This book can give children a wonderful insight into the lives of other children across the globe. The daily lives and activities of seven different children are highlighted, from countries like Japan, Peru, and Uganda. Getting a glimpse into the lives of others can help us understand differences but also, that at the end of […]
This heartwarming story shows the beauty of non-traditional families and can help introduce this topic to young readers. The Central Park Zoo houses all kinds of animals, the penguins being among the ones that love living in pairs. Roy and Silo, two male penguins, are in love and desperately want a little penguin of their […]
Robots is an animated science fiction comedy about material values, consumerism, and perseverance. Young robot Rodney Copperbotton follows his dream to become an inventor and leaves his home for the big city to meet his idol Bigweld whose company hires inventors and provides robots with spare parts. Upon arriving, however, Rodney learns that Bigweld has […]
Simon and Annika miss their Grandma, who lives in the US, a lot. But distance can be overcome in many ways! And so, the siblings write a letter and send it off in a red envelope. This piece of paper travels halfway across the world, all to show Grandma her grandchildren love and miss her. […]
What can a skeleton do if he wakes up with the hiccups? He can’t hold his breath, can’t eat sugar… The only option is to scare the hiccups away! But what can scare a skeleton? This picture book is perfect to practice basic verb conjugation and Halloween-themed vocabulary. It could be used in a teaching […]
“Well that is Planet Earth. Make sure you look after it, as it’s all we’ve got.” This beautifully illustrated book presents Earth as something precious that needs to be protected by all generations. The story shows both the beauty of the world as well as its problems while staying optimistic, for: “Though we have come […]
In this beautifully illustrated picture book, a sloth shares his wisdom with the other jungle animals. They don’t understand why he does everything so… slowly. But given enough time to answer, the sloth explains that he isn’t “lazy” but just wants to take time to enjoy life. A reminder we could all use now and […]
“Yes, that day they both learned that, no matter your size, we all have a mouse and a lion inside.” In this adorably illustrated children’s book, a mouse sets out on a mission to learn how to roar. He’s tired of being ignored by other animals and is convinced that, if he could only roar […]
This illustrated coming-of-age book series is about politeness and friendship. An anthropomorphised bear from Peru is found at Paddington station and taken in by the Brown family. Because his Peruvian name is too hard to pronounce, he is named after the place he was found. Paddington has a liking for marmalade and always carries a […]
A children’s book about friendship, individualism, and the difference between luxury and simple values. Corduroy is a teddy bear in a department store waiting to be sold. He is discovered by a young girl whose mother, however, refuses to buy the beer who is even missing a button. Hearing this, Corduroy sets out to find […]
This heart-warming picture book on being different, feeling isolated and finally finding friends and acceptance follows a bear who always wanted to be a rabbit. Born as a bear but identifying as a bunny, Bunnybear experiences peer pressure from the other bears, who tell him to stop hopping around and twitching his nose as rabbits […]
This heart-warming picture book for children about queer identities, belonging, empathy and acceptance follows a rabbit called Herbert, who identifies as a fox. Herbert loves everything about foxes, so he eventually wants to become one. First, his mum is not quite happy with her son cross-dressing as a fox, but then she accepts that Herbert […]
Fitting in can be hard for anyone. However, in a world of blue bunnies and yellow birds, feeling like you belong is extra tough. One day, the most peculiar green little creature hatches, with a fluffy tail and adorable little wings. Not this, not that… It’s Neither! Feeling out of place among the bunnies and […]
This heart-warming picture book explores family relations, gender-nonconformity, identity construction, and understanding. Young Julian is out with his grandma called ‘Nana’ in town when he spots three women in spectacular mermaid costumes. Their colourful dresses let him daydream and rise his desire to dress as the most exotic mermaid ever seen. He gets home and […]
This award-winning children’s book is narrated from the perspective of a young Ojibwe girl, who speaks up to defend her people’s land from the black snake (representing oil pipelines). Threatening to pollute and destroy planet earth, the black snake must be stopped, before it eventually poisons the life-giving water. Will the voice of the young […]
This eco-critical fable in rhymes explores industrial, economic and environmental issues. The Lorax is a creature that speaks for the trees and is the opponent of the Once-ler who cuts down the trees destroying the habitat of many animals and polluting the environment. The beautifully illustrated children’s book and its movie adaptation (2012) are well-suited […]
This funny picture book follows Bertie, a misbehaved boy, who has lots of horrible hobbies. He loves collecting slugs and worms, eating dog food and weeing in the flowerbed. People tell him: “No, Bertie! That’s Dirty Bertie!” But when will he understand? This version is suitable for the youngest learners of English. It gave way […]
The beautifully illustrated picture book follows a white snow hare and other animals preparing for the winter season. Until spring, “[…]when the snow has melted and the trees are in bloom, everything changes[…]” again. Due to its easy language, shortness and supportive imagery, this piece of fiction is suitable for the youngest learners of English. […]