Global Book Hour - Book Lists
a comprehensive list of all GBH books - past and present!
Fall 2021 & Spring 2022 - Friendship
- Thank You, Baobab Tree by Mi-hwa Joo & Yun-heu Park (Madagascar)
- Unlikely Friendships: The Dog and the Piglet by Jennifer Holland
- The Name Jar by Yangsook Choi (Korea)
- Hachiko: The True Story of a Loyal Dog by Pamela Turner & Yan Nascimbene (Japan)
- Handa's Surprise by Eileen Browne (East Africa)
- Best Friends: The True Story of Owen and Mzee by Roberta Edwards & Carol Schwartz (Southeast Asia)
- Lost and Found Cat: The True Story of Kunkush's Incredible Journey by Doug Kuntz, Amy Shrodes, & Sue Cornelison (Iraq & Greece)
- Little Blue and Little Yellow by Leo Lionni
- Frog and Toad Are Friends by Arnold Lobel
- Margaret and Margarita / Margarita y Margare by Lynn Reiser
- Dear Juno by Soyung Pak & Susan Kathleen Hartung (Korea)
- The Snail and the Whale by Julia Donaldson & Axel Scheffle
- Mirette on the High Wire by Emily Arnold McCully (France)
- First Come the Zebra by Lynne Barasch (Kenya)
- Ordinary Mary's Extraordinary Deed by Emily Pearson& Fumi Kosaka (world)
- Ordinary Mary's Positively Extraordinary Day by Emily Pearson& Fumi Kosaka
Fall 2020 & Spring 2021 - Music
- Ah, Music! by Aliki
- Celia Cruz, Queen of Salsa by Veronica Chambers (Cuba)
- The Bremen-Town Musicians by Ilse Plume (Germany)
- Kenya's Song by Linda Trice (Carribean)
- Music Everywhere! by Maya Ajmera, Elise Hofer Derstine, Cynthia Pon (world)
- Esquivel! Space-Age Sound Artist by Susan Wood (Mexico)
- Zin! Zin! Zin! A Violin by Lloyd Moss
- Mortimer by Robert Munsch (Canada)
- Berlioz the Bear by Jan Brett (France)
- Mr. Putter and Tabby Toot the Horn by Cynthia Rylant
- Drum City by Thea Guidone
Spring 2020 - Resilience
- Yard Sale by Eve Bunting (United States)
- Ruby's Wish by Shirin Yim Bridges (China)
- Babu's Song by Stephanie Stuve-Bodeen (Tanzania)
- Tía Isa Wants a Car by Meg Medina (United States)
- Galimoto by Karen Lynn Williams (Malawi)
- Fish is Fish by Leo Lionni
- For the Right to Learn: Malala Yousafzai's Story by Rebecca Ann Langston-George (Pakistan)
- The Legend of the Bluebonnet by Tomie dePaola (United States)
Fall 2019 - Resilience
- A Chair for My Mother by Vera B. Williams (United States)
- Akiak: A Tale from the Iditarod by Robert J. Blake (United States - Alaska)
- How My Parents Learned to Eat by Ina Friedman (Japan)
- Mango, Abuela, and Me by Meg Medina (Cuba)
- Bringing the Rain to Kapiti Plain by Verna Aardema (Kenya)
- It's Mine! by Leo Lionni (The Netherlands)
- All the Way to America by Dan Yaccarino (Italy)
- Amos and Boris by William Steig (The Ivory Coast)
Spring 2019 - Discovery
- This Is How We Do It by Matt LaMothe (world)
- Little Guides to Great Lives by Marie Curie (Poland)
- I Live in Tokyo by Mari Takabayashi (Japan)
- Starry Messenger by Sidereus Nuncius (Italy)
- Manfish: A Story of Jacques Cousteau by Jennifer Berne (France)
- Golden Domes and Silver Lanterns by Hena Khan (Saudi Arabia)
- Masai and I by Virginia L. Kroll (Kenya & Tanzania)
- Women in Science: 50 Fearless Pioneers Who Changed the World by Rachel Ignotofsky (world)
Fall 2018 - Discovery
- Neo Leo by Gene Barretta (Italy)
- Me, Frida by Amy Novesky (Mexico)
- Hello Ocean by Pam Muñoz Ryan (Pacific Ocean)
- Koala Lou by Mem Fox (Australia)
- Africa Is Not a Country by Margy Burns Knight & Mark Melnicove (countries in Africa)
