One Picture Book Per Country

1

Leif the Lucky

by Ingri d'Aulaire

2,067 members

7 reviews

3.9

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Explanations: michellehmmpl: Norway

2

Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls: 100 Tales of Extraordinary Women

by Elena Favilli

1,961 members

42 reviews

4.2

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Explanations: michellehmmpl: Bolivia

3

Always Room for One More

by Sorche Nic Leodhas

1,296 members

30 reviews

3.8

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Explanations: michellehmmpl: Scotland

4

It Takes a Village

by Jane Cowen-Fletcher

1,025 members

19 reviews

½ 4.4

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Explanations: michellehmmpl: Benin

5

Emmanuel's Dream: The True Story of Emmanuel Ofosu Yeboah

by Laurie Ann Thompson

921 members

107 reviews

½ 4.4

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Explanations: michellehmmpl: Ghana

6

One Plastic Bag: Isatou Ceesay and the Recycling Women of the Gambia

by Miranda Paul

816 members

38 reviews

½ 4.4

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Explanations: michellehmmpl: The Gambia

7

The Yellow Star: The Legend of King Christian X of Denmark

by Carmen Agra Deedy

783 members

33 reviews

4.2

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Explanations: michellehmmpl: Denmark

8

Passage to Freedom: The Sugihara Story

by Ken Mochizuki

707 members

29 reviews

½ 4.4

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Explanations: michellehmmpl: Lithuania

9

Boxes for Katje

by Candace Fleming

679 members

83 reviews

½ 4.6

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Explanations: michellehmmpl: Netherlands

10

The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind: Picture Book Edition

by William Kamkwamba

662 members

36 reviews

4.2

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Explanations: michellehmmpl: Malawi

11

Ada's Violin: The Story of the Recycled Orchestra of Paraguay

by Susan Hood

548 members

50 reviews

½ 4.5

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Explanations: michellehmmpl: Paraguay

12

Rain School

by James Rumford

545 members

27 reviews

4

Member: michellehmmpl
Explanations: michellehmmpl: Chad

13

My Librarian is a Camel: How Books Are Brought to Children Around the World

by Margriet Ruurs

536 members

14 reviews

4

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Explanations: michellehmmpl: Azerbaijan

14

Sitti's Secrets

by Naomi Shihab Nye

514 members

27 reviews

4.1

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Explanations: michellehmmpl: Palestine

15

Gleam and Glow

by Eve Bunting

416 members

22 reviews

4.2

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Explanations: michellehmmpl: Bosnia

16

Summer Birds: The Butterflies of Maria Merian

by Margarita Engle

399 members

12 reviews

3.8

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Explanations: michellehmmpl: Germany

17

Seeds of Change: Planting a Path to Peace

by Jen Cullerton Johnson

318 members

21 reviews

4.2

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Explanations: michellehmmpl: Kenya

18

Eight Days: A Story of Haiti

by Edwidge Danticat

317 members

10 reviews

4.1

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Explanations: michellehmmpl: Haiti

19

The World Is Not a Rectangle: A Portrait of Architect Zaha Hadid

by Jeanette Winter

301 members

19 reviews

½ 4.3

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Explanations: michellehmmpl: Iraq

20

The Grand Mosque of Paris: A Story of How Muslims Rescued Jews During the Holocaust

by Karen Gray Ruelle

294 members

29 reviews

4.1

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Explanations: michellehmmpl: France

21

Deep in the Sahara

by Kelly Cunnane

282 members

38 reviews

4.2

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Explanations: michellehmmpl: Mauritania

22

Hanna's Cold Winter

by Trish Marx

273 members

3 reviews

4.2

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Explanations: michellehmmpl: Hungary

23

My Two Border Towns

by David Bowles

272 members

16 reviews

½ 4.3

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Explanations: michellehmmpl: Mexico

24

Wonderful Houses Around the World

by Yoshio Komatsu

255 members

5 reviews

½ 3.7

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Explanations: michellehmmpl: Togo

25

The Field

by Baptiste Paul

250 members

4 reviews

4

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Explanations: michellehmmpl: Saint Lucia

