Around the World (Spring 2019)
For our new CBC Showcase, we will be featuring books about people and cultures from around the world. From historical to contemporary fiction, from history to biography, let’s celebrate diverse cultures.
Manjhi Moves a Mountainby Nancy Churnin
A Calf Named Brian Higginsby Kristen Ball
Sleepers, Book 1, The Blue Planets World Seriesby Darcy Pattison
CLANG! Ernst Chladni’s Sound Experimentsby Darcy Pattison
A Winter’s Promiseby Christelle Dabos
The Missing of Clairdeluneby Christelle Dabos
Aru Shah and the End of Timeby Roshani Chokshi
The Storm Runnerby J.C. Cervantes
Dragon Pearlby Yoon Ha Lee
Who Belongs Here?by Margy Burns Knight
Welcoming Babiesby Margy Burns Knight
Lailah’s Lunchboxby Reem Faruqi
Amadi’s Snowmanby Katia Novet Saint-lot
Thanks to the Animalsby Allen Sockabasin
Ode to an Onionby Alexandria Giardino
Pancakes to Parathasby Alice B. McGinty
Magic Ramenby Andrea Wang
House Without Wallsby Ching Yeung Russell
Adventures to Schoolby Baptiste Paul and Miranda Paul
Rice from Heavenby Tina Cho
The Great Wall of Chinaby Nancy Ohlin
Painting in the Darkby Rachelle Burk
Seeking the Snow Leopardby Jon Miceler
Talking Wallsby Margy Burns Knight
Bad Machinery Vol. 1by John Allison
Lolaby J. Torres
Poppies of Iraqby Brigitte Findakly
Kitaro the Vampire Slayerby Shigeru Mizuki, Zack Davisson (Translator)
Blame This on the Boogieby Rina Ayuyang
Ayaby Marguerite Abouet, Helge Dascher (Translator)
The Strangeby Jérôme Ruillier, Helge Dascher (Translator)
Moomin and the Brigandsby Tove Jansson
Dreamersby Yuyi Morales
Two Brothers, Four Handsby Jan Greenberg and Sandra Jordan
I Am Hermes!by Mordicai Gerstein
Saving Hannoby Miriam Halahmy
D is for Dragon Danceby Ying Chang Compestine
The Taco Standby Tim S. Vasquez
Guyanaby Lisa Ally
Kenyaby Joyce Markovics
Myanmarby Anastasiya Vasilyeva
Saudi Arabiaby Anastasiya Vasilyeva
Taiwanby Heather DiLorenzo Williams
Colombiaby Joyce Markovics
Pope Francisby Emma Otheguy
Papa Franciscoby Emma Otheguy
The Silk Roadsby Peter Frankopan
The Restless Girlsby Jessie Burton
Si mi mamá fuera un ornitorrincoby Dia L. Michels
If My Mom Were A Platypusby Dia L. Michels
Leonardo da Vinci Gets a Do-Overby Mark P. Friedlander
Babies Nurse / Así se alimentan los bebésby Phoebe Fox
Cuddled and Carried / Consentido y cargadoby Dia L. Michels
Pattan’s Pumpkinby Chitra Soundar
Patchwork Bikeby Maxine Beneba Clarke
Welcome to Countryby Aunty Joy Murphy
Goal!by Mina Javaherbin
Mirrorby Jeannie Baker
Wallby Tom Clohosy Close
Pip and the Bamboo Pathby Jesse Hodgson
Ancient Warriorsby Iris Volant
Boatsby Iris Volant
Everestby Sangma Francis
Under the Canopyby Iris Volant
The Journeyby Francesca Sanna
The Story of Peopleby Catherine Barr and Steve Williams
Curiositreeby AJ Wood and Mike Jolley
Egypt Magnifiedby David Long
Atlas of Adventuresby Lucy Letherland
The Love & Lies of Rukhsana Aliby Sabina Khan
WeirDoby Ahn Do
The Moon Withinby Aida Salazar
Saffron Ice Creamby Rashin Kheiriyeh
Hurricane Childby Kheryn Callender
Give Me Some Truthby Eric Gansworth
All Are Welcomeby Alexandra Penfold
We Rise, We Resist, We Raise Our Voicesby Wade Hudson and Cheryl Willis Hudson
Silver Meadows Summerby Emma Otheguy
DK Life Storiesby Diane Bailey
DK Life Storiesby Stephen Krensky
Children Just Like Meby DK
Celebrations Around the Worldby Katy Halford
Rainbowby Michael Genhart
Marvelous Maravillosoby Carrie Lara
Something Happened in Our Townby Marianne Celano, Marietta Collins, and Ann Hazzard
When You Look Out the Windowby Gayle Pitman
Either Wayby Sandra Levins
This Day in Juneby Gayle Pitman
The 5 O’Clock Bandby Troy Andrews
Danza!by Duncan Tonatiuh
Chinaby Cheryl Bardoe & The Field Museum
Mummies Exposed!by Kerrie Logan Hollihan
Stonewall Riotsby Gayle E Pitman
Beast Riderby Tony Johnston and Maria Elena Fontanot de Rhoads
Mina vs. the Monsoonby Rukhsanna Guidroz
Milky Wayby Mamta Nainy
Jaipur Jamboreeby Kala Sambasivan
Amla Materby Devi Menon
The Sorcerer of Mandalaby D Kalyanaraman
A Puzzling Tour of Indiaby Ambika Sambasivan
Gaffby Shan Correa
Immi’s Giftby Karin Littlewood
Watch Out for Flying Kids! How Two Circuses, Two Countries, and Nine Kids Confront Conflict and Build Communityby Cynthia Levinson
The Garden of My Imaanby Farhana Zia
Truth and Salsaby Linda Lowery
I Am Tama, Lucky Catby Wendy Henrichs
Holi Colorsby Rina Singh
Stepping Stonesby Margriet Ruurs
Ramadanby Ausma Zehanat Khan
Mooncakesby Loretta Seto
The Wild Beastby Eric Walters
Passoverby Monique Polak
Dear America Young Readers’ Editionby Jose Antonio Vargas
Nocturnaby Maya Montayne
This Time Will Be Differentby Misa Sugiura
Buried Beneath the Baobab Treeby Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani
Planting Storiesby Anika Aldamuy Denise
How Raven Got His Crooked Noseby Barbara J. Atwater (Retold by), Ethan J. Atwater (Retold by)
Children of the First Peopleby Tricia Brown
Yao Bai and the Egg Piratesby Tim J. Myers
Recess at 20 Belowby Cindy Lou Aillaud
Anna Hibiscusby Atinuke
What a Wonderful Wordby Nicola Edwards
Grandma’s Favoriteby Erin Dealey
Mi abuela y yoby Erin Dealey
Grandpa’s Favoriteby Erin Dealey
Mi abuelo y yoby Erin Dealey
Illegalby Eoin Colfer
Lexie’s Little Lieby Emma Shevah
Dara Palmer’s Major Dramaby Emma Shevah
Dream On, Amberby Emma Shevah
Rebels by Accidentby Patricia Dunn
Kids Who Are Changing the Worldby Anne Jankeliowitch
