Picture Books about Every Country/Continent
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Please note: this is a work in progress and incomplete. Let me know if you have any books you would like to see added. I did not include pictures and other details about each book on this page, because it is very long already and growing longer, and it makes the pages load too slowly if I add more.
Note: Some of these books might include fairy/folk tales, magic, death, or violence, and a variety of religions. I did try to screen out ones with a lot of unnecessary details that might scare younger children, but still use with caution with sensitive readers.
Afghanistan
- Ali’s Story
- Brave with Beauty
- Fly, Girl, Fly
- Four Feet, Two Sandals
- Nasreen’s Secret School
- The Library Bus
- The Roses in My Carpets
- Welcome to Afghanistan with Sesame Street
Africa (unspecified country, see individual countries for books about that specific country)
- Africa is Not a Country
- African Critters
- A is for Africa
- Ashanti to Zulu: African Traditions
- Ayobami and the Names of the Animals
- Desert Elephants
- Elephants of Africa
- Giraffes Can’t Dance
- Gloria’s Porridge
- Jamari’s Drum
- Jambo Means Hello – Swahili Alphabet Book
- Moja Means One – A Swahili Counting Book
Albania
Algeria
Andorra
Angola
Antarctica and the Arctic *
- A Mother’s Journey
- A Polar Bear in the Snow
- Building an Igloo
- Emperor of the Ice: How a Changing Climate Affects a Penguin Colony
- I Is for Inuksuk
- Kumak’s Fish
- Mama, Do You Love Me
- My Antarctica
- North – The Amazing Story of Arctic Migration
- Over in the Arctic
- Painter and Ugly
- Polar Bear
- Poles Apart
- Rory
- Sea Bear
- Seeking an Aurora
- Sweetest Kulu
- The Polar Bear Son
- There Once Was a Puffin
- The Three Snow Bears
Antigua and Barbuda
Argentina
Armenia
Australia
- Diary of a Baby Wombat
- Diary of a Wombat
- Evonne Goolagong
- Mirror
- Penguins Don’t Wear Sweaters
- The Outback
- Where the Forest Meets the Sea
- Where To, Little Wombat?
Austria
Azerbaijan
Bahamas, The
Bahrain
Bangladesh
- A Basket of Bangles
- Beautifully Me
- Grandma and the Great Gourd
- Home is in Between
- Iqbal and His Ingenious Idea
- The Unexpected Friend: A Rohingya Children’s Story
- Twenty-Two Cents
- Yasmin’s Hammer
Barbados
Belarus
Belgium
Belize
Benin/Dahomey
Bhutan
Bolivia
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Botswana
Brazil
- Along the Tapajós
- Bisa’s Carnival
- From My Window
- Pelé
- Soccer Star
- The Best Tailor in Pinbauê
- The Dancing Turtle
- The Rainforest Grew All Around
- The Sock Thief
- Young Pelé: Soccer’s First Star
Brunei
Bulgaria
Burkina Faso
Burundi
Cabo Verde/Cape Verde
Cambodia
Cameroon
Canada
- ABC of Canada
- A Polar Bear in the Snow
- A Voice for the Spirit Bears
- Building an Igloo
- I Know Here
- Sweetest Kulu
- The Lumberjack’s Beard
- The Polar Bear Son
- When I Get Older
Caribbean (Unspecified countries)
- Caribbean Dream
- Cendrillon
- Kallaloo! A Caribbean Tale
- The Little Mermaid (Once Upon a World)
- The Moon People
- My Little Island
Central African Republic
Chad
Chile
- A Christmas Surprise for Chabelita
- Lucia’s Travel Bus
- My Name is Gabriella
- Pablo Neruda: Poet of the People
China
- Always Come Home to Me
- Amah Faraway
- Bee-Bim Bop!
- China’s Bravest Girl
- The Chinese Emperor’s New Clothes
- Chloe’s Lunar New Year
- Confucius: Great Teacher of China
- Daisy Comes Home
- Dancing to Freedom
- Dim Sum for Everyone
- The Emperor and the Kite
- The Empty Pot
- Gladys Aylward: The Little Woman With a Big Dream
- Gobi
- Grandfather Counts
- The Great Wall Through Time
- Hidden Army
- I am I. M. Pei
- I Hate English!
