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WOW is committed to creating an international network of people who share the vision of bringing books and children together, thereby opening windows on the world. We encourage thoughtful dialogue around international literature so that children can reflect on their own cultural experience and connect to the experience of others across the globe.

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The Best Restaurant in the World

Published: 2004, Dutton Books
Tags: Adventure, Imagination, Ocean, restaurant
Categories: AustraliaAustralia, FantasyAustralia, Fantasy, OceaniaAustralia, Fantasy, Oceania, Picture BookAustralia, Fantasy, Oceania, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9)

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The Goblin and the Empty Chair

Published: 2009, Beach Lane Books
Tags: fairytale, Family, Friendship, goblin, Self-perception
Categories: AustraliaAustralia, FantasyAustralia, Fantasy, OceaniaAustralia, Fantasy, Oceania, Picture BookAustralia, Fantasy, Oceania, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9)

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The Great Wungle Bungle Aerial Expedition

Published: 1988, Campbell
Tags: Animals, Rescues
Categories: AustraliaAustralia, FantasyAustralia, Fantasy, OceaniaAustralia, Fantasy, Oceania, Picture BookAustralia, Fantasy, Oceania, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9)

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Sleepy Bears

Published: 1999, Harcourt Brace & Company
Tags: Bedtime, Sleep, Winter
Categories: AustraliaAustralia, Early Years (ages 2-6)Australia, Early Years (ages 2-6), FantasyAustralia, Early Years (ages 2-6), Fantasy, OceaniaAustralia, Early Years (ages 2-6), Fantasy, Oceania, Picture BookAustralia, Early Years (ages 2-6), Fantasy, Oceania, Picture Book, Rhymes/songs

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The Slumber Party

Published: 1993, Houghton Mifflin
Tags: Birthday, friends, party, sleepover
Categories: AustraliaAustralia, OceaniaAustralia, Oceania, Picture BookAustralia, Oceania, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9)Australia, Oceania, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9), Realistic Fiction

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Sophie

Published: 1997, Voyager Books
Tags: Death, Family, grandfather and grandchild, growing, Life, loss
Categories: AustraliaAustralia, Early Years (ages 2-6)Australia, Early Years (ages 2-6), OceaniaAustralia, Early Years (ages 2-6), Oceania, Picture BookAustralia, Early Years (ages 2-6), Oceania, Picture Book, Realistic Fiction

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Ten Little Fingers and Ten Little Toes

Published: 2008, Harcourt Children's Books
Tags: Babies
Categories: AustraliaAustralia, Early Years (ages 2-6)Australia, Early Years (ages 2-6), FictionAustralia, Early Years (ages 2-6), Fiction, Infant/toddler (ages 0-2)Australia, Early Years (ages 2-6), Fiction, Infant/toddler (ages 0-2), InternationalAustralia, Early Years (ages 2-6), Fiction, Infant/toddler (ages 0-2), International, Picture Book

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Moki Mongoose Finds a Friend

Published: 1995, Hawaiian Resources Company, Limited
Tags: animal, Difference, Friend
Categories: FantasyFantasy, HawaiiFantasy, Hawaii, OceaniaFantasy, Hawaii, Oceania, Picture BookFantasy, Hawaii, Oceania, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9)

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One Woolly Wombat

Published: 1987, Kane/Miller Book Pub
Tags: Animals, counting book, story in rhyme, zoology
Categories: AustraliaAustralia, Concept BookAustralia, Concept Book, Early Years (ages 2-6)Australia, Concept Book, Early Years (ages 2-6), OceaniaAustralia, Concept Book, Early Years (ages 2-6), Oceania, Picture Book

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Puffling

Published: 2009, Feiwel and Friends
Tags: bird, flying, growing
Categories: AustraliaAustralia, FantasyAustralia, Fantasy, OceaniaAustralia, Fantasy, Oceania, Picture BookAustralia, Fantasy, Oceania, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9)

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