Awards for Children's Books Published in Other Countries

The following are a few of the Children's Book Awards Published in Other Countries:

Children's Africana Book Awards in Africa.

BolognaRagazzi Award--various countries.

Governor General's Literature for Children Award for Writing--Canada.

Carnegie Medal--Great Britian.

Kate Greenaway Medal--Great Britian.

New Horizons--countries of Latin America, Asia and Africa.




The following books are available in the United States as well as other countries:

Alalou, A. & Alalou, E. (2008). The Butter Man. Charlesbridge Publishing. Watertown, MA.




This book is about a little girl named Nora who is hungry. She listens to her father, Baba tell her a story while he fixes a Moroccan dish of couscous, meat,and vegetables. As she waits and listens Baba knows what it really like to starve. This is a powerful book about famine and hunger and the Moroccan culture.



Mortenson, Greg. (2009). Listen to the Wind. 1st. ed. Dial. New York, NY.



This is a wonderful book and a children's version to the "Three Cups of Tea" written by the author. This story is about one man's plight to build a school for children in Pakistan who have no other options available. The illustrations are abolutely amazing and colorful. They tell a story in themselves. This is a book that I would highly recommend.

Nivola, Claire A. (2008). Planting the Trees of Kenya: The Story of Wangari Maathia. Farra,Straus, and Giroux. New York, NY.




This picture books biography is based on one woman's achievements in environmental and human rights. She was awared the Nobel Peace Prize in 2004 for her efforts. In this book, she encourages the reader through the beautiful illustrations and her heartfelt love for the land to become more involved in their environment. Planting trees or some other act to help the earth is portrayed in her message to the reader.

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