26

The Cat Man of Aleppo

by Irene Latham

246 members

19 reviews

4.1

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Explanations: michellehmmpl: Syria

27

Hands Around the Library: Protecting Egypt’s Treasured Books

by Susan L. Roth

245 members

10 reviews

4.1

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Explanations: michellehmmpl: Egypt

28

Pippo the Fool

by Tracey E. Fern

244 members

12 reviews

4

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Explanations: michellehmmpl: Italy

29

Welcome to Country

by Aunty Joy Murphy

235 members

1 review

½ 4.3

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Explanations: michellehmmpl: Australia

30

Atlas of the World

by Keith Lye

228 members

3.2

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Explanations: michellehmmpl: Andorra

31

Rainbow Weaver / Tejedora del Arcoiris

by Linda Elovitz Marshall

223 members

19 reviews

½ 4.4

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Explanations: michellehmmpl: Guatemala

32

All the Way to Havana

by Margarita Engle

215 members

14 reviews

4

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Explanations: michellehmmpl: Cuba

33

Sabbath Lion: A Jewish Folktale from Algeria

by Howard Schwartz

214 members

6 reviews

4.2

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Explanations: michellehmmpl: Algeria

34

The Secret Footprints

by Julia Alvarez

202 members

14 reviews

4.1

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Explanations: michellehmmpl: Dominican Republic

35

Along the Tapajós

by Fernando Vilela

200 members

11 reviews

½ 3.7

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Explanations: michellehmmpl: Brazil

36

The Good Garden: How One Family Went from Hunger to Having Enough

by Katie Smith Milway

188 members

6 reviews

½ 4.4

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Explanations: michellehmmpl: Honduras

37

Sophie Scott Goes South

by Alison Lester

187 members

3 reviews

4.2

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Explanations: michellehmmpl: Antarctica

38

The Red Bicycle: The Extraordinary Story of One Ordinary Bicycle

by Jude Isabella

174 members

10 reviews

4.1

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Explanations: michellehmmpl: Burkina Faso

39

Christmas Surprise For Chabelita

by Argentina Palacios

173 members

½ 3.5

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Explanations: michellehmmpl: Panama

40

Pictures at an exhibition [book + sound recording]

by Anna Harwell Celenza

168 members

3 reviews

3.9

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Explanations: michellehmmpl: Russia

41

Across the Bay

by Carlos Aponte

166 members

20 reviews

3.8

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Explanations: michellehmmpl: Puerto Rico

42

Africa, Amazing Africa: Country by Country

by Atinuke

158 members

8 reviews

½ 4.7

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Explanations: michellehmmpl: Sao Tome and Principe

43

Digging for Words: José Alberto Gutiérrez and the Library He Built

by Angela Burke Kunkel

154 members

12 reviews

4.1

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Explanations: michellehmmpl: Colombia

44

It's Back to School We Go!: First Day Stories From Around the World

by Ellen Jackson

153 members

10 reviews

½ 4.4

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Explanations: michellehmmpl: Kazakhstan

45

My Freedom Trip

by Frances Park

150 members

12 reviews

½ 4.5

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Explanations: michellehmmpl: North Korea

46

Nya's Long Walk: A Step at a Time

by Linda Sue Park

144 members

6 reviews

½ 4.3

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Explanations: michellehmmpl: South Sudan

47

Yatandou

by Gloria Whelan

144 members

7 reviews

3.8

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Explanations: michellehmmpl: Mali

48

The Ocean Calls: A Haenyeo Mermaid Story

by Tina Cho

140 members

7 reviews

3.8

Member: michellehmmpl
Explanations: michellehmmpl: South Korea

49

Alexander the Great

by Demi

137 members

3 reviews

½ 4.6

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Explanations: michellehmmpl: North Macedonia

50

A Movie in My Pillow/Una pelicula en mi almohada

by Jorge Argueta

137 members

14 reviews

½ 4.3

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Explanations: michellehmmpl: Egypt

51

My First Day

by Nguyen Quang Phung

131 members

4 reviews

½ 4.6

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Explanations: michellehmmpl: Vietnam

