This week’s Summer Reading theme is World Cultures and Global Citizenship, so we’re featuring books that take place around the world, or with characters who celebrate their cultural heritage.
Picture Books
Kamishibai man / Rainbow weaver /The water princess /Same, same, but different/The shape of home /Anansi the spider : a tale from the Ashanti/Friends are friends, forever
Middle Grade
When stars are scattered/ It ain’t so awful, falafel/ Pashmina/Inside out and back again/ The bridge home/Any day with you /Beyond me/Amina’s voice
Nonfiction
Hello world : a celebration of language and curiosities/ This is how we do it : one day in the lives of seven kids from around the world/ Cooking class global feast! : 44 recipes that celebrate the world’s cultures / Let’s celebrate! : special days around the world/Great streets of the world