On this page you’ll find our Recommended Reads, mostly as downloadable PDF lists and maps. Click the blue buttons to download or open the files. They are all available with a Creative Commons license: please name World Kid Lit as the source when sharing. Thank you!

We also recommend exploring World Kid Lit blog by language, by country/continent, by age category, by prize, and by browsing our annual translation lists. Do also browse Kids Read the World, and Outside In World who have over 2000 book reviews of children’s books translated from world languages.

Themed book lists

Click the blue buttons to download these PDF book lists featuring global children’s and young adult books, including many translated from a wide range of world languages. These could be used for a Read the World Book Club, a year-long Read the World challenge, or as reading ideas for World Kid Lit Month.

Book lists and reading maps by continent

AFRICA

AMERICAS

ASIA

EUROPE

MIDDLE EAST

OCEANIA

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As with all our resources and links on World Kid Lit, please get in touch with any corrections, additions or improvements! We always want to hear which books you recommend! Thank you!