Our Diverse World: Asia

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General

9 Asian Cinderella Picture Books Including the Original (PragmaticMom)

28 Children’s Books About The Lunar New Year (Colours of Us)

Asian Multicultural Children’s Books/Elementary School (Colours of Us)

Asian New Year Books and Crafts (PragmaticMom)

Lunar New Year Traditions (Janet Wong)

Martial Arts Match Up (Book Extension from PragmaticMom)

Picture Books set in Asia or about Asian-Americans (PragmaticMom)

Other Resources

• Freeman Book Awards: The awards recognize quality books for children and young adults that contribute meaningfully to an understanding of East and Southeast Asia.
• Asia for Educators has Elementary Level Resources for China, Japan, Korea, and Vietnam.

East Asia

Kite Flying for Kids in Children’s Books (Book Extension from PragmaticMom)

China

5 Children’s Books About Dragon Boat Races (Colours of Us)

10 Great Books on China for Kids (PragmaticMom)

12 Books to Explore China for Chinese New Year (PragmaticMom)

Stories from the Chinese Zodiac (The Logonauts)

Japan

Asian Drumming, Crafts, Recipes and Books for Kids (Book Extension from PragmaticMom)

A Unit to Learn About the Tokyo Olympics (PragmaticMom)

Books About Japan (The Educators Spin On It)

Books About Japan (Mama Smiles)

Books About Japan and Baseball (Kid World Citizen)

Books About Japan For Kids (Kid World Citizen)

Bilingual Japanese Books for Kids (PragmaticMom)

Korea

New Children’s Picture Books on Koreans and Korean Americans (PragmaticMom)

Mongolia

Children’s Books About Mongolia (PragmaticMom)

Taiwan

Picture Books about Taiwan and Taiwanese Americans or from Taiwanese American Creators (PragmaticMom)

Tibet

Children’s Books about Tibet (PragmaticMom)

South Asia

Incredible South Asian Picture Books/Biography & Realistic Fiction (The Logonauts)

Incredible South Asian Picture Books/Traditional Tales (The Logonauts)

South Asian-American Picture Books of Joy (PragmaticMom)

India

India for Kids/Favorite Resources for Elementary School (All Done Monkey)

21 Children’s Books about Diwali, the Festival of Lights (Colours of Us)

9 Children’s Books About The Hindu Spring Festival Holi (Colours of Us)

Pakistan

15 Children’s Books Set in Pakistan (Colours of Us)

Sri Lanka

Exploring Sri Lanka (Book Extension from PragmaticMom)

South East Asia

Burma/Myanmar

Exploring Burma (Book Extension from PragmaticMom)

Wonderful Children’s Books About Myanmar (Burma) (PragmaticMom)

Cambodia

Books for Kids About Cambodia (PragmaticMom)

Indonesia

Animals in Indonesian Folk Tales and Activities (Book Extension from Kid World Citizen)

Laos

Exploring Laos (Book Extension from PragmaticMom)

Malaysia

Children’s Books from Malaysia (All Done Monkey)

Philippines

40 Filipino American Books for Children & Teenagers (Colours of Us)

Singapore

Children’s Books about Singapore (PragmaticMom)

Thailand

Lao and Hmong Children’s Books (PragmaticMom)

Wonderful Children’s Books About Thailand (PragmaticMom)

Vietnam

Exploring Vietnam (Book Extension from PragmaticMom)

Vietnamese American Children’s Books (PragmaticMom)

Vietnamese Folk Tales for Kids (PragmaticMom)

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