52

The Christmas Book Flood

by Emily Kilgore

127 members

3 reviews

3.8

Member: michellehmmpl
Explanations: michellehmmpl: Iceland

53

Shanghai Sukkah

by Heidi Smith Hyde

123 members

5 reviews

4.2

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Explanations: michellehmmpl: China

54

Building on Nature: The Life of Antoni Gaudi

by Rachel Victoria Rodriguez

122 members

11 reviews

½ 3.6

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Explanations: michellehmmpl: Spain

55

A Gift for Amma: Market Day in India

by Meera Sriram

121 members

7 reviews

4.2

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Explanations: michellehmmpl: India

56

Sea Turtle Scientist

by Stephen R. Swinburne

111 members

5 reviews

½ 4.3

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Explanations: michellehmmpl: St. Kitts and Nevis

57

Sharuko: El Arqueólogo Peruano Julio C. Tello / Peruvian Archaeologist Julio C. Tello

by Monica Brown

111 members

11 reviews

4.1

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Explanations: michellehmmpl: Peru

58

My Heart Will Not Sit Down

by Mara Rockliff

109 members

31 reviews

½ 4.3

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Explanations: michellehmmpl: Cameroon

59

Learning to Swim in Swaziland: A Child'S-Eye View of a Southern African Country

by Nila K. Leigh

107 members

1 review

3.8

Member: michellehmmpl
Explanations: michellehmmpl: Swaziland/Eswaitini

60

The Invisible Hunters: A Legend from the Miskito Indians of Nicaragua

by Harriet Rohmer

106 members

½ 4.3

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Explanations: michellehmmpl: Nicaragua

61

Magic Hoofbeats

by Josepha Sherman

106 members

1 review

½ 3.6

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Explanations: michellehmmpl: Albania

62

Koi and the Kola Nuts: A Tale from Liberia

by Verna Aardema

106 members

7 reviews

½ 3.5

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Explanations: michellehmmpl: Liberia

63

The Girl Who Buried Her Dreams in a Can: A True Story

by Tererai Trent

104 members

11 reviews

½ 4.5

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Explanations: michellehmmpl: Zimbabwe

64

Finn McCool and the Great Fish

by Eve Bunting

98 members

15 reviews

4.2

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Explanations: michellehmmpl: Ireland

65

The Best Beekeeper of Lalibela: A Tale from Africa

by Cristina Kessler

97 members

11 reviews

½ 4.4

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Explanations: michellehmmpl: Ethiopia

66

The White Nights of Ramadan

by Maha Addasi

94 members

9 reviews

½ 3.6

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Explanations: michellehmmpl: Kuwait

67

Yasmin's Hammer

by Ann Malaspina

92 members

14 reviews

4.2

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Explanations: michellehmmpl: Bangladesh

68

Tuki and Moka

by Judy Young

90 members

1 review

½ 3.4

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Explanations: michellehmmpl: Ecuador

69

My Great-Grandmother's Gourd

by Cristina Kessler

89 members

4 reviews

½ 4.6

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Explanations: michellehmmpl: Sudan

70

Ojiichan's Gift

by Chieri Uegaki

89 members

9 reviews

½ 4.3

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Explanations: michellehmmpl: Japan

71

The Contest

by Nonny Hogrogian

88 members

2 reviews

½ 3.5

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Explanations: michellehmmpl: Armenia

72

Ghost Island

by Shannon Gilligan

88 members

½ 2.5

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Explanations: michellehmmpl: Antigua and Barbuda

73

My Grandma and Me

by Mina Javaherbin

86 members

1 review

4.1

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Explanations: michellehmmpl: Iran

74

The Floating Field: How a Group of Thai Boys Built Their Own Soccer Field

by Scott Riley

82 members

7 reviews

½ 4.6

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Explanations: michellehmmpl: Thailand

