Best Children's Books in the World

The one common denominator is the stories' appeal for children. The book was created not to demonstrate the uniformity of the world's cultures, but to illustrate the range of human styles and perspectives. As historian and educator Jeffrey Garrett writes in his introduction, the collection is "an entire rainbow not only of art but of story as well, from the somber and serious to the subversive and even downright silly ... these stories are as rich and as variegated as the world of childhood itself." This spectacular 300-page treasury will have parents and children squabbling over who gets to read it next. (Click to see a sample spread. From The Cat on Pirate's Island, 1994 Bonnier Carlsen Forlag AS, illustrated by Per Dybrig, text by Karin Bang.) (All ages)

Product Description
This volume brings together some of the most popular recent picture books from around the globe. Each of these 16 beautifully illustrated stories and poems is reprinted with text and original art. Brief background information about the works, the authors, and the illustrators is also included. of color illustrations.

The stories inside were selected carefully. Most of them offer a peek at the culture they were written in (like "Street Scene" from Brazil, and "The Umbrella Thief" from Sri Lanka), some are just downright funny ("The Braggart Lion" from Belgium), others are thought provoking ("The Hidden House" from England, and "All the Colors in the Rainbow" from Spain).

This book is a joy to anyone who likes children's books. It's also a big beautiful book that could be given as a gift to any family with children.