Themed
Children’s Books
Looking for a book on a specific theme? These booklists can help you discover some brilliant children’s books from and about Asia.
Titles in UN SDG Collection:
UN SDGs3 Good Health and Well-being
Put Down the Phone, Now!
By Bui Phuong Tam
Translated by Lisa Drake
Illustrated by Hoang Giang
Reader Age: Early
Country Connection: Vietnam
Genre: Fiction
2022
UN SDGs15 Life on Land
Marvellous Mammals: A Wild A to Z of Southeast Asia
By Debby Ng
Illustrated by Darel Seow
Reader Age: Younger, Older
Country Connection: Singapore
Genre: nonfiction
2021
UN SDGs5 Gender Equality
The Women I Could Be
By Sangita Jogi
Translated by Gita Wolf
Illustrated by Ragini Siruguri
Reader Age: Older
Country Connection: India
Genre: nonfiction
2021
UN SDGs15 Life on Land
Arai & The Tall Grass
By Shoba Dewey Chugani
Translated by Cisca Lim
Illustrated by Ratna Kusuma Halim
Reader Age: Early, Younger
Country Connection: Indonesia
Genre: Fiction
2020
UN SDGs3 Good Health and Well-being8 Decent Work and Economic Growth
Sweet Bean Paste
By Durian Sukegawa
Translated by Alison Watts
Reader Age: Mature
Country Connection: Japan
Genre: Fiction
2017
UN SDGs16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
That Night
By Bijal Vachharajani
Illustrated by Shrujana Shridhar
Reader Age: Early, Younger
Country Connection: India
Genre: Fiction
2021