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
Superfood for Superheroes
By Namita Moolani Mehra
Illustrated by Cecillia Hidayat
Reader Age: Younger
Country Connection: Singapore
Genre: nonfiction
2021
UN SDGs6 Clean Water and Sanitation
The River That Brings Us Life
By Sarah Ang
Reader Age: Early, Younger
Country Connection: Singapore
Genre: Fiction
2022
UN SDGs3 Good Health and Well-being
The Surprising Power of a Dumpling
By Wai Chim
Reader Age: Mature
Country Connection: Australia (Singapore)
Genre: Fiction
2019
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 SDGs13 Climate Action14 Life Below Water12 Responsible Consumption and Production
Plastic: past, present, and future
By Eun-ju Kim
Translated by Joungmin Lee Comfort
Illustrated by Ji-won Lee
Reader Age: Younger, Older
Country Connection: Korea
Genre: nonfiction
2019
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