75

King of the Sky

by Nicola Davies

82 members

6 reviews

4

Member: michellehmmpl
Explanations: michellehmmpl: Wales

76

I Have an Olive Tree

by Eve Bunting

82 members

12 reviews

½ 3.4

Member: michellehmmpl
Explanations: michellehmmpl: Greece

77

Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls: 100 Real-Life Tales of Black Girl Magic

by Lilly Workneh

79 members

4 reviews

5

Member: michellehmmpl
Explanations: michellehmmpl: Equatorial Guinea

78

Waiting for the Owl's Call

by Gloria Whelan

79 members

5 reviews

3.9

Member: michellehmmpl
Explanations: michellehmmpl: Turkmenistan

79

A Sweet Meeting on Mimouna Night

by Allison Ofanansky

78 members

4 reviews

½ 3.5

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Explanations: michellehmmpl: Morocco

80

Call Me Ahnighito

by Pam Conrad

75 members

2 reviews

½ 3.7

Member: michellehmmpl
Explanations: michellehmmpl: Greenland

81

How Mama Brought the Spring

by Fran Manushkin

75 members

1 review

½ 2.3

Member: michellehmmpl
Explanations: michellehmmpl: Belarus

82

A Sky-Blue Bench

by Bahram Rahman

70 members

11 reviews

4.2

Member: michellehmmpl
Explanations: michellehmmpl: Afghanistan

83

Grandpa Cacao: A Tale of Chocolate, from Farm to Family

by Elizabeth Zunon

70 members

2 reviews

3.9

Member: michellehmmpl
Explanations: michellehmmpl: Ivory Coast

84

Who's Got the Etrog?

by Jane Kohuth

70 members

1 review

Member: michellehmmpl
Explanations: michellehmmpl: Uganda

85

Don't Spill the Milk!

by Stephen Davies

68 members

½ 3.4

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Explanations: michellehmmpl: Niger

86

Tales Told in Tents: Stories from Central Asia

by Sally Pomme Clayton

67 members

4.2

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Explanations: michellehmmpl: Tajikistan

87

Flags of the World

by Sylvie Bednar

66 members

2 reviews

4.8

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Explanations: michellehmmpl: Bahrain

88

Ode to an Onion: Pablo Neruda & His Muse

by Alexandria Giardino

66 members

4 reviews

½ 4.6

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Explanations: michellehmmpl: Chile

89

Be Water, My Friend: The Early Years of Bruce Lee

by Ken Mochizuki

66 members

5 reviews

½ 4.3

Member: michellehmmpl
Explanations: michellehmmpl: Hong Kong

90

Going to Mecca

by Na'ima B. Robert

63 members

8 reviews

3.8

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Explanations: michellehmmpl: Saudi Arabia

91

Italy (Enchantment of the World. Second Series)

by Jean F. Blashfield

63 members

2 reviews

3

Member: michellehmmpl
Explanations: michellehmmpl: San Marino

92

A Gift for Mama

by Linda Ravin Lodding

61 members

7 reviews

3.8

Member: michellehmmpl
Explanations: michellehmmpl: Austria

93

Evelyn the Adventurous Entomologist: The True Story of a World-Traveling Bug Hunter

by Christine Evans

61 members

3 reviews

½ 3.7

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Explanations: michellehmmpl: United Kingdom

94

Maurice and His Dictionary: A True Story

by Cary Fagan

60 members

6 reviews

½ 4.5

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Explanations: michellehmmpl: Belgium

95

When the Rain Comes

by Alma Fullerton

60 members

1 review

4.2

Member: michellehmmpl
Explanations: michellehmmpl: Sri Lanka

96

The Elephant Keeper: Caring for Orphaned Elephants in Zambia

by Margriet Ruurs

60 members

4 reviews

4.1

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Explanations: michellehmmpl: Zambia

97

Look Now "The World in Facts, Stats, and Graphics

by Joe Fullman

58 members

½ 3.5

Member: michellehmmpl
Explanations: michellehmmpl: Luxembourg

98

Drop by Drop: A Story of Rabbi Akiva

by Jacqueline Jules

55 members

3 reviews

½ 4.3

Member: michellehmmpl
Explanations: michellehmmpl: Israel

99

Drummer Boy of John John

by Mark Greenwood

55 members

6 reviews

½ 4.3

Member: michellehmmpl

100

She Was the First!: The Trailblazing Life of Shirley Chisholm

by Katheryn Russell-Brown

55 members

2 reviews

4

Member: michellehmmpl
Explanations: michellehmmpl: Barbados

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