We’ll be travelling the world during Story Hour this year! Each week, children will visit a different country through stories and crafts with Miss Kristina! Story Hour is held on the first and third Wednesdays of the month, starting at 10:15 am.
Here’s our travel itinerary for the year, along with reading lists from previous weeks if you’d like to place holds on them and read along at home!
Week Eighteen: Germany
- Atlas of amazing architecture : the most incredible buildings you’ve (probably) never heard of by Peter Allen
- Otto : the autobiography of a teddy bear by Tomi Ungerer
- Count your way through Germany by James Haskins
- Brothers Grimm : the wolf & the seven kids by Keiko Kaichi
- Seven at one blow : a tale from the Brothers Grimm by Jacob Grimm
- Rumpelstiltskin by Jacob Grimm
- Grimms’ fairy tales : the classic edition by Jacob Grimm
- The twelve dancing princesses by Marianna Mayer
- The queen who couldn’t bake gingerbread by Dorothy Van Woerkom
- The water of life by Jacob Grimm
- Little brother and little sister by Barbara Cooney
- Hansel and Gretel by Jacob Grimm
- Look what came from Germany by Kevin A. Davis
- Getting to know Germany and German by Janine Amos
- Germany by Wiley Blevins
- Flight for freedom : the Wetzel family’s daring escape from East Germany by Kristen Fulton
- The girl who drew butterflies : how Maria Merian’s art changed science by Joyce Sidman
- Johannes Gutenberg : inventor and craftsman by Mary Boone
- Elsie’s war : a story of courage in Nazi Germany by Frank Dabba Smith
Week Seventeen: Mexico
- Hurry and the Monarch by Antoine Ó Flatharta
- The three cabritos by Eric A. Kimmel
- Isabel’s house of butterflies by Tony Johnston
- Home is calling : the journey of the monarch butterfly by Katherine Pryor
- Winged wonders : solving the monarch migration mystery by Meeg Pincus
- The mystery of the monarchs : how kids, teachers, and butterfly fans helped Fred and Norah Urquhart track the great monarch migration by Barb Rosenstock
- Migrant by Maxine Trottier
- Domitila : a Cinderella tale from the Mexican tradition
by Jewell Reinhart Coburn - Adelita : a Mexican Cinderella story by Tomie DePaola
- Opossum and the great firemaker : a Mexican legend by Jan M. Mike
- La llorona = The weeping woman : an Hispanic legend told in Spanish and English by Joe Hayes
- My papá Diego and me : memories by Guadalupe Rivera Marín
- The harvest birds = Los pájaros de la cosecha by Blanca López de Mariscal
- The first tortilla : a bilingual story by Rudolfo A. Anaya
- Little gold star : a Cinderella cuento = Estrellita de oro by Joe Hayes
- Grandma’s chocolate = El chocolate de abuelita by Mara Price
- Magic windows by Carmen Lomas Garza
- Medio Pollito (half-chick) : a Mexican folktale by Amanda St. John
- My Mexico = México mío by Tony Johnston
- The lizard and the sun = La lagartija y el sol by Alma Flor Ada
- Frida Kahlo’s flower crown by Nydia Armendia-Sánchez
- Little Frida : a story of Frida Kahlo by Anthony Browne
- A parrot in the painting : the story of Frida Kahlo and Nonito by Thea Feldman
- Frida Kahlo : she painted her world in self-portraits by Amy Guglielmo
- Mexico in colors by Ann Stalcup
- ABeCedarios : Mexican folk art ABCs in English and Spanish by Cynthia Weill
- ¡Fiesta! : a festival of colors by Duncan Tonatiuh
- Vámonos a Oaxaca by Patty Rodríguez
- Crayola colors of Mexico by Mari C. Schuh
- Mexico treasure quest : a search and find book by Steven Wolfe Pereira
- The Mexican War : how the United States gained its western lands by Carrie Nichols Cantor
- Barefoot dreams of Petra Luna by Alda P. Dobbs
- Fiesta in Mexico by Thea Stilton
- Treasures of the Maya by Geronimo Stilton
- The amazing Mexican secret by Josh Greenhut
- Basil in Mexico by Eve Titus
- The quest for Aztec gold: Mexico by Elizabeth Singer Hunt
- Mexican food by Wendy Blaxland
- P is for piñata : a Mexico alphabet by Tony Johnston
- Off we go to Mexico : an adventure in the sun by Laurie Krebs
- Sing, don’t cry by Angela Dominguez
- Shaped by her hands : potter Maria Martinez by Anna Harber Freeman
- Magic : once upon a faraway land by Mirelle Ortega
- Jovita wore pants : the story of a Mexican freedom fighter by Aida Salazar
