Children's Books About South Asia
Explore 31 handpicked children's books set in and about South Asia, chosen to help kids grow up curious about the wider world.
Books in this collection
The Night Diary
You’re Safe With Me (Lantana Global Picture Books)
A Puzzling Tour Of India
Alone In The Forest
Book Uncle and Me
Buddha Stories
Caravan
Chaat And Sweets
Chloe in India
Flowers Of India
Fruits Of India
Gandhi
Hope Is A Girl Selling Fruit
I See the Sun in Afghanistan
Indian Childrens Favorite Stories
Milky Way
My Face Book Urduenglish Urdu Edition
My Mothers Sari
Nasreens Secret School A True Story From Afghanistan
One Grain Of Rice A Mathematical Folktale
Queen of the Hanukkah Dosas
Rumi Whirling Dervish
Shooting Kabul (The Kabul Chronicles)
The Breadwinner
The Breadwinner: A Graphic Novel
The Enduring Ark
The Grand Plan to Fix Everything
The Problem with Being Slightly Heroic
The Stranger’s Farewell
The Wheels On The Tuk Tuk
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Common questions
What ages are these books for?
Of the 31 books here, 4 are for ages 0-2, 6 for ages 3-5, 8 for ages 5-9, 9 for ages 8-12 and 3 for ages 11-14. The remaining 1 is not yet sorted by age.
Where should we start?
Three good first picks are Festival of Colors by Surishtha Sehgal Kabir Sehgal, The Night Diary by Veera Hiranandani and You’re Safe With Me (Lantana Global Picture Books) by Chitra Soundar. All 31 books on this page are handpicked, so any of them is a fine place to begin.
Which countries are covered?
Alongside this broader collection there are separate pages for Afghanistan (8 books) and India (23 books). Every book on those pages is also on this one.
Are there bilingual, award-winning or folk-tale picks here?
Yes. This collection includes 2 bilingual editions, 1 book tagged award-winning by its publisher and 6 folk tales, fairy tales or myths.
Is every book here available?
Every book links to Amazon. 4 of the 31 are currently listed only on Amazon; the rest also link to Bookshop.org.