Enjoy your visit to Asia!
AFGHANISTAN
Genre: Contemporary Fiction, Middle Grade
Note: There is also a graphic novel adaptation of this book now.
Extra Credit by Andrew Clements, ill. by Mark Elliott
Genre: Contemporary Fiction, Middle Grade
In the Land of Blue Burqas by Kate McCord
Genre: Memoir, Religious Literature, Adult Nonfiction
CAMBODIA
Church Behind the Wire: a Story of Faith in the Killing Fields by Barnabas Mam with Kitti Murray
Genre: Autobiography, Religious Literature, Adult Nonfiction
The Last King of Angkor Wat by Graeme Base
Genre: Folklore, Animal Stories, Picture Book
The Secret of the Sacred Temple: Cambodia (Secret Agent Jack Stalwart, #5) by Elizabeth Singer Hunt
Genre: Suspense Fiction, Adventure Stories, Middle Grade
CHINA
Bronze and Sunflower by Cao Wenxuan, translated by Helen Wang
Genre: Historical Fiction, Middle Grade
Jade Dragon Mountain (Li Du, #1) by Elsa Hart
Genre: Mystery, Historical Fiction, Adult
Living in…China by Chloe Perkins, ill. by Tom Woolley
Genre: Lower Grade Nonfiction, Picture Book, Leveled Reader
Red Butterfly by A.L. Sonnichsen
Genre: Contemporary Fiction, Middle Grade
Ruby’s Wish by Shirin Yim Bridges, ill. by Sophie Blackall
Genre: Biographical Fiction, Historical Fiction, Picture Book
Zheng He, the Great Chinese Explorer: a Bilingual Story of Adventure and Discovery by Li Jian, translated by Yijin Wert
Genre: Picture Book Biography
Specific Chinese Culture: Hong Kong
Hong Kong! (Recipe for Adventure, #3) by Giada de Laurentiis, ill. by Francesca Gambatesa
Genre: Fantasy Fiction, Foodie, Lower Grade
INDIA
Gandhi: a Manga Biography by Kazuki Ebine
Genre: Biography, Manga, Young Adult Nonfiction
Living in…India by Chloe Perkins, ill. by Tom Woolley
Genre: Lower Grade Nonfiction, Picture Book, Leveled Reader
Manjhi Moves a Mountain by Nancy Churnin, ill. by Danny Popovici
Genre: Picture Book Biography
A Tiger for Malgudi and The Man-Eater of Malgudi by R.K. Narayan
Genre: Historical Fiction, Indian Classic, Adult Fiction
A Time to Dance by Padma Venkatraman
Genre: Contemporary Fiction, Dance Stories, Young Adult
The Wheels on the Tuk Tuk by Kabir Sehgal & Surishtha Sehgal, ill. by Jess Golden
Genre: Contemporary Fiction, Songs, Picture Book
INDONESIA
Eruption!: Volcanoes and the Science of Saving Lives (Scientists in the Field) by Elizabeth Rusch, photos by Tom Uhlman
Genre: Natural Disaster Stories, Science, Middle Grade/Young Adult Nonfiction
Indonesian Children’s Favorite Stories by Joan Suyenaga, ill. by Salim Martowiredjo
Genre: Folklore, Fairytales, Short Story Collections
Indonesia, Etc.: Exploring the Improbable Nation by Elizabeth Pisani
Genre: Travel Stories, Cultural Studies, Adult Nonfiction
JAPAN
Chi’s Sweet Home, Volume 1 by Kanata Konami
Genre: Animal Stories, Contemporary Fiction, Manga, All Ages
Heart of a Samurai by Margi Preus
Genre: Historical Fiction, Biographical Fiction, Sea Stories, Adventure Stories, Middle Grade
The Housekeeper and the Professor by Yoko Ogawa, translated by Stephen Snyder
Genre: Contemporary Fiction, Adult Fiction
My First Book of Japanese Words: an ABC Rhyming Book by Michelle Haney Brown, ill. by Aya Padron
