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If you are interested in books about Native American, Irish American, Jewish, and other cultures, you'll find reading lists, reviews, bibliographies, and articles here.
Irish Folktales and Fairy Tales
Here are recommended children’s books of Irish folktales and fairy tales, children's books for St. Patrick's Day or any day you are looking for children's books of tales from Ireland that are excellent read-alouds, children's books that you and your children can enjoy together, as well as enjoyable reading for independent readers.
Kane/Miller Children's Book Publisher
Kane/Miller specializes in picture books that originated in other countries. In addition to translating them into English, some are also available in Spanish.
All the World's Children
The Library and Archives Canada's multiculturalism section includes cover art and reviews of children's books written in English and in French. You can browse by age group, title, and format.
Anti-bias and Multicultural Children's Books for Grades K-6
This bibliography of children's books is from the Anti-Defamation League's A World of Difference Institute. It is divided into six categories: Biography, Cultural & Religious Groups, Customs & Traditions, Families & Friends, Folktales, Legends & Poems, and Prejudice & Discrimination.
Middle Eastern Children's Books
These annotated K-6 recommended reading lists of Middle Eastern books include: Realistic Fiction, Biography, Traditional, Historical Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry and Fantasy. The lists are part of the Celebrating Cultural Diversity Through Children's Literature, which has a number of reading lists available.
Islamic Traditions and Muslim Cultures
Professor Kay E. Vandergrift of Rutgers University has put together an excellent bibliography of books for children, parents and teachers.
Stories from Around the World
Bibliography, mostly of collections, of folktales from all over the world, from the Yale - New Haven Teachers Institute.
Tammy Yee
The author and artist was born and raised in Honolulu. Her picture books reflect her love of nature and Hawaii.
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