- The Magical Garden of Claude Monet by Laurence Anholt (France)
- The Emperor and the Kite by Jane Yolen (China)
- Anna and her Rainbow-Covered Yoga Mats by Giselle Shardlow (India)
- Mistakes that Worked by Charlotte Jones (world)
Spring 2018 - Clothing
- The Hat by Jan Brett (Scandinavia)
- Suki's Kimono by Cheri Uegaki (Japan)
- Abuela's Weave by Enrique O. Sanchez (Guatemala)
- I'm New Here by Anne Sibley O'Brien (Guatemala, Korea & Somalia)
- Clothing of the World by Paula Skelley
- Same, Same But Different by Jenny Sue Kostecki-Shaw (India & United States)
- The Golden Sandal by Rebecca Hickox (Iraq)
- I Lived on Butterly Hill by Marjorie Agosin (Chile)
Fall 2017 - Buildings and Homes Around the World
- Home by Carson Ellis (world)
- If You Lived Here: Houses of the World by Giles Laroche
- Pueblos: American Indian Homes by Jack Manning (Mexico & Southwest United States)
- National Geographic Readers: Pyramids by Laura Marsh (Egypt)
- National Geographic Readers: Skyscrapers by Libby Romero (world)
- Gustave Eiffel's Spectacular Idea: The Eiffel Tower by Sharon Katz Cooper (France)
- Igloos: American Indian Homes by Jack Manning (Canada & Northern United States)
- 13 Buildings Children Should Know by Annette Roeder (world)
Spring 2017 - Animals
- Koala Lou by Mem Fox (Australia)
- Fritz and the Beautiful Horses by Jan Brett (Austria)
- Meerkats by National Geographic (Kalahari Desert)
- Elephants by National Geographic (India)
- One Tiny Turtle by Nicola Davies (Brazil)
- Think of an Eel by Karen Wallace (Sargasso Sea)
- Camels by Seedlings (Egypt)
- Bears in the Forest by Karen Wallace (Canada)
- Chameleons are Cool by Martin Jenkins (Madagascar)
- Cuckoo by Lois Ehlert (Mexico)
- Unlikely Friendships by Jennifer Holland (around the globe)
2016 - Animals
- The Tale of Peter Rabbit by Beatrix Potter (England)
- We All Went on Safari: A Counting Journey Through Tanzania by Laurie Krebs (United Republic of Tanzania)
- National Geographic: Polar Bears (The Artic)
- National Geographic: Penguins (Antarctica)
- See What a Seal Can Do by Christine Butterworth (Scotland)
- Tracks of a Panda by Nick Dowson (China)
- Walk with a Wolf by Janni Howker (Canada - Yukon Territory)
- Tigress by Nick Dowson (India)
- Stork's Landing by Tami Lehman-Wilzig (Israel)
- Moon Rope: Un Lazo a la Luna by Lois Ehlert (Peru)
- The One and Only Ivan by K. A. Applegate
Spring 2016 - Nourishment
- Yoko by Rosemary Wells (Japan)
- Fortune Cookie Fortunes by Grace Lin (China)
- Round is a Tortilla: A Book of Shapes by Roseanne Thong (Mexico)
- Bread, Bread, Bread by Ann Morris (Israel)
- The Giant Jam Sandwich by John Vernon Lord (England)
- Bee Bim Bop by Linda Sue Park (Taiwan)
- Strega Nona by Tomie dePaolo (Italy)
- Stone Soup by Marcia Brown (France)
- Mama Panya's Pancakes: A Village Tale from Kenya by Mary and Rich Chamberlin (Kenya)
- Cora Cooks Pancit by Dorina K. Lazo Gilmore (The Phillipines)
- Julia Child: An Extraordinary Life in Words and Pictures by Erin Hagar (France)
Fall 2015 - Imagination
- Journey by Aaron Becker
- Ganesha's Sweet Tooth by Emily Haynes & Sanjay Patel
- Dragons Love Tacos by Adam Rubin
- Imagine by Alison Lester
- No Such Thing as Nessie by Chani McBain
- My Little Island by Frane Lessac
- The Littlest Matryoshka by Corinne Demas Bliss
- Possum Magic by Mem Fox
- The Great Kapok Tree by Lynne Cherry
- William and the Missing Masterpiece by Helen Hancocks