Genre: Lower Grade Nonfiction, ABC Book, Foreign Language, Picture Book
One Leaf Rides the Wind: Counting in a Japanese Garden by Celeste Davidson Mannis, ill. by Susan Kathleen Hartung
Genre: Lower Grade Nonfiction, Counting Books, Poetry, Picture Book
Wabi Sabi by Mark Reibstein, ill. by Ed Young
Genre: Animal Stories, Contemporary Fiction, Poetry, Picture Book
KAZAKHSTAN
How I Learned Geography by Uri Shulevitz
Genre: Picture Book Memoir
Stand on the Sky by Erin Bow
Genre: Contemporary Fiction, Animal Stories, Middle Grade
MALAYSIA
Malaysian Children’s Favourite Stories by Kay Lyons, ill. by Martin Loh
Genre: Folklore, Fairytales, Short Story Collections
Sherlock Sam and the Vanished Robot in Penang (Sherlock Sam, #5) by A.J. Low
Genre: Mystery, Contemporary Fiction, Lower Grade/Middle Grade
The Weight of Our Sky by Hanna Alkaf
Genre: Historical Fiction, Suspense Fiction, Young Adult
MONGOLIA
Gobi: a Little Dog with a Big Heart by Dion Leonard, ill. by Lisa Manuzak
Genre: Biographical Picture Book, Animal Stories, Sports Stories
Note: There are also Middle Grade and Adult versions of this story available.
Saving the Ghost of the Mountain: an Expedition among Snow Leopards in Mongolia (Scientists in the Field) by Sy Montgomery, photos by Nic Bishop
Genre: Animal Stories, Science, Travel Stories, Middle Grade/Young Adult Nonfiction
Yak and Dove by Kyo Maclear, ill. by Esmé Shapiro
Genre: Animal Stories, Leveled Reader, Picture Book
MYANMAR (aka Burma)
Bamboo People by Mitali Perkins
Genre: Contemporary Fiction, Suspense Fiction, Middle Grade
The Lady and the Peacock: the Life of Aung San Suu Kyi of Burma by Peter Popham
Genre: Biography, Adult Nonfiction
The River of Lost Footsteps: a Personal History of Burma by Thant Myint-U
Genre: History, Adult Nonfiction
NEPAL
A Dog Named Haku: a Holiday Story from Nepal by Margarita Engle with Amish Karanjit and Nicole Karanjit, ill. by Ruth Jeyaveeran
Genre: Contemporary Fiction, Holiday Story, Picture Book
Second Suns: Two Doctors and Their Amazing Quest to Restore Sight and Save Lives by David Oliver Relin
Genre: Medical Stories, Inspirational Stories, Biographies, Adult Nonfiction
NORTH KOREA
Every Falling Star: the True Story of How I Survived and Escaped North Korea by SungJu Lee with Susan Elizabeth McClelland
Genre: Autobiography, Survival Stories, Suspense, Young Adult Nonfiction
In the Shadow of the Sun by Anne Sibley O’Brien
Genre: Suspense Fiction, Contemporary Fiction, Middle Grade
A Kim Jong-Il Production: Kidnap, Torture, Murder… Making Movies North Korean Style by Paul Fischer
Genre: Biography, History, Film Studies, Adult Nonfiction
Year of Impossible Goodbyes (Year of Impossible Goodbyes, #1) by Sook Nyul Choi
Genre: Historical Fiction, Middle Grade/Young Adult
PAKISTAN
Amal Unbound by Aisha Saeed
Genre: Contemporary Fiction, Suspense Fiction, Middle Grade
Free as a Bird: the Story of Malala by Lina Maslo
Genre: Picture Book Biography
Note: There are many other biographies of Malala available, but of most interest is the original adult autobiography by Malala herself and a middle grade adaptation of that.
