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We are a publishing company specializing in children's books of a multicultural character. Our focus is translations and adaptations of well-known children's stories from all over the world. Our goal is to select the best of children's literature and introduce it to American children. We are happy to present to you the recommended list of multicultural children's books:

 

1. Silly Horse

by Vadim Levin, Evgeny Antonenkov (Illustrator) (Hardcover, April 2005)

 

2. A Little Story About a Big Turnip

by Tatiana Zunshine, Evgeny Antonenkov (Illustrator) (Hardcover, April 2004)

3. Tops & Bottoms (Caldecott Honor Book)
by Janet Stevens (Hardcover -- March 29, 1995)

4. Aladdin And The Enchanted Lamp
by Philip Pullman, Sophy Williams (Illustrator) (Hardcover -- April 1, 2005)

 

5. The Mitten: A Ukrainian Folktale
by Jan Brett (Board book -- October 1, 1996)

6. Strega Nona
by Tomie dePaola (Illustrator) (Paperback -- September 3, 1979)

 7. 1001 Arabian Nights (Oxford Story Collections)
by Geraldine McCaughrean, Rosamund Fowler (Illustrator) (Paperback -- January 1, 2000)

 8. The Persian Cinderella
by Shirley Climo, Robert Florczak (Illustrator) (Paperback -- August 7, 2001)

 9. The Story of Little Black Sambo
by Helen Bannerman (Illustrator) (Hardcover -- January 1, 2003)

 10. The Egyptian Cinderella
by Shirley Climo, Ruth Heller (Illustrator) (Paperback -- December 1, 1991)

 11. Shadow Spinner (Jean Karl Books (Paperback))
by Susan Fletcher, Dave Kramer (Illustrator) (Paperback -- November 1, 1999)

 12. Watch Out for Clever Women! / ¡Cuidado con las mujeres astutas!
by Joe Hayes, Vicki Trego Hill (Illustrator) (Paperback -- June 1, 1994

 13. The People Could Fly : American Black Folktales
by VIRGINIA HAMILTON, et al (Paperback -- January 4, 1993)

 14. Tales of the Shimmering Sky: Ten Global Folktales With Activities (Tales Alive! Series, Vol 2)
by Susan Milord, et al (Paperback -- April 1, 1996)

 15. The Irish Cinderlad
by Shirley Climo, Loretta Krupinski (Illustrator) (Paperback -- February 29, 2000)

 16. Gator Gumbo : A Spicy-Hot Tale
by Candace Fleming, Sally Anne Lambert (Illustrator) (Hardcover -- March 9, 2004)

 17. Gilgamesh the Hero
by Geraldine McCaughrean, David Parkins (Illustrator) (Hardcover -- August 1, 2003)

 18. Cendrillon : A Caribbean Cinderella
by Robert D. San Souci, Brian Pinkney (Illustrator) (Paperback -- January 1, 2002

 19. Anansi Does The Impossible! : An Ashanti Tale (Aladdin Picture Books)
by Verna Aardema, Lisa Desimini (Illustrator) (Paperback -- November 1, 2000)

 20. Mama Goose : A Latino Nursery Treasury
by F. Isabel Campoy, et al (Hardcover -- March 1, 2005

 21. Golem (Caldecott Medal Book)
by David Wisniewski (Hardcover -- October 18, 1996)

 22. African Folk Tales (Dover Children's Thrift Classics)
by Hugh Vernon-Jackson (Editor), Yuko Green (Illustrator) (Paperback -- May 6, 1999)

23. Beast
by Donna Jo Napoli (Paperback -- June 1, 2002)

 24. The Way Meat Loves Salt: A Cinderella Tale from the Jewish Tradition
by Nina Jaffe, Louise August (Illustrator) (Hardcover -- September 1, 1998)

 25. The Little Red Ant and the Great Big Crumb: A Mexican Fable
by Shirley Climo, Francisco X. Mora (Illustrator) (Paperback -- March 1, 1999)

 26. Love and Roast Chicken: A Trickster Tale from the Andes Mountains (Carolrhoda Picture Books)
by Barbara Knutson (Illustrator) (Library Binding -- September 1, 2004)

 27. Wisdom Tales from Around the World: Fifty Gems of Story and Wisdom from Such Diverse Traditions As Sufi, Zen, Taoist, Christian, Jewish, Buddhist, African, and Native American (World Storytelling)
by Heather Forest (Paperback -- October 1, 1996

 28. Beautiful Blackbird (Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award Winner)
by Ashley Bryan (Illustrator) (Hardcover -- January 1, 2003)

