PUMPKIN HOUSE RECOMMENDS...

60 BESTSELLING MULTICULTURAL CHILDREN'S BOOKS

1. Silly Horse

by Vadim Levin, Evgeny Antonenkov (Illustrator) (Hardcover, April 2005)

2. A Little Story About a Big Turnip

by Tatiana Zunshine, Evgeny Antonenkov (Illustrator) (Hardcover, April 2004)

3. Tops & Bottoms (Caldecott Honor Book)
by Janet Stevens (Hardcover -- March 29, 1995)

4. Aladdin And The Enchanted Lamp
by Philip Pullman, Sophy Williams (Illustrator) (Hardcover -- April 1, 2005)
 

5. The Mitten: A Ukrainian Folktale
by Jan Brett (Board book -- October 1, 1996)

6. Strega Nona
by Tomie dePaola (Illustrator) (Paperback -- September 3, 1979)

 7. 1001 Arabian Nights (Oxford Story Collections)
by Geraldine McCaughrean, Rosamund Fowler (Illustrator) (Paperback -- January 1, 2000)

 8. The Persian Cinderella
by Shirley Climo, Robert Florczak (Illustrator) (Paperback -- August 7, 2001)

 9. The Story of Little Black Sambo
by Helen Bannerman (Illustrator) (Hardcover -- January 1, 2003)

 10. The Egyptian Cinderella
by Shirley Climo, Ruth Heller (Illustrator) (Paperback -- December 1, 1991)

 11. Shadow Spinner (Jean Karl Books (Paperback))
by Susan Fletcher, Dave Kramer (Illustrator) (Paperback -- November 1, 1999)

 12. Watch Out for Clever Women! / ¡Cuidado con las mujeres astutas!
by Joe Hayes, Vicki Trego Hill (Illustrator) (Paperback -- June 1, 1994

 13. The People Could Fly : American Black Folktales
by VIRGINIA HAMILTON, et al (Paperback -- January 4, 1993)

 14. Tales of the Shimmering Sky: Ten Global Folktales With Activities (Tales Alive! Series, Vol 2)
by Susan Milord, et al (Paperback -- April 1, 1996)

 15. The Irish Cinderlad
by Shirley Climo, Loretta Krupinski (Illustrator) (Paperback -- February 29, 2000)

 16. Gator Gumbo : A Spicy-Hot Tale
by Candace Fleming, Sally Anne Lambert (Illustrator) (Hardcover -- March 9, 2004)

 17. Gilgamesh the Hero
by Geraldine McCaughrean, David Parkins (Illustrator) (Hardcover -- August 1, 2003)

 18. Cendrillon : A Caribbean Cinderella
by Robert D. San Souci, Brian Pinkney (Illustrator) (Paperback -- January 1, 2002

 19. Anansi Does The Impossible! : An Ashanti Tale (Aladdin Picture Books)
by Verna Aardema, Lisa Desimini (Illustrator) (Paperback -- November 1, 2000)

 20. Mama Goose : A Latino Nursery Treasury
by F. Isabel Campoy, et al (Hardcover -- March 1, 2005

 21. Golem (Caldecott Medal Book)
by David Wisniewski (Hardcover -- October 18, 1996)

 22. African Folk Tales (Dover Children's Thrift Classics)
by Hugh Vernon-Jackson (Editor), Yuko Green (Illustrator) (Paperback -- May 6, 1999)

23. Beast
by Donna Jo Napoli (Paperback -- June 1, 2002)

 24. The Way Meat Loves Salt: A Cinderella Tale from the Jewish Tradition
by Nina Jaffe, Louise August (Illustrator) (Hardcover -- September 1, 1998)

 25. The Little Red Ant and the Great Big Crumb: A Mexican Fable
by Shirley Climo, Francisco X. Mora (Illustrator) (Paperback -- March 1, 1999)

 26. Love and Roast Chicken: A Trickster Tale from the Andes Mountains (Carolrhoda Picture Books)
by Barbara Knutson (Illustrator) (Library Binding -- September 1, 2004)

 27. Wisdom Tales from Around the World: Fifty Gems of Story and Wisdom from Such Diverse Traditions As Sufi, Zen, Taoist, Christian, Jewish, Buddhist, African, and Native American (World Storytelling)
by Heather Forest (Paperback -- October 1, 1996

 28. Beautiful Blackbird (Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award Winner)
by Ashley Bryan (Illustrator) (Hardcover -- January 1, 2003)

