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.
Newly Added Titles:
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
P.S. What’s up with the climate?
By Bijal Vachharajani
Illustrated by Archana Sreenivasan
Reader Age: Younger
Country Connection: India
Genre: Fiction
2020
UN SDGs12 Responsible Consumption and Production10 Reduced Inequalities16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
Year of the Weeds
By Siddhartha Sarma
Reader Age: Mature
Country Connection: India
Genre: Fiction
2018
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 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 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