Comments on: Around the World ~ One Picture Book at a Time

By: Krista M

Krista M — Tue, 30 Nov 2010 16:00:54 +0000

I did a simple google search and typed in “Canadian children’s books.” I came up with this site:
http://www.bookcentre.ca/
it’s called The Canadian Children’s Book Centre and has booklists of some of the more popular Canadian Children’s authors. The are lots of books involving culture and geography.
I guess one can research what one finds interesting.

By: Erin Oakes

Erin Oakes — Sat, 03 Jul 2010 01:03:46 +0000

Hi Laura, I just reviewed M is For Moose: A Charles Pachter Alphabet in honour of Canada Day. I’m not sure how old your kids are but don’t let the ABC bit scare you off, there are a lot of interesting historical / cultural references here for elementary aged kids.
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By: Erin Oakes

Erin Oakes — Sat, 03 Jul 2010 01:00:33 +0000

I’m so glad I came across this. My family is attending our city’s annual multicultural festival tomorrow and I was hoping to follow up our visit with books about other countries / cultures. I’ll check some of these out for sure.
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Sunday Salon: 20 Examples That Feed My Fascinations | Semicolon — Sun, 27 Jun 2010 04:20:12 +0000

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By: Kate

Kate — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 04:33:57 +0000

GREAT list, but I wish you had categorized the “Africa” books by country, too.

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Learning with picture books | Paper Bridges — Mon, 31 May 2010 13:05:14 +0000

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By: Naomi H

Naomi H — Sun, 30 May 2010 12:18:20 +0000

William Kurelek has beautiful picture books taking place in Canada, from the prairies to the North. While the content isn’t particularly Canadian, Robert Munsch and Barbara Reid (amazing plasticine pictures) have great books. I haven’t read any of her books, but Maxine Trottier also has children’s picture books that look quite lovely. For older children, there is Ann of Green Gables and Naomi’s Road (story about a girl in the Japanese interment camps).

By: Hannah

Hannah — Fri, 28 May 2010 21:06:07 +0000

Great list! I love exploring the world with my kids through picture books too. For America, I would add:
The Scrambled States of America
How to Bake an American Pie

For Japan:
Basho and the River Stones
Under the Cherry Blossom Tree
Tsunami!
A Carp for Kimiko

For Africa:
Various “Anansi” tales, several retold by Eric Kimmel

If you get a minute, would you be willing to email me with hints on how to download book pics from Amazon at full size without the “Look Inside!” thingamajig? Thank you!
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By: Hope Is the Word » Blog Archive » Bookish Links

Hope Is the Word » Blog Archive » Bookish Links — Fri, 28 May 2010 15:48:20 +0000

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By: Rana

Rana — Fri, 28 May 2010 14:33:27 +0000

What a great list! We have read some of these. Anno's stories being some of our favorite. Looking forward to putting these others on our reading list for the summer. .-= Rana's last blog: Road Side Assistance, How May I Help You? =-.