- My town = Mi pueblo by Nicholas Solis
- A gift from Abuela by Cecilia Ruiz
- Pumpkin fiesta by Caryn Yacowitz
- Mi Ciudad sings by Cynthia Harmony
- A new home by Tania de Regil
- Elena’s serenade by Campbell Geeslin
- In Rosa’s Mexico by Campbell Geeslin
- Dear Primo : a letter to my cousin by Duncan Tonatiuh
Week Sixteen: Mali
- I lost my tooth in Africa by Penda Diakité
- The magic gourd by Baba Wagué Diakité
- The hat seller and the monkey: a West African folktale by Baba Wagué Diakité
- When Africa was home by Karen Lynn Williams
- The turtle dove’s journey: a story of migration by Madeleine Dunphy
- Desert elephants by Helen Cowcher
- Sundiata: lion king of Mali by David Wisniewski
- Sunjata: warrior king of Mali: a West African legend by Justine Fontes
- Africans of the Ghana, Mali, and Songhai empires by Lisa Klobuchar
Week Fifteen: Ecuador
- Galapagos Girl by Marsha Diane Arnold
- We’re sailing to Galapagos : a week in the Pacific by Laurie Krebs
- Take your time : a tale of Harriet, the Galapagos tortoise by Eva Furrow
- In fear of the spear by Marianne Hering
- Galapagos by Tom Jackson
- Galapagos Islands by Erinn Banting
Week Fourteen: Japan
- The funny little woman by Arlene Mosel
- Momotaro (the peach boy): a Japanese folktale by M. J. York
- K is for Kabuki by Gloria Whelan
- Shin’s tricycle by Tatsuharu Kodama
- The crane girl by Curtis Manley
- Yuki and the one thousand carriers by Gloria Whelan
- Ten minute origami projects by Christopher L. Harbo
- Origami for little hands by Sayaka Hodoshima
- My Japan by Etsuko Watanabe
- I live in Tokyo by Mari Takabayashi
- My awesome Japan adventure: a diary about the best 4 months ever! by Rebecca Otowa
- The way we do it in Japan by Geneva Cobb Iijima
- Japan in colors by Sara Louise Kras
- Japanese children’s favorite stories by Florence Sakade
- Japan Treasure Quest by Steven Wolfe Pereira
- Chibi: a true story from Japan by by Barbara Brenner
- It began with a page : how Gyo Fujikawa drew the way by Kyo Maclear
- Magic ramen : the story of Momofuku Ando by Andrea Wang
- Honda: the boy who dreamed of cars by Mark Weston
- Japanese traditions : rice cakes, cherry blossoms, and matsuri : a year of seasonal Japanese festivities by Setsu Broderick
- All about Japan : stories, songs, crafts and more by Willamarie Moore
- Japanese celebrations : cherry blossoms, lanterns and stars! by Betty Reynolds
- Japan : over 40 activities to experience Japan– past and present by Debbi Michiko Florence
- Look what came from Japan by Miles Harvey
- The bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki by Valerie Bodden
- Return of the ninja by Jay Leibold
Week Thirteen: Tanzania
- Grammy Lamby and the secret handshake by Kate Klise
- My rows and piles of coins by Tololwa M. Mollel
Week Twelve: France
- The queen of France by Tim Wadham
- Follow me around France by Wiley Blevins
- Loula is leaving for Africa by Anne Villeneuve
- Escargot by Dashka Slater
- Anatole by Eve Titus
- Painting the town: An adventure in France by Walt Disney Company
- Kiki & Coco in Paris by Nina Gruener
- France: Treasure Quest by Steven Wolfe Pereira
- E is for Eiffel Tower by Helen L. Wilbur
- The way to the Orsay Museum by Hyo-mi Park
- Vive la France: The French resistance during World War II by Robert Green
- Mesmerized: How Ben Franklin solved a mystery that baffled all of France by Mara Rockliff
- A dream of flight : Alberto Santos-Dumont’s race around the Eiffel Tower by Rob Polivka
- Flat Stanley’s Worldwide Adventures: Framed in France by Josh Greenhut
- Secret Agent Jack Stalwart: The mystery of the Mona Lisa by Elizabeth Singer Hunt
- Look what came from France by Miles Harvey
- Find out about France by Duncan Crosbie
- Count your way through France by James Haskins
- Dodsworth in Paris by Tim Egan
- Charlotte in Paris by Joan Knight
- Toto in France : a first tast of France and the French language by Biddy Strevens
- Belinda in Paris by Amy Young
Week Eleven: Colombia
- My name is Gabito: The life of Gabriel García Márquez by Monica Brown
- Biblioburro by Jeanette Winter
- Juana & Lucas by Juana Medina
- Juana & Lucas: Big Problemas by Juana Medina