 29. Domitila: A Cinderella Tale from the Mexican Tradition
by Jewell Reinhart Coburn, Connie McLennan (Illustrator) (Hardcover -- February 1, 2000)

 30. Little Gold Star: A Spanish American Cinderella Tale
by Robert D. San Souci, Sergio Martinez (Illustrator) (Hardcover -- October 31, 2000

 31. The Bossy Gallito/El Gallo de Bodas: A Traditional Cuban Folktale (Dual Language Edition)
by Lucia M. Gonzalez, Lulu Delacre (Illustrator) (Paperback -- June 1, 1999)

 32. I'm a Little Teapot
by Iza Trapani (Board book -- February 1, 2000)

 33. Raven: A Trickster Tale from the Pacific Northwest
by Gerald McDermott (Hardcover -- April 30, 1993)

 34. Strega Nona
by Tomie De Paola (Illustrator) (Board book -- October 1, 1997)

 35. Savitri: A Tale of Ancient India
by Aaron Shepard, Vera Rosenberry (Illustrator) (Hardcover -- March 1, 1992)

 36. Red Ridin' in the Hood : and Other Cuentos
by Patricia Santos Marcantonio, Renato Alarcao (Illustrator) (Hardcover -- May 2, 2005)

 37. Coyote: A Trickster Tale from the American Southwest
by Gerald McDermott (Paperback -- April 19, 1999)

 38. Johnny Appleseed
by Reeve Lindbergh, Kathy Jakobsen Hallquist (Illustrator) (Paperback -- September 1, 1993)

 39. A Story, a Story
by Gail E. Haley (Illustrator) (Paperback -- February 28, 1988)

 40. Fly, Eagle, Fly : An African Tale
by Desmond Tutu (Foreword), et al (Hardcover -- February 1, 2000)

 41. Salmon Princess: An Alaska Cinderella Story (Paws IV Children's Books)
by Mindy Dwyer (Illustrator) (Paperback -- April 1, 2004)

 42. Zomo the Rabbit: A Trickster Tale from West Africa
by Gerald McDermott (Paperback -- May 1, 1996)

 43. The Donkey and the Rock
by Demi (Hardcover -- March 15, 1999)

 44. The Hermit and the Well
by Nhat Hanh, et al (Hardcover -- December 1, 2003)

 45. The Boy Who Drew Cats and Other Japanese Fairy Tales (Dover Children's Thrift Classics)
by Lafcadio Hearn (Paperback -- September 23, 1998)

 46. Trouble
by Jane Kurtz, Durga Bernhard (Illustrator) (Hardcover -- February 1, 1997)

 47. Shadow
by Marcia Brown (Illustrator) (Hardcover -- May 1, 1982)

 48. Angkat: The Cambodian Cinderella
by Jewell Reinhart Coburn, et al (Hardcover -- March 1, 1998)

 49. The Hungry Coat : A Tale from Turkey
by Demi (Hardcover -- June 1, 2004)

 50. The Broken Tusk: Stories of the Hindu God Ganesha
by Uma Krishnaswami, et al

 51. The Enormous Potato
by A. Davis, Dusan Petricic (Illustrator) (Paperback -- September 1, 1997)

 52. Just a Minute: A Trickster Tale and Counting Book (Pura Belpre Medal Book Illustrator (Awards))
by Yuyi Morales (Hardcover -- November 1, 2003)

 53. Rockabye Crocodile: A Folktale from the Philippines
by Jose Aruego (Illustrator) (Paperback -- May 21, 1993)

 54. Hunter's Moon, The: The Chronicles of Faerie - Book #1 (The Chronicles of Faerie)
by O.R. Melling (Hardcover -- April 1, 2005)

 55. Not One Damsel in Distress: World Folktales for Strong Girls
by Jane Yolen, Susan Guevara (Illustrator) (Hardcover -- May 1, 2000

 56. The Lady of Guadalupe
by Tomie De Paola (Paperback -- March 1, 1980)

 57. Children of the Dragon: Selected Tales from Vietnam
by Sherry Garland, Trina Schart Hyman (Illustrator) (Hardcover -- September 1, 2001)

 58. The Crane Wife
by Odds Bodkin, Gennady Spirin (Illustrator) (Hardcover -- September 15, 1998)

 59. You Never Know: A Legend of the Lamed-vavniks : A Legend of the Lamed-vavniks
by Francine Prose, Mark Podwal (Illustrator)

 60. The Contest
by Nonny Hogrogian (Illustrator) (Hardcover -- October 1, 1976)