Children's books by holiday destination

Two or three hand-picked children's books per country, leaning on local authors, for over thirty family holiday destinations. Tell us where you are going.

Europe

SwedenPippi Longstocking FinlandFinn Family Moomintroll NorwayWhen the Robbers Came to Cardamom Town DenmarkFairy Tales IcelandThe Story of the Blue Planet NetherlandsMiffy BelgiumThe Adventures of Tintin FranceBabar the Elephant ItalyThe Adventures of Pinocchio SpainWhat Colour Is a Kiss? PortugalThe World in a Second GreeceGreek Mythology: The Gods of Olympus GermanyEmil and the Detectives SwitzerlandHeidi AustriaThe Little I-Am-Me IrelandLost and Found ScotlandKatie Morag Delivers the Mail England and LondonA Bear Called Paddington Czech RepublicLittle Mole TurkeyA Warm Winter HungaryArnica, the Duck Princess SloveniaWhy? EstoniaThe Ear RussiaThe Telephone PolandLocomotive CroatiaCroatian Tales of Long Ago MaltaThe Secret Life of Nanna Genoveffa CyprusThe Fig Tree LatviaQueen of Seagulls LithuaniaThe Dream Cat RomaniaRomanian Folktales (Creangă and Ispirescu) UkraineThe Mitten: A Ukrainian Folktale

Asia

JapanEveryone Poops ThailandHush! A Thai Lullaby IndiaThe London Jungle Book Malaysia and BorneoThe Wild Tree House of Borneo SingaporeTimmy & Tammy: What Is Singapore?

Africa

EgyptOur World: Egypt MoroccoThe Storyteller Kenya and safariAttack of the Shidas

Americas

the USAMake Way for Ducklings New YorkEloise FloridaBecause of Winn-Dixie MexicoNiño Wrestles the World BrazilCharcoal Boys CanadaA Promise Is a Promise

Oceania

AustraliaPossum Magic New ZealandHairy Maclary from Donaldson's Dairy

How does the holiday reading list work?

Pick the country you are travelling to and we show two or three children's books connected to that place, chosen for local authors and a real sense of place. Each has links to find it at Bookshop.org or Amazon.

Are the books by local authors?

Wherever possible, yes. We lead with authors and illustrators from the destination. Where a famous book about a place was written by an author from elsewhere, we include it but label it honestly as set in the country rather than local.

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