- Juana & Lucas: Muchos Changes by Juana Medina
- Waiting for the biblioburro by Monica Brown
- Digging for words: José Alberto Gutiérrez and the library he built by Angela Burke Kunkel
- Vámonos a Bogotá by Patty Rodríguez
- Colombia : treasure quest by Steven Wolfe Pereira
- Feliz new year, Ava Gabriela! by Alexandra Alessandri
- A thousand white butterflies by Jessica Betancourt-Perez
- The adventures of Pili in Colombia by Kike Calvo
Week Ten: Morocco
- My father’s shop by Satomi Ichikawa
- Esma Farouk, lost in the Souk by Lisa Boersen
- Morocco by Walter Simmons
- Morocco by Joyce Markovics
Week Nine: Cancelled
Week Eight: South Korea
- Rosa’s Song by Helena Ku Rhee
- No kimchi for me by Aram Kim
- Your passport to South Korea by Nancy Dickmann
- Living in … South Korea by Chloe Perkins
- South Korea 101 : the culture, etiquette, rules and customs by Mancho Soto
- My first book of Korean words by Katy R. Kudela
- My first book of Korean words: an ABC rhyming book by Henry J. Amen
- Sora’s Seashells by Helena Ku Rhee
- When spring comes to the DMZ by Ŏk-pae Yi
- Mommy’s Hometown by Hope Lim
- The turtle ship by Helena Ku Rhee
- Bee-bim bop! by Linda Sue Park
- I am the subway by Hyo-ŭn Kim
- Seesaw Girl by Linda Sue Park
- When my name was Keoko by Linda Sue Park
- Mindy Kim and the trip to Korea by Lyla Lee
Week Seven: Brazil
- Bisa’s Carnaval by Joana Pastro
- There’s a lion in the forest! by Mônica Carnesi
- For the love of soccer! by Pelé
- The sock thief by Ana Crespo
- The life of Pelé by Patty Rodríguez
- So say the little monkeys by Nancy Van Laan
- The spark in you by Andrea Pippins
- Welcome to Brazil with Sesame Street by Christy Peterson
- The best tailor in Pinbauê by Eymard Toledo
- The quest for Z : the true story of explorer Percy Fawcett and a lost city in the Amazon by Greg Pizzoli
- Along the Tapajós by Fernando Vilela
- The dancing turtle : a folktale from Brazil by Pleasant DeSpain
- The yellow cab by Marcus Pfister
- Brazil by Chloe Perkins
- A is for anaconda : a rainforest alphabet by Anthony D. Fredericks
- From my window by Otávio Júnior
Week Six: Australia
- Wombat said come in by Carmen Agra Deedy
- Don’t call me bear! by Aaron Blabey
- Birrarung Wilam by Joy Murphy Wandin
- Easy breakfasts from around the world by Sheila Griffin Llanas
- Slow adventures by Carl Honoré
- Down under by Tessa Paul
- A platypus’ world by Caroline Arnold
- Do you really want to meet a platypus? by Cari Meister
- Australia : treasure quest by Steven Wolfe Pereira
- Platypus! by Ginjer L. Clarke
- Waking up down under by Carol J. Votaw
- One night in the Coral Sea by Sneed B. Collard
- Are we there yet? by Alison Lester
- Swim, little wombat, swim! by Charles Fuge
- Over in Australia : amazing animals Down Under by Marianne Collins Berkes
- Wombat, the reluctant hero by Christian Trimmer
Week Five: Kenya
- Papa, Do You Love Me? by Barbara Joosse
- Masai and I by Virginia Kroll
- 14 Cows for America by Carmen Agra Deedy
- Chirchir is Singing by Kelly Cunnane
- Count Your Way through Kenya by James Haskins
- Mama Panya’s Pancakes by Mary Chamberlin
- For You are a Kenyan Child by Kelly Cunnane
Week Four: Thailand
- Mela and the Elephant by Dow Phumiruk
- The Umbrella Queen by Shirin Yim Bridges
- The Floating Field: how a group of Thai boys built their own soccer field by Scott Riley
- The girl who wore too much : a folktale from Thailand by Margaret Read MacDonald
- Hello, Bumblebee Bat by Darrin Lunde
- Hush! : a Thai lullaby by Minfong Ho
- An Elephant in the Backyard by Richard Sobol
- From the tops of the trees by Kao Kalia Yang
- The whispering cloth : a refugee’s story by Pegi Deitz Shea
Week Three: Russia
- The Black Geese: a Baba Yaga story from Russia by Alison Lurie
- On the Edge of the World by Anna Desnitskaya
Week Two: Chile
- Lucia’s Travel Bus by Nam-joong Kim
- On the Edge of the World by Anna Desnitskaya
Week One: Introduction
- A Day in the Sun by Diana Ejaita
- Only for a Little While by Gabriella Orozco Belt
- My Librarian is a Camel by Margriet Ruurs
- Families Around the World by Margriet Ruurs
- B My Name is Boy by Dawn Masi
- Maps by Aleksandra Mizielińska