- Inside Out and Back Again by Thanha Lai
Spring 2015 - Heroes
- Real Kids, Real Stories, Real Change by Garth Sundem
- Courage by Bernard Waber
- All the Colors We Are by Katie Kissinger
- The Bravest Dog Ever: The True Story of Balto by Meghan McCarthy
- Malala, a Brave Girl from Pakistan/Iqbal, a Brave Boy from Pakistan by Jeanette Winter
- Cesar Chavez by Susan Eddy
- The Mangrove Tree: Planting Trees to Feed Families by Susan Roth and Cindy Trumbone
- Madame Martine by Sarah Brannen
- Clemente! by Willie Perdomo
- Nelson Mandela by Karima Grant
Fall 2014 - Sports and Games
- Games by Lisa Easterling
- Kite Flying by Grace Lin
- Pele, King of Soccer by Monica Brown
- What It’s Like to be Mariano Rivera by John Bankston
- Surf’s Up for Kimo by Kerry Germain
- Dog Team by Gary Paulson
- Kiana’s Iditerod by Shelley Gill
- Horse Song: The Naadam of Mongolia by Ted Lewin
- Beautiful Warrior: The Legend of theKung Fu by Emily Arnold McCully
- When Children Play: The Story of Right to Play by Gina McMurchy Barber
Spring 2014 - Resolution. Problem solving. Pay it forward.
- Extra Credit by Andrew Clements
- Because Amelia Smiled by David Ezra Stein
- I have the Right to Be a Child by Alain Serres
- Same, Same, but Different by Jenny Sue Kostecki-Shaw
- Waiting for the Biblioburro by Monica Brown
- Cecil the Pet Glacier by Matthea Harvey and Giselle Potter
- Desmond and the Very Mean Word by Desmond Tutu and Douglas Abrams
- Frida by Jonah Winter
- Rain School by James Rumford
- Wangari’s Trees of Peace: A True Story from Africa by Jeanette Winte
- The Bathing Costume: Or My Worst Vacation Ever by Charlotte Moundlic
Fall 2014 - The Arts
- Circle Unbroken by Margo Theis Raven
- Colours: What Color is That by National Gallery of Australia
- Gutenberg and the Printing Press by Kay Melchisedech Olson
- Songs from the Baobab: African Lullabies and Nursery Rhymes by Chantal Grosleziat
- Diego by Jonah Winter
- Liu and the Bird: A Journey in Chinese Calligraphy by Catherine Louis
- Silent Music: A Story of Baghdad by James Rumford
- Market Day by Lois Ehlert
- My Painted House, My Friendly Chicken and Me by Margaret Courtney-Clark
- Under the Spell of the Moon by Patricia Aldana (editor)
Spring 2013 - Poetry and Non-Fiction
- My Village: Rhymes from Around the World by Danielle Wright
- Pablo Neruda: Poet of the People by Monica Brown
- Chasing Degas by Eva Motanari
- Peaceful Pieces by Anna Grossnickle Hines
- Fiesta Babies by Carmen Tafolia
- Uncommon Traveler: Mary Kingsley in Africa by Don Brown
- Never Forgotten by Patricia McKissack
- The Good Garden by Kate Smith Milway
- Cycle of Rice, Cycle of Life; of Sustainable Farming by Jane Reynolds
- A Path of Stars by Ann Sibley O’Brien
- Skip Across the Ocean: Nursery Rhymes from Around the World by Fioella Benjamin
- Amazing Faces by Lee Bennett Hopkins
Fall 2012 - The Immigrant Experience
- How My Parents Learned to Eat by Ina Friedman
- My Name is Yoon by Helen Recorvits
- The Name Jar by Yangsook Choi
- Nadia’s Hands by Karen English
- I Hate English by Ellen Levine
- One Green Apple by Eve Bunting and Ted Lewin
- How Many Days to America: A Thanksgiving Story by Eve Bunting
- Marianthe’s Story: Painted Words and Spoken Memories by Aliki
- Apple Pie, Fourth of July by Janet Wong
- Benjamin and the Word by Danie
Spring 2012
- Me on the Map by Joan Sweeney
