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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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Over the Deep Blue Sea

Published: 1993, Knopf Books for Young Readers
Tags: Friendship, island, prejudice
Categories: AsiaAsia, FictionAsia, Fiction, JapanAsia, Fiction, Japan, Picture BookAsia, Fiction, Japan, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9)

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The Emperor’s Garden

Published: 1994, Tambourine
Tags: Conflict, Emperor, garden, Jealousy, Rain
Categories: AsiaAsia, ChinaAsia, China, Folklore and Fairy TalesAsia, China, Folklore and Fairy Tales, Intermediate (ages 9-14)Asia, China, Folklore and Fairy Tales, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Picture BookAsia, China, Folklore and Fairy Tales, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9)

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The Treasure Chest

Published: 1995, Holiday House
Tags: challenge, cleverness, Evil, fairytale, Magic, ruler, triumph
Categories: AsiaAsia, ChinaAsia, China, Folklore and Fairy TalesAsia, China, Folklore and Fairy Tales, Intermediate (ages 9-14)Asia, China, Folklore and Fairy Tales, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Picture Book

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The Butterfly Boy

Published: 1993, Farrar Straus & Giroux (J)
Tags: Perspective, transformation
Categories: AsiaAsia, ChinaAsia, China, Folklore and Fairy TalesAsia, China, Folklore and Fairy Tales, Picture BookAsia, China, Folklore and Fairy Tales, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9)

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C Is for China

Published: 2004, Frances Lincoln Children's Books
Categories: ABC BookABC Book, AsiaABC Book, Asia, ChinaABC Book, Asia, China, Intermediate (ages 9-14)ABC Book, Asia, China, Intermediate (ages 9-14), NonfictionABC Book, Asia, China, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Nonfiction, Picture Book

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May We Sleep Here Tonight?

Published: 2000, Margaret K. McElderry
Tags: Animals, home, lost
Categories: AsiaAsia, Early Years (ages 2-6)Asia, Early Years (ages 2-6), FantasyAsia, Early Years (ages 2-6), Fantasy, JapanAsia, Early Years (ages 2-6), Fantasy, Japan, Picture Book

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Hajime in the North Woods

Published: 1994, Arcade Publishing
Tags: baby, bear, fairytale, moose, turtle, wild animal, Wolf
Categories: AsiaAsia, FantasyAsia, Fantasy, JapanAsia, Fantasy, Japan, Picture BookAsia, Fantasy, Japan, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9)

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Who Said What?

Published: 2007, Dar Jerboa Children's Publishers
Tags: Friendship
Categories: Middle EastMiddle East, Picture BookMiddle East, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9)Middle East, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9), Realistic FictionMiddle East, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9), Realistic Fiction, Saudi Arabia

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Joha Makes a Wish: A Middle Eastern Tale

Published: 2010, Marshall Cavendish
Tags: Magic, wish
Categories: FantasyFantasy, IraqFantasy, Iraq, Middle EastFantasy, Iraq, Middle East, Picture BookFantasy, Iraq, Middle East, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9)

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Sindbad’s Secret

Published: 2003, Tundra Books
Tags: Adventure, Arabian Nights, secrets, treasure
Categories: Folklore and Fairy TalesFolklore and Fairy Tales, Intermediate (ages 9-14)Folklore and Fairy Tales, Intermediate (ages 9-14), IraqFolklore and Fairy Tales, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Iraq, Middle EastFolklore and Fairy Tales, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Iraq, Middle East, Picture Book

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