By Ho, Van and Skyrpuch, Marsha Forchuk.
Pajama Press.
(Canada / set in Vietnam)

​An autobiographical tale of what seemed like  abandonment to a child left in Vietnam, when the rest of her family could escape. Set in Vietnam and Canada.

By Green, Shari.
Pajama Press.
(Canada)

​Written in verse with urgency of tone, a girl and her family’s experience escaping raging wildfires and the aftermath.

By Gifford, Clive.
Illustrated by Marc-Etienne Peintre.
Quarto Publishing.
(UK)

Arranged by color families, the source, production, symbolism, value and significance of dozens of colors throughout global human history.

By Edwards, Nicola.
Illustrated by Luisa Uribe.
Kane Miller.
(UK)

​Unique words from dozens of languages that encapsulate common human experiences, which one’s own lexicon may lack.

By Blexbolex.
Illustrated by the author.
Enchanted Lion.
(France)

A wordless, cinematic journey full of trompe l’oeils that constantly challenge the reader to figure out what’s real and what’s imagined.

By Nilsson, Ulf.
Translated by Julia Marshall.
Illustrated by Gitte Spee.
Gecko Press.
(Sweden)

​Detective Gordon and his small protégé at are at it again, this time solving a case that involves a hungry fox and a whole class of small mouse kindergarteners.

By Soundar, Chitra.
Illustrated by Kanika Nair.
Karadi Tales.
(India)

​An edible tale of how to live the motto, “when life gives you lemons, make lemonade.”

By Crowther, Kitty.
Translated by Julia Marshall.
Illustrated by the author.
Gecko Press.
​(Sweden)

​Otherworldly bedtime stories.

By Chabbert, Ingrid.
Translated from the French.
Illustrated by Guridi.
Kids Can Press.
(France)

​A boy crosses the desert to fulfill his ailing grandmother’s wish and readers’ hearts.