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The Scrambled States of America by Laurie Keller
Journey Cake, Ho! by Ruth Sawyer
The Great Ball Game by Joseph Bruchac
The Legend of the Bluebonnet by Tomie DePaola
How Georgie Radbourn Saved Baseball by David Shannon
Abiyoyo by Pete Seeger
The Bunyans by Audrey Wood
Borreguita and the Coyote by Verna Aardema
Abuela by Arthur Dorros
Hill of Fire by Thomas P. Lewis
Moon Rope by Lois Ehlert
A Spoon for Every Bite by Joe Hayes
Sing, Little Sack: Canta Saquito! by Nina Jaffe
The Iguana Brothers by Tony Johnston
Abuela's Weave by Omar S. Castaneda
Darkness and the Butterfly by Ann Grifalconi
Anansi and the Talking Melon by Robert Kimmell
(For more marvelous Anansi stories, see Trickster Tales.)
The Hunterman and the Crocodile by Baba Waquˇ Diakitˇ
Elizabeti's Doll by Stephanie Stuve-Bodeen
Zzzng! Zzng! Zzng! A Yoruba Tale by Phyllis Gershator
Why Mosquitos Buzz in People's Ears by Verna Aardema
A Story, A Story by Marcia Brown
What's So Funny, Ketu? by Verna Aardema
Stop That Noise! by Paul Gerhaty
Bitter Bananas by Isaac Olaleye
Painted Dreams by Karen Lynn Williams (Haiti)
Where Jamaica Go? by Dale Gottlieb (Jamaica)
Josephine's 'Magination by Arnold Dobrin (Haiti)
Popo and Fifina by Arna Bontemps and Langston Hughes (Haiti)
The Chalk Doll by Charlotte Pomerantz (Jamaica)
Not a Copper Penny in Me House: Poems from the Carribean by Monica Gunning
Carribean Carnival: Songs of the West Indies by Irving Burgie
My Little Island by Frane Lessac (look for more by this illustrator!)
The Empty Pot by Demi (China---Demi writes and illustrates marvelous books that take place throughout all of Asia! Always outstanding!)
The Boy of the Three Year Nap by Dianne Snyder (Japan)
The Tale of the Mandarin Ducks by Katharine Paterson (Japan)
The Chinese Mirror by Mirra Ginsburg (China)
One Grain of Rice by Demi (India)
The Funny Little Woman and Tikki Tikki Tembo by Arlene Mosel (China)
Nine in One, Grr! Grr! by Blia Xiong(Vietnam)
The Paper Dragon by Marguerite W. Davol (Japan--exceptional fold-out illustrations by Robert Sabuda)
Two of Everything by Lily Hong (China)
The Emperor and the Kite by Jane Yolen (China)
The Fool of the World and the Flying Ship by Arthur Ransome (Russia)
Baba Yaga by Ernest Small, or Baba Yaga and Vasilisa the Brave by Marianna Mayer (Russia)
The Sea King's Daughter: A Russian Legend by Aaron Shepard (Russia)
Koshka's Tales: Stories from Russia by James Mayhew (Russia)
Three Gold Coins by Aliki (Greece)
Puss in Boots, retold by Fred Marcellino (France)
Madeline's Rescue by Ludwig Bemelmans(France)
The Red Balloon by L.A. Lamorisse (France)
Strega Nona by Tomie DePaola (Italy)
The Alfie and Annie Rose Storybook by Shirley Hughes (England)
The Thread of Life: Twelve Old Italian Tales retold by Domenico Vittorini (Italy)
Pepito's Story by Eugene Fern (Spain)
The Story of Ferdinand by Munro Leaf (Spain)
Punga, Goddess of Ugly by Deborah Norse Lattimore
The Singing Snake by Stefan Czernecki and Timothy Rhodes
Hop, Little Kangaroo! by Patricia Scarry
Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day by Judith Viorst
There Was an Old lady Who Swallowed a Trout by Terri Sloat
Mama, Do You Love Me? by Barbara Joose
Akiak by Robert Blake
Little Penguin's Tale by Audrey Wood
Tacky, the Penguin by Helen Lester
Echoes of the Elders: Stories and Paintings of Chief Lelooska edited by Christina Normandin
The Great Round the World Balloon Race by Sue Scullard (Out-of-print, but whenever I read it aloud, it's met with cheers from the children! Worth the hunt!)
Away From Home by Anita Lobel
How to Make an Apple Pie and See the World by Marjorie Priceman
Magical Tales from Many Lands retold my Margaret Mayo
Nursery Tales Around the World retold by Judy Sierra
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