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Are you looking to add more diverse books to your bookshelves, or to your library stack? Why not look beyond your country’s borders to see what children around the world are reading?
Each week my daughters (ages 6 & 4) and I are reading as many picture books as we can find from a different country. So far, between 2021 – 2023, we have read books from 61+ countries, and are excited for all the countries we have left. We have discovered so many amazing books we never would have read before starting this project.
We love getting recommendations for can’t miss picture books from around the world, so please share the great ones you know about! Stop back here each week, or follow us on Instagram @kidsreadtheworld to see what we’re reading.
For a full list of the picture books we’ve read and loved, you can visit the Picture Book List. There is also an Adult Book List for the books I’m reading from some countries.
From the blog
Kids Read: A Good Story (formerly Bolivia)
**Update – Thanks to Mariana Ruiz who commented on this post, we now know it’s very unlikely this story is set in Bolivia, so I’m going to…
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April 2024 List Updates
Today I have a few backlist titles I’ll be adding to the growing country lists already on my site. Many of them were included in special holiday…
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April 2024 New Releases
The spring publishing season is in full swing now with new releases coming out every week. You can see the ones I’ve reviewed below. A lot of…
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Kids Read: El Salvador
We were able to find one story from El Salvador to share with you, and it’s a beautiful one. I remember seeing it on Instagram and must…
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March 2024 List Updates
Last weekend I shared the new releases I reviewed in March. Today I have a few backlist titles I’ll be adding to the growing country lists already…
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March 2024 New Releases
The spring publishing season is in full swing now with new releases coming out every week. You can see the ones I’ve reviewed below. There’s a little…
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February 2024 New Releases
The new releases for spring are starting to pop up! Let me know if you check any of these out. There are some great ones. Dear Muslim…
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Jan./Feb. 2024 List Updates
I started out the New Year a little slow, but have TONS of new titles to share with you in the next few months, while trying to…
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Kids Read: Iraq
My girls and I read three books which take place at least partially in Iraq. The Librarian of Basra is the story of a brave librarian which shows just how important…
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Batchelder Award
I know the Caldecott Medal and Newbery Awards are kind of a big deal, and they should be! But did you know there’s also an award for a children’s…
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About Me
Hi, I’m Lori, a U.S. based mother of two girls (6 years old, and 4 years old), a wife, a special education teacher in a public school, and a picture book lover for as long as I can remember. I got tired to reading the same old picture books available at big box stores, so set out to discover what stories kids around the world are hearing and reading.
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