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cultural tradition

Books about cultural tradition for readers of all ages.

Cover of THE OGRESS AND THE SNAKE

THE OGRESS AND THE SNAKE

Elizabeth Laird, Shelley Fowles

Ages 6–10trickerycleverness

Cover of Erandi's braids

Erandi's braids

Antonio Hernandez Madrigal, Antonio Madrigal

Ages 5–10family bondsmothers and daughters

Cover of The kite festival

The kite festival

Leyla Torres

Ages 4–8familycultural tradition

Cover of The divine presence of Jesus

The divine presence of Jesus

Alfred McBride

Ages 10–16faithspirituality

Cover of Grandpa's Town (Children's Books from Around the World: Japan)

Grandpa's Town (Children's Books from Around the World: Japan)

Takaaki Nomura, Takaaki Nomura

Ages 3–8familyintergenerational connection

Cover of The birdsong and other stories

The birdsong and other stories

Meir Uri Gottesman

Ages 8–14jewish heritagecultural tradition

Cover of Shadow of a bull

Shadow of a bull

Maia Wojciechowska

Ages 11–15coming of agefamily legacy

Cover of Keeping Corner

Keeping Corner

Kashmira Sheth

Ages 12–18women's rightsresilience

Cover of This for that

This for that

Verna Aardema

Ages 4–8folkloreconsequence

Cover of Belonging

Belonging

Karen Ann Hopkins

Ages 13–18loveidentity

Cover of Piskies, spriggans, and other magical beings

Piskies, spriggans, and other magical beings

Shirley Climo

Ages 8–12folkloremagic

Cover of Khmers, tigers, and talismans

Khmers, tigers, and talismans

Jewell Reinhart Coburn

Ages 8–12folklorecultural tradition

Cover of My best friend's birthday

My best friend's birthday

Silvia Olivas

Ages 4–10friendshipcelebration

Cover of The Master Puppeteer

The Master Puppeteer

Katherine Paterson

Ages 10–14puppetry and artidentity

Cover of Ties that bind, ties that break

Ties that bind, ties that break

Lensey Namioka

Ages 11–16individualitycultural tradition

Cover of The ink-keeper's apprentice

The ink-keeper's apprentice

Allen Say

Ages 10–14apprenticeshipartistic growth

Cover of Japanese Children's Favorite Stories

Japanese Children's Favorite Stories

坂出フローレンス

Ages 6–12folklorecultural tradition

Cover of Secrets Of The Henna Girl

Secrets Of The Henna Girl

Sufiya Ahmed

Ages 13–18identityfamily conflict

Cover of When Hippo Was Hairy

When Hippo Was Hairy

Nick Greaves

Ages 7–12folkloreanimals

Cover of My mother is the most beautiful woman in the world

My mother is the most beautiful woman in the world

Rebecca Hourwich Reyher

Ages 4–9family lovemother-child bond

Cover of Warrior scarlet

Warrior scarlet

Rosemary Sutcliff

Ages 10–14courageperseverance

Cover of Grandma Baba's magic watermelon

Grandma Baba's magic watermelon

Wakiko Sato, Richard Carpenter

Ages 3–8familygrandparents

Cover of One Half From the East

One Half From the East

Nadia Hashimi

Ages 12–18identitysisterhood

Cover of Very Last First Time

Very Last First Time

Jan Andrews

Ages 5–9coming of ageindependence