Theme: Children

In The Small, Small Night

By Book Importer | Published: May 18, 2012

Kofi can’t sleep in his new home in the United States, so his older sister Abena soothes his fears about life in a different country by telling him two folktales from their native Ghana about the nature of wisdom and perseverance.

Descriptors: Early Years (ages 2-6), Ghana, Picture Book, United States of America » Other Themes: , , , , » Leave a comment

Dancing Turtle: A Folktale From Brazil

By Book Importer | Published: July 5, 2011

After being caught by a hunter, a clever turtle uses her wits and her talent playing the flute to trick the hunter’s children into helping her escape.

Descriptors: Americas, Brazil, Early Years (ages 2-6), Folklore, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9) » Other Themes: , , , , , , , , » Leave a comment

Hope For Haiti

By Book Importer | Published: December 17, 2010

A young boy finds hope when he is given an old soccer ball to play with in the wake of Haiti’s devastating earthquake.

Descriptors: Caribbean, Early Years (ages 2-6), Haiti, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9), Realistic Fiction » Other Themes: , , , , , » Leave a comment

I Like To Play

By Book Importer | Published: December 7, 2010

A celebration of the common love of play shared by children throughout the world is a lavishly photographed visual essay depicting young people from a diverse range of cultures engaged in activities from games and dancing to pretending and cuddling.

Descriptors: Concept Book, Early Years (ages 2-6), International » Other Themes: , , , , , » Leave a comment

On the Go

By Book Importer | Published: December 7, 2010

Discusses the ways in which people all over the world move from place to place, including walking, riding on animals, and traveling on wheels and water.

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Shades of People

By Book Importer | Published: December 7, 2010

Explores the many different shades of human skin, and points out that skin is just a covering that does not reveal what someone is like inside.

Descriptors: Concept Book, Early Years (ages 2-6) » Other Themes: , , » Leave a comment

Ana’s Story: A Journey Of Hope

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: December 1, 2008

Ana’s story begins the day she is born with HIV, transmitted from her mother, who dies just a few years later. From then on, Ana’s childhood becomes a blur of secrets—about her illness, her family, and the abuse she endures. Shuffled from home to home, Ana rarely finds safety or acceptance. But after she falls [...]

Descriptors: Latin America, Realistic Fiction, Young Adult (ages 14-18) » Other Themes: , , , , , , » Leave a comment

Counting Stars

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: December 1, 2008

This collection of children’s stories was inspired by the author’s childhood and his large Catholic family. He has combined his memories with his dreams to reflect the hopes and fears and the happiness and sorrows of his youth and find meaning for today.

Descriptors: England (UK), Young Adult (ages 14-18) » Other Themes: , » Leave a comment

Pippi Longstocking

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: December 1, 2008

In 1950, Viking published the original English version of Pippi Longstocking, the story of an irrepressible red-haired, freckle-faced girl who lived with a monkey and a horse, slept with her feet on the pillow, and found her way into the hearts of children all over the world. Now, Astrid Lindgren’s best-selling book has been given [...]

Descriptors: Intermediate (ages 9-14), Primary (ages 6-9), Sweden » Other Themes: , , , » Leave a comment

The Little Blue House

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: December 1, 2008

In a very small town in rural Argentina there is a magical house. The house is vacant and has been for as long as anyone can remember, but once a year, at midnight, the house turns blue, and 24 hours later it turns back to white again. Twelve-year-old Cintia lives with her father, an angry [...]

Descriptors: Argentina, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Latin America, Realistic Fiction » Other Themes: , , , , , » Leave a comment