I Am Not My Disability: Outstanding Books For and About Young People with Disabilities

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Kangaroo Kisses
written by Nandana Dev Sen, illustrated by Pippa Curnick
(Otter-Barry Books, 2016)

 
Children and parents alike may … Continue reading ... →

I Am Not My Disability: Outstanding Books For and About Young People with Disabilities

Every two years, the International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY) chooses outstanding books for and about young people with … Continue reading ... →

The Mouse Who Saved Egypt
written by Karim Alrawi, illustrated by Bee Willey
(Tradewind Books, 2011)

One day in Ancient … Continue reading ... →

Mabrook! A World of Muslim Weddings
written by Na’ima B Robert, illustrated by Shirin Adl
(Janetta Otter-Barry … Continue reading ... →

Through My Window – 30th Anniversary edition
written by Tony Bradman, illustrated by Eileen Browne
(Frances Lincoln, 2016)

Little girl Jo has to stay … Continue reading ... →

Tiger of the Snows / Tenzing Norgay: The Boy whose Dream was Everest
written by Robert Burleigh, illustrated by Ed Young
(Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2006; paperback, 2010)

‘On May 29, 1953, Tenzing Norgay … Continue reading ... →

The Snow Leopard
by Jackie Morris
(Frances Lincoln, 2008)

On her fascinating web-page about the process of creating The Snow Leopard (Frances Lincoln, 2008), author and illustrator Jackie Morris says:

Where the Steps Were
by Andrea Cheng
(Wordsong, 2008)

Where the Steps Were is a story told in verse by five third-grade students in an inner-city school, who all come under the empowering … Continue reading ... →

Dolphin SOS
written by Roy Miki and Slavia Miki, illustrated by Julie Flett, afterword by Richard Cannings
(Tradewind … Continue reading ... →

Voice from Afar: Poems of Peace
written by Tony Johnston, illustrated by Susan Guevara
(Holiday House, 2008)

Every so often a book comes along that you know will stay with you for ever. Voice … Continue reading ... →

The Roses in My Carpets
written by Rukhsana Khan, illustrated by Ronald Himmler
(Holiday House, 1998)

A young Afghan boy shares … Continue reading ... →

Let There be Peace: Prayers from Around the World
selected by Jeremy Brooks, illustrated by Jude Daly
(Frances Lincoln, 2009)

 
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Home and Away
written by John Marsden, illustrated by Matt Ottley
(Lothian Children’s Books, 2008)

The definite scribbling out of the word “Home” in … Continue reading ... →

The Grand Mosque of Paris: A Story of How Muslims Rescued Jews During the Holocaust
by … Continue reading ... →

One Green Apple
written by Eve Bunting, illustrated by Ted Lewin
(Clarion Books, 2006)

One Green Apple tells the story of Farah, who has … Continue reading ... →

Hamzat’s Journey: A Refugee Diary
written by Anthony Robinson, illustrated by June Allan
(Frances Lincoln, 2009)

Hamzat’s Journey is the third book in Frances … Continue reading ... →

Mohammed’s Journey: A Refugee Diary

Gervelie’s Journey: A Refugee Diary

written by Anthony Robinson and Annemarie … Continue reading ... →

Grandfather’s Story Cloth /  Yawg Daim Paj Ntaub Dab Neeg
written Linda Gerdner and Sarah Langford, illustrated by Continue reading ... →

Azzi In Between
by Sarah Garland
(Frances Lincoln, 2012)

Winner of the Littel Rebels Award 2013

The cover image for Azzi In Between, showing a little girl clutching her teddy bear as she … Continue reading ... →

The Wordkeepers
written by Jash Sen
(Duckbill Books, 2013)

 
Epic in its scope, The Wordkeepers begins with a prologue set five thousand years ago, … Continue reading ... →

The Ghosts Who Danced: and Other Spooky Stories from Around the World
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Where I Belong
by Tara White
(Tradewind Books, 2014 (Canada)/2015 (US & UK))

Sixteen-year-old Carrie tells her story of what happened in the summer of 1990, when she … Continue reading ... →

Masha and the Firebird
written by Margaret Bateson-Hill, illustrated by Anne Wilson
(Alanna Books, 2014)

Masha and the Firebird … Continue reading ... →

Lao Lao of Dragon Mountain
written by Margaret Bateson-Hill, illustrated by Francesca Pelizzoli, Chinese text … Continue reading ... →