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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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The Tale of Kitty-in-Boots

Published: 2016, Warne; Har/Com Edition
Tags: Cats
Categories: England (UK)England (UK), FictionEngland (UK), Fiction, Primary (ages 6-9)

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Mustard, Custard, Grumble Belly and Gravy (Book & CD)

Published: 2007, Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Tags: boys, Childhood, daily life, growing up
Categories: England (UK)England (UK), Picture BookEngland (UK), Picture Book, PoetryEngland (UK), Picture Book, Poetry, Primary (ages 6-9)

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Mind Your Own Business

Published: 1974, S G Phillips
Tags: Adventures, Childhood, Family, Friendship
Categories: England (UK)England (UK), PoetryEngland (UK), Poetry, Primary (ages 6-9)

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Bananas in My Ears

Published: 2012, Candlewick Press
Tags: illness, silliness
Categories: England (UK)England (UK), EuropeEngland (UK), Europe, Picture BookEngland (UK), Europe, Picture Book, PoetryEngland (UK), Europe, Picture Book, Poetry, Primary (ages 6-9)

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The Missing Golden Ticket and Other Splendifourous Secrets

Published: 2010, Puffin
Tags: Adventure
Categories: England (UK)England (UK), FantasyEngland (UK), Fantasy, Intermediate (ages 9-14)

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Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

Published: 2011, Penguin Group USA
Tags: brave, Honesty, Imagination
Categories: England (UK)England (UK), EuropeEngland (UK), Europe, FantasyEngland (UK), Europe, Fantasy, Intermediate (ages 9-14)

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James and the Giant Peach

Published: 2011, Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated
Tags: Adventure, Imagination, lost, Magic
Categories: England (UK)England (UK), FantasyEngland (UK), Fantasy, Intermediate (ages 9-14)

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Mr. Stink

Published: 2010, Penguin
Tags: Acceptance, ambition, Friendship, homeless, Identity, kindness, Love, secrets, selfishness
Categories: England (UK)England (UK), Primary (ages 6-9)England (UK), Primary (ages 6-9), Realistic Fiction

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More About Boy: Roald Dahl’s Tales from Childhood

Published: 2009, Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)
Tags: Adventure, Childhood, memoir
Categories: Biography - Autobiography- MemoirBiography - Autobiography- Memoir, England (UK)Biography - Autobiography- Memoir, England (UK), Intermediate (ages 9-14)Biography - Autobiography- Memoir, England (UK), Intermediate (ages 9-14), Nonfiction

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Michael Rosen’s Sad Book

Published: 2005, Candlewick
Tags: Death, Family, Honesty, Humor, personal growth, Sadness
Categories: England (UK)England (UK), Intermediate (ages 9-14)England (UK), Intermediate (ages 9-14), NonfictionEngland (UK), Intermediate (ages 9-14), Nonfiction, Primary (ages 6-9)

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