- The Jade Dragon
- The Jade Stone
- Ling and Ting: Not Exactly the Same
- Ling and Ting: Together in All Weather
- Ling and Ting: Twice as Silly
- Ling and Ting Share a Birthday
- Little Eagle
- The Little Rat and the Golden Seed
- Lost and Found: Adèle & Simon in China
- Made in China
- Marco Polo
- Ming Lo Moves the Mountain
- Oranges on Golden Mountain
- The Pet Dragon
- Playing With Lanterns
- The Red Blanket
- Red Butterfly
- Ruby’s Wish
- Ten Blocks to the Big Wok
- Tikki Tikki Tembo
- Tofu Takes Time
- The Warlord’s Kites
Colombia
Comoros
Congo, Republic of
Cook Islands
Costa Rica
Cote d’Ivoire (Ivory Coast)
Croatia
Cuba
Cyprus
Czechia/Czech Republic
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Denmark
Djibouti
Dominica
Dominican Republic
Ecuador
Egypt
- The Arabic Quilt
- Bill and Pete
- Bill and Pete Go Down the Nile
- Bill and Pete to the Rescue
- Cleopatra Tells All!
- Croco’Nile
- Day of Ahmed’s Secret
- Flat Stanley’s Worldwide Adventures: The Great Egyptian Grave Robbery
- A Giraffe Goes to Paris
- The Golden Slipper
- Hieroglyphs
- How to be an Egyptian Princess
- King Tutankhamun Tells All
- Librarian Who Measured the Earth, The
- The Littlest Frog
- Ms. Frizzle’s Adventures: Ancient Egypt
- Mummy Math
- The Mystery of King Karfu
- See Inside Ancient Egypt
- Seeker of Knowledge
- Ten Little Mummies
- We’re Sailing Down the Nile
El Salvador
England (See United Kingdom)
Equatorial Guinea
Eritrea
Estonia
Eswatini
Ethiopia
- The Best Beekeeper of Lalibela
- Brothers in Hope
- By the Light of the Night
- Day of Delight
- Faraway Home
- Fire on the Mountain
- The Gardens of Saba
- Joy-Grace and the Dress Dilemma
- Mamo is Trading Again!
- Only a Pigeon
- The Perfect Orange
- A Thirst for Home
- Trouble
- Water Hole Waiting
- Wherever I Go
- Yosef’s Dream
Fiji
Finland
France
- Anatole
- A Blue Butterfly
- A Giraffe Goes to Paris
- The Cat Who Walked Across France
- I am I. M. Pei
- Katie and the Impressionists
- Let’s Go on a Picnic
- Madeline
- Mornings with Monet
- The Secret Seder
- Seeker of Knowledge
- Shooting at the Stars
- Through the Window: Views of Marc Chagall’s Life and Art
Gabon
Gambia
Georgia
Germany
- Bach to the Rescue!!!
- Becoming Bach
- Handel, Who Knew What He Liked
- Luba: The Angel of Bergen-Belsen
- The Potato King
- Shooting at the Stars
- Summer Birds
Ghana
Great Britain (See United Kingdom)
Greece
- Archimedes: The Man Who Invented the Death Ray
- The Librarian Who Measured the Earth
- My Grandmother is a Singing Yaya
- The Trouble With Wishes
Grenada
Guatemala
- Abuela’s Weave
- Ancient Maya
- Elena’s Story
- The Hummingbird King
- Juanita: The Girl Who Counted the Stars
- The Maya
- Rainbow Weaver
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Guyana
Haiti
- Bouki Dances the Kokioko
- Calling the Water Drum
- Circles of Hope
- Eight Days: A Story of Haiti
- Freedom Soup
- My Day with the Panye
- Selavi
- Tap-Tap
Honduras
Hungary
Iceland and Greenland
- Faraway Things
- Helga Makes a Name for Herself
- Hiccup the Seasick Viking
- How the Ladies Stopped the Wind
- Ronan the Librarian
- Rory
- The Littlest Viking
- The Problem with Chickens
- There Once Was a Puffin
- Vikings
- Welcome to Iceland
India
- 10 Gulab Jamuns
- Amma’s Sari
- Anni Dreams of Biryani
- Asha and the Toymaker
- Dancing Devi
- Desert Girl, Monsoon Boy
- Dorje’s Stripes
- Gandhi
- A Gift for Amma
- Grandmother School
- Holi Colors
- Home is in Between
- I am Gandhi
- If Tigers Disappeared
- India on a Plate!: Indian Food from A to Z
- It’s a Tiger
- I’ll Go and Come Back
- Kalamata’s Kitchen
- Monsoon
- The Moon from Dehradun
- Mother Teresa
- Namaste is a Greeting
- Rafi’s Indian Dream
- Rapunzel (Once Upon a World)
- The Road to Mumbai
- Same, Same but Different
- Selvakumar Knew Better
- She Sang for India
- Shubh Diwali!
