Ten World-Spanning New Children’s Books Out in October

One of the things I like most about my city neighborhood is the fact that so many of the people who live here come from different countries around the world. At the playground on a Saturday morning, you might hear a dozen different languages being spoken, each parent saying their own version of Please don’t climb up that slide . I love taking my kids to the excellent restaurants our neighbors have opened, and I love filling our family’s bookshelves with stories that reflect our community’s various cultures and traditions. I’ve got plenty of new children’s books to add to those shelves this month, including some titles that have crossed international borders to reach American readers. There’s a Greek picture book set in France, a spooky novel from the Netherlands, humor from Great Britain, nonfiction from Canada, and an American short story collection about kids from many different countries who find friendship and community in the apartment building they share. No matter where you live in the world, I hope you’ll enjoy these ten new titles. Allen Say, Tonbo (Clarion, October 22) Recommended for ages 4-8 Allen Say has been creating beautiful books for over fifty years; his picture book Grandfather’s Journey won the Caldecott Medal in 1993. Tonbo , publishing this month, is a quietly magical treat for fans old and new. The story is narrated by an elderly man who goes for a morning walk and catches sight of a paper airplane. He calls the plane Tonbo, or “dragonfly,” and follows it into a town, where he soon realizes that he’s moving gradually into the past. By the time he finds the plane in a garden that reminds him of his childhood home, the narrator has become a young boy. Tonbo is great for sharing with little ones, but I recommend reading it on your own, too: the experience is like stepping into an exquisitely painted dream. step into my shoes Alkisti Halikia, Step Into My Shoes Illustrated by Fantini Tikkou, translated by Konstantine Matsoukas (Lantana, October 1) Recommended for ages 4-9 Every day in her town […]

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