Children's Book List: Reading Takes You...Around the World!

During these Interesting Times, the Children's Department has been hard at work updating our book lists. Whether you're looking for a book on a particular topic (like feeling different) or want to read something similar to that series that you just finished up (and now have that empty, lost feeling), we've probably got a book list for that. You can find the full list of our children's book lists on our website. We've also put all of these awesome lists on Beanstack. If you haven't had a chance to check out Beanstack, you really should. It makes signing up for and monitoring summer reading a breeze! We'll be highlighting some of our book lists in these blog posts throughout the summer. Happy reading!

One of the great things about reading is it can allow you to escape to anywhere in the world! Our international reading list has selections set in over a dozen countries, so you're sure to find your next adventure. 

Miriam at the River
by Jane Yolen, illustrated by Khoa Le
Minneapolis: Kar-Ben Publishing, 2020

Seven year old Miriam takes a basket holding her baby brother down to the reeds and rushes of the Nile. With a kiss, she sends him out into the river. She has seen and dreamed what will happen next: the Pharaoh's daughter pulling him from the water and raising him as her own. One day her brother
will return.  


 

The Blind Men and the Elephant
by Karen Backstein, illustrated by Annie Mitra
New York: Scholastic, 1992

Returning to the parable's Indian roots, this picture book shows what can happen when we only have part of the story. 




 

Artemis Fowl
by Eoin Colfer
New York: Viking Press, 2001

Artemis Fowl is a brilliant criminal mastermind, with a family mansion in Ireland. His family (and their fortune) have been on the wrong side of the law for generations. His latest plan is to ransom a fairy for its gold and find his missing father. Completely realistic plans for a twelve year old.