- Where Three Oceans Meet
Indonesia/Bali/Borneo
- Ayu and the Perfect Moon
- Danny’s Blog
- Gecko’s Complaint
- Hello, Bali
- The Gift of the Crocodile
- Into Wild Indonesia
- Kantjil and Tiger
- The Krakatau Eruption
- Krakatoa: History’s Loudest Volcano
- Mangoes and Bananas
- Run, Elephant, Run
- Tangled in the Rainforest
- When Anju Loved Being an Elephant
Iran/Persia
- Anni Dreams of Biryani
- Baba’s Gift
- No Rouz: Our Persian New Year
- The Golden Sandal
- The Knight, The Princess, and the Magic Rock
- The Legend of the Persian Carpet
- The Patient Stone
- Saffron Ice Cream
- The Story of Queen Esther
Iraq
- The Girl Who Lost Her Smile
- The Librarian of Basra
- Lost and Found Cat
- Nubs: The True Story of a Mutt, a Marine, & a Miracle
- Silent Music
Ireland
- Fair, Brown, and Trembling: An Irish Cinderella
- The Ink Garden of Brother Theophane
- The Leprechaun’s Gold
- Smudge and the Book of Mistakes
Israel
- Bagels for Benny
- Benjamin’s Box
- Chicken Man
- Chik Chak Shabbat
- Everybody Says Shalom
- A Rainy Day Story
- Snow in Jerusalem
- Yaffa and Fatima: Shalom, Salaam
Italy
- Blockhead: The Life of Fibonacci
- Columbus’s Chart
- Florence Nightingale
- Follow the Dream
- Galileo’s Leaning Tower Experiment
- The King of Capri
- Marco Polo
- Paolo, Emperor of Rome
- Pippo the Fool
- Starry Messenger Galileo Galilei
- You Wouldn’t Want to be a Roman Gladiator
Jamaica
Japan
- The Bicycle Man
- The Boy from the Dragon Palace
- Erika-San
- Grandfather’s Journey
- How My Parents Learned to Eat
- Kiyoshi’s Walk
- Love in the Library
- Natsumi!
- The Perfect Sword
- The Phone Booth in Mr. Hirota’s Garden
- Shibumi and the Kitemaker
- Snow White (Once Upon a World)
- Suki’s Kimono
- Tea With Milk
- Thanksgiving at Obaachan’s
- Tsunami!
- Wink: The Ninja Who Wanted to be Noticed
- Yoko’s Paper Cranes
- Yuki and the One Thousand Carriers
Jordan
Kazakhstan
Kenya
- 14 Cows for America
- Bringing the Rain to Kapiti Plain
- Brothers in Hope
- For You are a Kenyan Child
- Jambo Means Hello – Swahili Alphabet Book
- Lopez Lomong
- Mama Miti
- Mama Panya’s Pancakes
- Mimi’s Village and How Basic Health Care Transformed It
- Muktar and the Camels
- Owen and Mzee: The Language of Friendship
- Papa, Do You Love Me?