 29. Domitila: A Cinderella Tale from the Mexican Tradition
by Jewell Reinhart Coburn, Connie McLennan (Illustrator) (Hardcover -- February 1, 2000)

 30. Little Gold Star: A Spanish American Cinderella Tale
by Robert D. San Souci, Sergio Martinez (Illustrator) (Hardcover -- October 31, 2000

 31. The Bossy Gallito/El Gallo de Bodas: A Traditional Cuban Folktale (Dual Language Edition)
by Lucia M. Gonzalez, Lulu Delacre (Illustrator) (Paperback -- June 1, 1999)

 32. I'm a Little Teapot
by Iza Trapani (Board book -- February 1, 2000)

 33. Raven: A Trickster Tale from the Pacific Northwest
by Gerald McDermott (Hardcover -- April 30, 1993)

 34. Strega Nona
by Tomie De Paola (Illustrator) (Board book -- October 1, 1997)

 35. Savitri: A Tale of Ancient India
by Aaron Shepard, Vera Rosenberry (Illustrator) (Hardcover -- March 1, 1992)

 36. Red Ridin' in the Hood : and Other Cuentos
by Patricia Santos Marcantonio, Renato Alarcao (Illustrator) (Hardcover -- May 2, 2005)

 37. Coyote: A Trickster Tale from the American Southwest
by Gerald McDermott (Paperback -- April 19, 1999)

 38. Johnny Appleseed
by Reeve Lindbergh, Kathy Jakobsen Hallquist (Illustrator) (Paperback -- September 1, 1993)

 39. A Story, a Story
by Gail E. Haley (Illustrator) (Paperback -- February 28, 1988)

 40. Fly, Eagle, Fly : An African Tale
by Desmond Tutu (Foreword), et al (Hardcover -- February 1, 2000)

 41. Salmon Princess: An Alaska Cinderella Story (Paws IV Children's Books)
by Mindy Dwyer (Illustrator) (Paperback -- April 1, 2004)

 42. Zomo the Rabbit: A Trickster Tale from West Africa
by Gerald McDermott (Paperback -- May 1, 1996)

 43. The Donkey and the Rock
by Demi (Hardcover -- March 15, 1999)

 44. The Hermit and the Well
by Nhat Hanh, et al (Hardcover -- December 1, 2003)

 45. The Boy Who Drew Cats and Other Japanese Fairy Tales (Dover Children's Thrift Classics)
by Lafcadio Hearn (Paperback -- September 23, 1998)

 46. Trouble
by Jane Kurtz, Durga Bernhard (Illustrator) (Hardcover -- February 1, 1997)

 47. Shadow
by Marcia Brown (Illustrator) (Hardcover -- May 1, 1982)

 48. Angkat: The Cambodian Cinderella
by Jewell Reinhart Coburn, et al (Hardcover -- March 1, 1998)

 49. The Hungry Coat : A Tale from Turkey
by Demi (Hardcover -- June 1, 2004)

 50. The Broken Tusk: Stories of the Hindu God Ganesha
by Uma Krishnaswami, et al

 51. The Enormous Potato
by A. Davis, Dusan Petricic (Illustrator) (Paperback -- September 1, 1997)

 52. Just a Minute: A Trickster Tale and Counting Book (Pura Belpre Medal Book Illustrator (Awards))
by Yuyi Morales (Hardcover -- November 1, 2003)

 53. Rockabye Crocodile: A Folktale from the Philippines
by Jose Aruego (Illustrator) (Paperback -- May 21, 1993)

 54. Hunter's Moon, The: The Chronicles of Faerie - Book #1 (The Chronicles of Faerie)
by O.R. Melling (Hardcover -- April 1, 2005)

 55. Not One Damsel in Distress: World Folktales for Strong Girls
by Jane Yolen, Susan Guevara (Illustrator) (Hardcover -- May 1, 2000

 56. The Lady of Guadalupe
by Tomie De Paola (Paperback -- March 1, 1980)

 57. Children of the Dragon: Selected Tales from Vietnam
by Sherry Garland, Trina Schart Hyman (Illustrator) (Hardcover -- September 1, 2001)

 58. The Crane Wife
by Odds Bodkin, Gennady Spirin (Illustrator) (Hardcover -- September 15, 1998)

 59. You Never Know: A Legend of the Lamed-vavniks : A Legend of the Lamed-vavniks
by Francine Prose, Mark Podwal (Illustrator)

 60. The Contest
by Nonny Hogrogian (Illustrator) (Hardcover -- October 1, 1976)

 

 
   

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