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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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International Collection of Children's and Adolescent Literature
College of Education
University of Arizona

1430 East Second Street
Tucson, AZ 85721
Phone: (520) 621-9340
email: wow@email.arizona.edu
Open Reading Hours: Monday through Friday – 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturday – 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

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My Day With The Panye

Published: 2021, Candlewick Press
Tags: Appreciation of family, bonds of family, Mother and daughters, New experiences
Categories: CaribbeanCaribbean, HaitiCaribbean, Haiti, Picture BookCaribbean, Haiti, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9)Caribbean, Haiti, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9), Realistic Fiction

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In The Tunnel

Published: 2023, Holiday House
Tags: 20th century, bonds of family, Family, Korean War, Refugees, Survival
Categories: Historical FictionHistorical Fiction, KoreaHistorical Fiction, Korea, Young Adult (ages 14-18)

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Water Day

Published: 2023, Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Tags: access to water, climate change, Community, Environment and ecology, water shortages
Categories: CaribbeanCaribbean, CubaCaribbean, Cuba, Picture BookCaribbean, Cuba, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9)Caribbean, Cuba, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9), Realistic Fiction

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A Sky-Blue Bench

Published: 2021, Pajama Press
Tags: Disability, People with disabilities, prosthetics, school and education
Categories: AfghanistanAfghanistan, Picture BookAfghanistan, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9)Afghanistan, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9), Realistic Fiction

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Plátanos Go With Everything/Los Plátanos Van Con Todo: Bilingual English-Spanish

Published: 2023, HarperCollins
Tags: Bilingual, bonds of family, English-Spanish, Food and cooking
Categories: CaribbeanCaribbean, Dominican RepublicCaribbean, Dominican Republic, FictionCaribbean, Dominican Republic, Fiction, Picture BookCaribbean, Dominican Republic, Fiction, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9)

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Mr. Pak Buys A Story

Published: 1997, Albert Whitman & Company
Tags: Folklore, Stories
Categories: Folklore and Fairy TalesFolklore and Fairy Tales, KoreaFolklore and Fairy Tales, Korea, Picture BookFolklore and Fairy Tales, Korea, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9)

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Farolitos For Abuelo

Published: 1999, Hyperion Book CH
Tags: Christmas, Death, Grandparents, Grief
Categories: FictionFiction, Latinx in USFiction, Latinx in US, Picture BookFiction, Latinx in US, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9)Fiction, Latinx in US, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9), United States

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Manuel’s Murals

Published: 2012, 3L Publishing
Tags: Appreciation of family, Art and artists, Culture
Categories: FictionFiction, MexicoFiction, Mexico, Picture BookFiction, Mexico, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9)

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The Day Sun Was Stolen

Published: 1995, Hyperion Books for Children
Tags: Folklore, Haida, Indigenous
Categories: CanadaCanada, Myths and LegendsCanada, Myths and Legends, Picture BookCanada, Myths and Legends, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9)

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Lasting Echoes

Published: 1997, Silver Whistle
Tags: History, Indigenous
Categories: Information BookInformation Book, Intermediate (ages 9-14)Information Book, Intermediate (ages 9-14), NonfictionInformation Book, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Nonfiction, North America

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