- Planting the Trees of Kenya
- Seeds of Change
- Wangari’s Trees of Peace
- Who’s in Rabbit’s House
Kiribati
Korea (Also see North Korea and South Korea)
- The Firekeeper’s Son
- Good-bye, 382 Shin Dang Dong
- King Sejong Invents an Alphabet
- The King’s Secret
- A Piece of Home
- The Royal Bee
- Sim Chung and the River Dragon
- The Name Jar
- Two of Everything
- Where on Earth is My Bagel?
Kosovo
Kuwait
Kyrgyzstan
Laos
- From the Tops of the Trees
- Grandfather’s Story Cloth
- Nine-in-One Grr! Grr!
- Piecing Earth and Sky Together
Latvia
Lebanon
- Lebanon Treasure Chest
- Sami and the Time of the Troubles
- Ten Ways to Hear Snow
- The Olive Tree
- The Three Lucys
Lesotho
Liberia
- Head, Body, Legs
- Koi and the Kola Nuts
- Mrs. Chicken and the Hungry Crocodile
- Two Ways to Count to Ten
Libya
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Madagascar
- Aye-Aye Gets Lucky
- A Chameleon’s Life
- A Little Lemur Named Mew
- Thank You, Baobab Tree
- This is the Tree
- Under the Baobab Tree
Malawi
Malaysia
Maldives
Mali
- Desert Elephants
- The Hatseller and the Monkeys
- I Lost My Tooth in Africa
- The Magic Gourd
- Mansa Musa
- My Baby
- Never Forgotten
- Sundiata
- Yatandou
Malta
Marshall Islands
Mauritania
Mauritius
Mexico
- A Gift from Abeula
- A Land of Books
- Adela’s Mariachi Band
- Ancient Aztecs
- Ancient Maya
- Armando and the Blue Tarp School
- The Aztecs
- Betty Greene: The Girl Who Longed to Fly
- Between Us and Abuela
- Borreguita and the Coyote
- The Cazuela That the Farm Maiden Stirred
- Child of the Flower-Song People
- The Chocolate Tree
- Cinderella (Once Upon a World)
- Cuauhtémoc: A bilingual book of shapes
- Cuckoo
- Danza!
- Diego Rivera – His World and Ours
- Domítíla
- Dream Carver
- Elena’s Serenade
- Federico and the Wolf
- The Gold Coin
- Grandma’s Chocolate
- Holy Molé
- Home for Navidad
- The Legend of the Poinsettia
- Mango, Abuela, and Me
- The Maya
- The Maya (History Opens Windows)
- May Your Life Be Deliciosa
- Mexique
- The Miracle of the First Poinsettia
- My Diary from Here to There
- My Two Border Towns
- Not a Bean
- Pancho Rabbit and the Coyote
- People of Corn
- The Piñata That the Farm Maiden Hung
- The Pot that Juan Built
- The Princess and the Warrior
- The Sad Night
- Something About Grandma
- The Tortilla Factory
- The Three Little Tamales
- Three Pockets Full
- Too Many Tamales
- What Can You Do With a Paleta?
Micronesia
Moldova
Monaco
Mongolia
- Genghis Khan
- Horse Song: The Naadam of Mongolia
- Mongol Warriors
- The Moose of Ewenki
- Warrior Princess
Montenegro
Morocco
Mozambique
Myanmar/Burma
Namibia
Nauru
Nepal
- All the Way to Lhasa
- Chandra’s Magic Light
- The Donkey and the Rock
- Kami and the Yaks
- Pemba Sherpa
- The Seed of Compassion
- Tenzin’s Deer
- Two at the Top
Netherlands
New Zealand
- Elizabeth, Queen of the Seas
- Hairy MacLary from Donaldson’s Dairy
- Herbert: The True Story of a Brave Sea Dog
- Inky’s Amazing Escape
- Maui and the Sun
- New Zealand
Nicaragua
Niger
Nigeria
- Baby Goes to Market
- Bitter Bananas
- Catch that Chicken!
- Double Trouble for Anna Hibiscus
- Joy-Grace and the Dress Dilemma
- Ogbo: Sharing Life in an African Village
- Thank You, Omu!
