden

Eastern Europe –
Hungary – A Song for Lena / Hilary Horder Hippely

Mediterranean –
Gabriella’s Song / Candace Fleming and Giselle Potter