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:
13 Climate Action14 Life Below Water
Tuty the Turtle
By Nor Azhar Ishak
Reader Age: Early Years
Country Connection: Malaysia
Genre: Fiction
2021
UN SDGs13 Climate Action
Earth, Our Home: Poems of Climate Change
By Karthika Naïr, Salil Chaturvedi, Anushka Ravishankar and Sampurna Chattarji, Additional text by Bijal Vachharajani
Illustrated by Aindri C
Reader Age: Older
Country Connection: India
Genre: Poetry
2021
UN SDGs6 Clean Water and Sanitation14 Life Below Water
A River For My Family
By Abyan Junus-Nishizawa and Farah Landemaine
Illustrated by Cecillia Hidayat
Reader Age: Early
Country Connection: Malaysia
Genre: fiction
2019
UN SDGs5 Gender Equality3 Good Health and Well-being
A Drip, A Drop, A Deluge: A Period Tragicomedy
By Andeasyand (Nurulhuda Izyan)
Reader Age: Mature
Country Connection: Singapore
Genre: nonfiction
2021
UN SDGs11 Sustainable Cities and Communities8 Decent Work and Economic Growth
The Night Shift
By Ames Chen
Illustrated by Jayl Chen
Reader Age: Early, Younger
Country Connection: Singapore
Genre: Fiction
2021
UN SDGs15 Life on Land11 Sustainable Cities and Communities
Hidden Creatures: Urban Wildlife Singapore
By Eliza Teoh and Mary Ruth Low
Illustrated by Qiu Quan
Reader Age: Younger, Older
Country Connection: Singapore
Genre: Nonfiction
2020