- Why the Sky is Far Away
Niue
North Korea (See also Korea and South Korea)
North Macedonia
Norway
Oman
Pakistan
- Free as a Bird
- Listen to the Wind
- Malala’s Magic Pencil
- Night of the Moon
- Snow School
- The Moon from Dehradun
- Yasmin, the Friend
Palau
Palestine
Panama
- A Christmas Surprise for Chabelita
- Conejito – A Folktale from Panama
- Hands of the Rainforest
- Is This Panama? A Migration Story
- Vámonos: Panama City
Papua New Guinea
Paraguay
Peru
- A Bear Called Paddington
- Fourteen Monkeys
- Hector and Hummingbird
- Huatya Curi and the Five Condors
- The Incas
- I Wish I Was a Llama
- Kutu: the Tiny Inca Princess
- The Llama’s Secret
- Lost City, The Discovery of Machu Picchu
- Maria Had a Little Llama
- Marisol McDonald and the Clash Bash
- Martín de Porres
- Moon Rope
- Run, Little Chaski!
- Sharuko: Peruvian Archaeologist
- Tonight is Carnival
- Zonia’s Rain Forest
Philippines
Poland
Portugal
Puerto Rico (Territory)
- Atariba & Niguayona
- Coquí in the City
- The Golden Flower
- Juan Bobo Goes to Work
- The Legend of the Hummingbird
- Planting Stories: The Life of Librarian and Storyteller Pura Belpré
- Sonia Sotomayor – A Judge Grows in the Bronx
Qatar
Republic of China (Taiwan)
Romania
Russia
- Anastasia’s Album
- Annushka’s Voyage
- A Symphony of Whales
- Castle on Hester Street
- Latkes, Latkes Good to Eat
- Little Lost Tiger
- Russia ABCs
- The Blessing Cup
- The Bun
- The Fool of the World and the Flying Ship
- The Gigantic Turnip
- The Keeping Quilt
- The Littlest Matryoshka
- The Noisy Paint Box
- The Princess and the Pea (Once Upon a World)
- The Strongest One of All
- The Turnip
- Through the Window: Views of Marc Chagall’s Life and Art
- When the Chickens Went on Strike
Rwanda
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Lucia
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Samoa
San Marino
São Tomé and Príncipe
Saudi Arabia
Senegal
Serbia
Seychelles
Sierra Leone
Singapore
Slovakia
Slovenia
Solomon Islands
Somalia
- The Colour of Home
- The Lion’s Share
- Muktar and the Camels
- When I Get Older
- Wiil Waal: A Somali Folktale
South Africa
- Armien’s Fishing Trip
- At the Crossroads
- The Day Gogo Went to Vote
- The Dove
- The Elephants Come HomeGift of the Sun
- Goal!
- Grandad Mandela
- Grandma’s Hat
- Halala Means Welcome!
- I Am You
- My Painted House, My Friendly Chicken, and Me
- Nelson Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom
- Not So Fast, Songololo
- Over the Green Hills
- Peaceful Protest: The Life of Nelson Mandela
- Pretty Salma: A Little Red Riding Hood Story from Africa
- The Soccer Fence
- Somewhere in Africa
- What’s Cooking Jamela?
South Korea/Republic of Korea (See also Korea and North Korea)
South Sudan
- Jambo Means Hello – Swahili Alphabet Book
- Moja Means One – A Swahili Counting Book
- Lopez Lomong
- Nya’s Long Walk
Spain
- The Little Matador
- Lumpito and the Painter from Spain
- Mexique
- The Secret Shofar of Barcelona
- The Story of Ferdinand
Sri Lanka
Sudan
Suriname
Sweden
Switzerland
Syria
- Birds on Wishbone Street
- The Cat Man of Aleppo
- My Beautiful Birds
- My Name is Bana
- Salma, the Syrian Chef
- Stepping Stones
- Swimming Toward a Dream
- Tomorrow
Taiwan (See Republic of China)
Tajikistan
Tanzania
- Babu’s Song
- Elizabeti’s Doll
- Elizabeti’s School
- Kele’s Secret
- Lala Salama
- My Rows and Piles of Coins
- Room for Everyone
- We All Went on Safari
Thailand
- An Elephant in the Backyard
- The Floating Field
- From the Tops of the Trees
- Hush! A Thai Lullaby
- The Umbrella Queen
Timor-Leste
Togo
Tonga
Trinidad and Tobago
- Ana and Andrew: The New Baby
- Drummer Boy of John John
- Gregory Cool
- My Two Grannies
- Our Story Starts in Africa
Tunisia
Turkey
- Bella and Harry: Let’s Visit Istanbul!
