Children's literature genre books (73)
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Lailah's Lunchbox : A Ramadan Story by Reem Faruqi EN
Country: Asia / 
United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates
Description:
*2019 Daybreak Children's Picture Book Award -- Recognizing Muslim Women's Contributions to Literature* *Notable Social Studies Trade Book For Young People 2016, a cooperative Project of the National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS) and the Children's Book Council* *Featured Book of the Month, Anti-Defamation League* *American Library Association Notable Book for Children 2016* * Skipping Stones Honor 2016* *International Literacy Association Choices Reading List* Lailah is in a new school in a new country, thousands of miles from her old home, and missing her old friends. When Ramadan be... continue
Netherlands33.
Little Bear by Else Holmelund Minarik EN
DenmarkDescription:
Little Bear's four adventures include taking a trip to the moon and having a birthday party.
Somalia35.
Madeline by Ludwig Bemelmans EN
FranceDescription:
Madeline, smallest and naughtiest of the twelve little charges of Miss Clavel, wakes up one night with an attack of appendicitis.
36.
Martina the Beautiful Cockroach : A Cuban Folktale by Carmen Agra Deedy EN
Country: North America / 
Cuba
Cuba
Description:
The beautiful Martina Josefina Catalina Cucaracha doesn't know coffee beans about love and marriage, so when suitors come calling, what is she to do? Luckily, she has her Cuban family to help! While some of the Cucarachas offer Martina gifts to make her more attractive, only Abuela, her grandmother, gives her some useful advice: spill coffee on his shoes to see how he handles anger. At first, Martina is skeptical of her Abuela's suggestion, but when suitor after suitor fails the Coffee Test, she wonders if a little green cockroach can ever find true love. After reading this award-winning retel... continue
Finland38.
My First Day by Phung Nguyen Quang, Huynh Kim Lien EN
VietnamDescription:
A visually stunning story of resilience and determination by an award-winning new author-illustrator team. This is no ordinary first journey. The raining season has come to the Mekong Delta, and An, a young Vietnamese boy, sets out alone in a wooden boat wearing a little backpack and armed only with a single oar. On the way, he is confronted by giant crested waves, heavy rainfall and an eerie forests where fear takes hold of him. Although daunted by the dark unknown, An realizes that he is not alone and continues to paddle. He knows it will all be worth it when he reaches his destination.
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Nutcracker and Mouse King by E. T. A. Hoffmann EN
GermanyDescription:
The original stories behind everyone's favorite Christmas ballet It wasn't until the 1950s that seeing The Nutcracker at Christmastime became an American tradition. But the story itself is much older and its original intent more complex. This eye-opening new volume presents two of the tale's earliest versions, both in new translations: E.T.A. Hoffmann's Nutcracker and Mouse King (1816), in which a young girl is whisked away to the Land of Toys to help her animated nutcracker defeat the Mouse King, and Alexandre Dumas's 1845 adaptation, The Tale of the Nutcracker, based on Hoffmann's popular wo... continue
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O soldadinho de chumbo by Hans Christian Andersen PT
Description:
O Soldadinho de Chumbo, uma das histórias mais conhecidas do autor Hans Christian Andersen, mostra como o amor verdadeiro e a determinação triunfam sobre qualquer circunstância.