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 SDGs9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure3 Good Health and Well-being
There Must Be More Than That
By Shinsuke Yoshitake
Reader Age: Younger
Country Connection: Japan
Genre: Fiction
2020
UN SDGs5 Gender Equality
Mina vs the Monsoon
By Rukhsanna Guidroz
Illustrated by Debasmita Dasgupta
Reader Age: Younger
Country Connection: India (US)
Genre: fiction
2018
UN SDGs7 Affordable and Clean Energy
Earth Hour: A Lights-Out Event for Our Planet
By Nanette Heffernan
Illustrated by Bao Luu
Reader Age: Early, Younger
Country Connection: US (Vietnamese illustrator)
Genre: Nonfiction
2020
UN SDGs3 Good Health and Well-being
Hamra and the Jungle of Memories
By Hanna Alkaf
Reader Age: Older
Country Connection: Malaysia
Genre: Fiction
2023
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
2 Zero Hunger12 Responsible Consumption and Production
Growing Kitchen Scraps
By Nur’afifah Binte Mohd Hussain
Illustrated by Shakina Razale
Reader Age: Early Years
Country Connection: Singapore
Genre: Fiction
2020