- Drummer Girl
- Florence Nightingale
- The Hungry Coat
- In Search of Troy
- I See the Sun in Turkey
- Nasreddine
Turkmenistan
Tuvalu
Uganda
- Beatrice’s Goat
- Ryan and Jimmy and the Well in Africa that Brought Them Together
- Sing to the Moon
- Sleep Well, Siba & Saba
- Wanyana and the Matchmaker Frog
Ukraine
United Arab Emirates
United Kingdom
- Balderdash!
- A Bear Called Paddington
- The English Roses
- In the Belly of an Ox
- Jonas Hanway’s Scurrilous, Scandalous, Shockingly Sensational Umbrella
- Kitty Kat, Kitty Kat, Where Have You Been?
- The Legend of King Arthur
- Ms. Frizzle’s Adventures: Medieval Castle
- My Two Grannies
- Oi Frog
- Perkin’s Perfect Purple
- Queen Elizabeth II
- This is London
United States (Search blog onceuponahomeschooler.com by topic to find thousands of items)
Uruguay
Uzbekistan
Vanuatu
Vatican City
Venezuela
Vietnam
- Always With You
- Angel Child, Dragon Child
- Cody and Grandpa’s Christmas Tradition
- Eyes that Kiss in the Corners
- Eyes that Speak to the Stars
- Eyes That Weave the World’s Wonders
- Fly Free!
- Going Home, Coming Home
- Grandfather’s Dream
- Hundred Years of Happiness
- In a Village by the Sea
- The Lotus Seed
- The Most Beautiful Thing
- My First Day
- Sweet Dried Apples
- The Wall
- Wishes
Yemen
Zambia
Zimbabwe
- The Girl Who Buried Her Dreams in a Can
- Gugu’s House
- Juliane’s Story
- Obi’s Mud Bath
- Party Croc!
- Where Are You Going, Manyoni?
United States (Native American Tribes)
- Aztec and other tribes of Mexico
- Cherokee
- Commanche
- Cree
- Hidatsa
- Inca
- Inuit
- Iroquois
- Maya
- Nahua
- Navajo
- Nez Perce
- Ojibwe/Anishinaabe
- Pawtuxet
- Penobscot
- Pomo
- Quechua
- Shawnee
- Sioux (Lakota, Dakota, etc.)
- Taino
- Tewa
- Tlingit
- Wampanoag
- Zuni
- Multiple Tribes:
- Between Earth and Sky (Abenaki, Cherokee, Cheyenne, Delaware, Hopewell, Hopi, Navajo, Papago, Seneca, Walapai, Wampanoag)
- Jingle Dancer (Anishinaabe, Chippewa, Creek, Muscogee, Ojibwe)
- Ten Little Rabbits (Arapaho, Blackfoot, Hopi, Kwakiutl, Menominee, Navajo, Nez Perce, Sioux, Tewa, Ute)
Missionary Kids/Third Culture Kids
- Adelina Aviator
- Adventures of an M.K. in Uruguay
- A Fish Out of Water
- Grandfather’s Journey
- Joy-Grace and the Dress Dilemma
- Swirly
- Tea With Milk
Books from Around the World/Multiple Countries
- A Cool Drink of Water
- At the Same Moment Around the World
- Blue
- Cinderella (Multicultural Fairy Tales) Canada, China, Egypt, France
- Dumpling Day
- How to Make an Apple Pie and See the World
- If You Lived Here
- Mazes Around the World
- My Librarian is a Camel (Australia, Azerbaijan, Canada, England, Finland, Indonesia, Kenya, Mongolia, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Peru, Thailand, Zimbabwe)
- One World, One Day
- Papa Brings Me the World
- Peyton Picks the Perfect Pie
- Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego? (Brazil, Ecuador, France, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Morocco, United Arab Emirates, United States)
- You and Me Together
