Alfie’s father is too busy to play, so Alfie borrows his toolbox and soon finds himself in a tight spot.
Author: Kathy G. Short
Good Night, Alfie Atkins
When Alfie refuses to go to bed, his father tries to help him fall asleep by reading him a book, getting him a drink of water, and looking for his teddy bear.
Yue Liang Wang Ji Le
Chinese-language only humorous graphic novel of cartoons about the moon.
Stories Of The Caliphs: The Rulers Of Islam
This collection of stories concerns the lives of the early Muslim leaders, known as Caliphs or successors to the Prophet, who ruled from Medina, then Damascus, and later from Baghdad, over an empire that included a large part of the world.
Free As the Desert Wind
A Sudanese boy befriends a young camel while helping his father drive a camel herd to Egypt.
How The Leopard Got His Claws
Recounts how the leopard got his claws and teeth and why he rules the forest with terror.
Bobo And The Flying Crab
This is a story about Bobo, the boy who was taught to fly by his friends, Mot the moth and Moz the mosquito.
One Leaf Rides the Wind: Counting in a Japanese Garden
In this collection of haiku, a young girl walks through a Japanese garden and discovers many delights, from one leaf to ten stone lanterns. Includes notes about Japanese religion and philosophy.
Lan Shi Tou (The Blue Stone)
Chinese-language only humorous graphic novel of cartoons about a blue stone.
Formosa: A Short Story Of An Island
This is a book about the time when the Dutch were in Taiwan–not about who won or lost, not about ‘us’ or ‘them,’ just about people living on an island a long time ago.