Aotearoa: World of Children's Books

Share a NZ book for children or teens you wish you'd read earlier.  Pōtiki.  Written by Patricia Grace.  First published Penguin, 1986. ...

Share a NZ book for children or teens: that is a seasonal read (any season).  Remember that November.  Written by Jennifer Beck.  Illustrate...

There are so many topics I could have covered, but I thought this selection represented some of my recent reading, and showed a range of top...

For some people, these books push the boundaries and need banning.  I think they need highlighting and celebrating. And, this is only a tiny...

A book from Europe:  Maya and her friends.  Written by Larysa Denysenko; illustrated by Masha Foya; translated by Burshtyna Tereshchenko.  S...

A Book by a Speaker of an Indigenous or First Nations Language:  Listen.  By Duncan Smith and Nicole Godwin; with paintings by Jandamarra Ca...

  #WorldKidLitMonth Bingo: A book from the Middle East: Loujain dreams of sunflowers  Written by Lina AlHathloul & Uma Mishra-Newbery...

USA:  Heart and soul: the story of America and African Americans.  Words and paintings by Kadir Nelson.  A simple introduction to African-Am...

SOUTH AFRICA:  Books and bricks: how a school rebuilt the community.  By Sindiwe Magona, in collaboration with Ellen Mayer; with an afterwor...

SAUDI ARABIA:  The green bicycle.  By Haifaa Al-Mansour.  Since girls do not ride bikes in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, 11-year-old Wadjda has a sc...

PORTUGAL:  Three balls of wool (can change the world).  By Yara Kono, Henriqueta Cristina; translated by Lyn Miller-Lachmann.  Exiled from t...