- Somewhere in the World Right Now by Stacey Shuett
- Everybody Bakes Bread by Norah Dooley
- Everybody Cooks Rice by Norah Dooley
- Everybody Serves Soup by Norah Dooley
- Everybody Brings Noodles by Norah Dooley
- Madlenka by Peter Sis
- Madlenka’s Dog bu Peter Sis
- The Peace Book by Todd Parr
- The Seven Continents by Wil Mara
Fall 2011
- Running Shoes by Frederick Lipps
- Watch Out for the Chicken Feet in Your Soup by Tomie de Paola
- My Name is Celia by Monica Brown
- Tea Leaves by Frederick J. Lipp
- 3 Trickster Tales
- Arrow to the Sun by Gerald McDermott
- Zomo the Rabbit by Gerald McDermott
- Papagayo the Mischief Makerby Gerald McDermott
- Throw Your Tooth on the Roof: Tooth Traditions from Around the World by G. Brian Kalas
- Minutka: Bilingual Dog and Friends by Anna Myceck Wodecki
- Children Around the World by Donata Montanari (illus)
Spring 2011/Fall 2010
- Me on the Map by Joan Sweeney
- Somewhere in the World Right Now by Stacey Shuett
- Everybody Bakes Bread by Norah Dooley
- Everybody Cooks Rice by Norah Dooley
- Everybody Serves Soup by Norah Dooley
- Everybody Brings Noodles by Norah Dooley
- Madlenka by Peter Sis
- Madlenka’s Dog bu Peter Sis
- The Peace Book by Todd Parr
- The Seven Continents by Wil Mara
Fall 2011
- Running Shoes by Frederick Lipps
- Watch Out for the Chicken Feet in Your Soup by Tomie de Paola
- My Name is Celia by Monica Brown
- Tea Leaves by Frederick J. Lipp
- 3 Trickster Tales
- Arrow to the Sun by Gerald McDermott
- Zomo the Rabbit by Gerald McDermott
- Papagayo the Mischief Makerby Gerald McDermott
- Throw Your Tooth on the Roof: Tooth Traditions from Around the World by G. Brian Kalas
- Minutka: Bilingual Dog and Friends by Anna Myceck Wodecki
- Children Around the World by Donata Montanari (illus)
Spring 2011 / Fall 2010
- Trickster Tales and Fairy Tales
- The Librarian of Basra: A True Story by Jeanette Winter
- Coyote: A trickster tale from the American Southwest
- Anansi the Spider: A trickster tale from the Ashanti
- Jabuti the Tortoise: A trickster tale from the Amazon
- Monkey Business by Wallace Edwards
- Grandfather’s Dream by Holly Keller
- Crayfishing with Grandmother by Jill Bag nall
- My Name is Gabriela by Monica Brown
- Ronny by Nenad Vujadinovic
- Are We There Yet? by Alison Lester
- Down Under (Vanishing Cultures) by Jan Reynolds
- In the Heart of the Village The World of the Indian Banyan Tree by Barbara Bash
- Tiger of the Snows: Tenzing Norgay, The Boy
Whose Dream Was Everest by Robert Burleigh
- Adventures of Riley: Tigers in Teraiby Amanda Lumry and Laura Hurwitz
- Erika-San by Allen Say
- Grandfather’s Journey by Allen Say
- A Boy at War: A Novel of Pearl Harbor by Harry Mager
- Hannah’s Winter by Kierin Meehan
- Biblioburro: A True Story from Columbia by Jeanette Winter
- Come Look with Me: Latin American Art by Kimberly Lane
- Tio Conejo: Uncle Rabbit and Other Latin American Trickster Tales by Olga Loya
- 14 Cows for America Carmen by Agra Deedy with Wilson Kimeli Nalyomah
- Beatrice’s Goat by Page McBrier
- Brothers in Hope: The Story of the Lost Boys of Sudan by Mary Williams
- A Gift for Abuelita: Celebrating the Day of the Dead by Nancy Luenen, Robert Chapman
- Nabeel’s New Pants: An Eid Tale by Fawzia Gilani-Williams
- Nasreen’s Secret School: A True Story from Afghanistan by Jeanette Winter
- Breadwinner by Deborah Ellis
- Little Red Riding Hood
- Lon Po Po
- The Sun Girl and Moon Boy
