Children's Books From Around the World
Explore 48 handpicked children's books that travel the whole globe rather than settling in one country, chosen to help kids grow up curious about the wider world.
Books in this collection
A Collection of Rudyard Kipling’s Just So Stories
A Ride On Mothers Back A Day Of Baby Carrying Around The World
A World of Cookies for Santa: Follow Santa’s Tasty Trip Around the World
A World Of Wonders Geographic Travels In Verse And Rhyme
Adventures Around The Globe Packed Full Of Maps Activities And Over 250 Stickers Lonely Planet Kids
Akira To Zoltan Twenty Six Men Who Changed The World
Amazing World Atlas: Bringing the World to Life (Lonely Planet Kids)
Around the World in a Bathtub: Bathing All Over the Globe
Around the World in Numbers
Around World Eighty Poems
Australia To Zimbabwe A Rhyming Romp Around The World To 24 Countries
Bigfoot Visits The Big Cities Of The World A Spectacular Seek And Find Challenge For All Ages Bigfoot Search And Find Happy Fox Books 10 Big 2 Page Puzzle Panoramas More Than 500 Items To Find
Children Just Like Me A New Celebration Of Children Around The World
Dk Eyewitness Books Olympics
First Light, First Life: A Worldwide Creation Story
Glass Slipper, Gold Sandal: A Worldwide Cinderella
Global Babies
Global Babiesbebes Del Mundo Global Fund For Children
Global Baby Bedtimes
Global Baby Boys Global Fund For Children Books Hardcover
Global Baby Girls Global Fund For Children
How Do You Say I Love You?
How To Make An Apple Pie And See The World Dragonfly Books
If the World Were a Village: A Book about the World’s People, 2nd Edition (CitizenKid)
Little Treasures: Endearments from Around the World
Maps
More Stories To Solve Fifteen Folktales From Around The World
Music Everywhere Global Fund For Children Books Hardcover
My Pop-up World Atlas
Not One Damsel In Distress World Folktales For Strong Girls
Nursery Tales Around The World
Our Grandparents A Global Album Global Fund For Children
Refugees and Migrants (Children in Our World)
Somewhere In The World Right Now Reading Rainbow Book
Stars Of Womens Soccer World Soccer Legends
Stars of World Soccer (World Soccer Legends)
Stories To Solve
Talking To God Prayers For Children From The Worlds Religions Wisdom Tales
The Cities Book Lonely Planet Kids
The Lonely Planet Kids Travel Book: Mind-Blowing Stuff on Every Country in the World
The Ultimate Book of Vehicles: From Around the World
This Is How We Do It: One Day in the Lives of Seven Kids from around the World
This Same Sky A Collection Of Poems From Around The World
Throw Your Tooth On The Roof Tooth Traditions From Around The World
Under The Spell Of The Moon Art For Children From The Worlds Great Illustrators
Walk This World at Christmastime
When Its Six Oclock In San Francisco A Trip Through Time Zones
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Common questions
What ages are these books for?
Of the 48 books here, 6 are for ages 0-2, 10 for ages 3-5, 17 for ages 5-9, 8 for ages 8-12 and 3 for ages 11-14. The remaining 4 are not yet sorted by age.
Where should we start?
Three good first picks are A Child Through Time: The Book of Children’s History by Phil Wilkinson, A Collection of Rudyard Kipling’s Just So Stories by Rudyard Kipling and A Ride On Mothers Back A Day Of Baby Carrying Around The World by Emery Bernhard. All 48 books on this page are handpicked, so any of them is a fine place to begin.
Are there bilingual, award-winning or folk-tale picks here?
Yes. This collection includes 7 folk tales, fairy tales or myths.
Is every book here available?
Every book links to Amazon. 8 of the 48 are currently listed only on Amazon; the rest also link to Bookshop.org.