Let Her Fly: a Father’s Journey and the Fight for Equality by Ziaddin Yousafzai with Louise Carpenter
Genre: Autobiography, Adult Nonfiction
The Night Diary by Veera Hiranandani
Genre: Historical Fiction, Middle Grade
*Parts also in India
PHILIPPINES
Filipino Children’s Favorite Stories by Liana Romulo, ill. by Joanne de Leon
Genre: Fairytales, Folklore, Short Story Collections
Project Seahorse (Scientists in the Field) by Pamela S. Turner, photos by Scott Tuason
Genre: Conservation Stories, Nature, Science, Middle Grade/Young Adult Nonfiction
Smaller and Smaller Circles by F.H. Batacan
Genre: Mystery, Historical Fiction, Adult Fiction
SINGAPORE
A Boy Named Harry: the Childhood of Lee Kuan Yew by Patrick Yee
Genre: Picture Book Biography
The Frangipani Tree Mystery (Crown Colony, #1) by Ovidia Yu
Genre: Mystery, Historical Fiction, Adult Fiction
Sherlock Sam and the Missing Heirloom in Katong (Sherlock Sam, #1) by A.J. Low, ill. by Drewscape
Genre: Mystery Fiction, Contemporary Fiction, Lower Grade/Middle Grade
Singapore Children’s Favorite Stories by Di Taylor, ill. by L.K. Tay Audouard
Genre: Folklore, Fairytales, Short Story Collection
SOUTH KOREA
The Birth of Korean Cool: How One Nation Is Conquering the World through Pop Culture by Euny Hong
Genre: Pop Culture Studies, Adult Nonfiction
Living in…South Korea by Chloe Perkins, Tom Woolley
Genre: Lower Grade Nonfiction, Picture Book, Leveled Reader
No Kimchi for Me by Aram Kim
Genre: Contemporary Fiction, Animal Stories, Foodie, Picture Book
Please Look after Mom by Kyung-Sook Shin, translated by Chi-Young Kim
Genre: Contemporary Fiction, Adult Fiction
A Single Shard by Linda Sue Park
Genre: Historical Fiction, Middle Grade
Where’s Halmoni? by Julie Kim
Genre: Folklore, Mystery Fiction, Graphic Novel, Picture Book, Foreign Language
TAIWAN
Dumpling Days (Pacy, #3) by Grace Lin
Genre: Contemporary Fiction, Middle Grade
THAILAND
B is for Bangkok by Janet Brown, ill. by Likit Q. Kittisakdinan
Genre: Lower Grade Nonfiction, Tour Books, Picture Book
A Child of the Northeast by Kampoon Boontawee, translated by Susan Fulop Kepner
Genre: Biographical Fiction, Historical Fiction, Adult Fiction
Four Reigns by Kukrit Pramoj, translated by Tulachandra
Genre: Historical Fiction, Adult Fiction
Hush!: a Thai Lullaby by Minfong Ho, ill. by Holly Meade
Genre: Contemporary Fiction, Animal Stories, Picture Book
Mela and the Elephant by Dow Phumiruk, ill. by Ziyue Chen
Genre: Animal Stories, Fables, Picture Book
Tua and the Elephant by R.P. Harris, ill. by Taeeun Yoo
Genre: Animal Stories, Contemporary Fiction, Middle Grade
TIBET
The 14th Dalai Lama: a Manga Biography by Tetsu Saiwai
Genre: Biography, Manga, Young Adult Nonfiction
The Noodle Maker of Kalimpong: the Untold Story of My Struggle for Tibet by Gyalo Thundup & Anne F. Thurston
Genre: Autobiography, History, Adult Nonfiction
Running on the Roof of the World by Jess Butterworth
Genre: Contemporary Fiction, Survival Stories, Adventure Stories, Middle Grade
VIETNAM
The Best We Could Do by Thi Bui
Genre: Memoir, History, Graphic Novel, Adult Nonfiction
The First Journey by Phùng Nguyên Quang & Huỳnh Kim Liên
Genre: Contemporary Fiction, Picture Book
In a Village by the Sea by Muon Van, ill. by April Chu
Genre: Contemporary Fiction, Picture Book
Inside Out & Back Again by Thanhha Lai
Genre: Historical Fiction, Novel in Verse, Middle Grade
Ten Cents a Pound by Nhung N. Trans-Davies, ill. by Josée Bisaillon
Genre: Contemporary Fiction, Picture Book
Where the Wind Leads: a Refugee Family’s Miraculous Story of Loss, Rescue, and Redemption by Vinh Chung with Tim Downs
Genre: Autobiography, History, Adult Nonfiction
An awesome list, Becky - so cool!
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