The International Children's Digital Library is a remarkable resource, providing access to thousands of children's books in dozen of languages. You can search books by keyword, country, and language.
Below you'll find links to 30+ international children's books, most easy readers, which I will introduce to students after the holiday.
Mission of the ICDL
Language barriers have never been more pronounced. Whether in an urban area of a modern country (e.g. the Chicago Public School system has 73 different languages represented in its student population) or the rural areas of a less developed country (e.g. Mongolia, where the ICDL has its first "branch" and where rural schools do not yet support a culture of reading for pleasure), differences in language are making it harder and harder for educational initiatives to bring about success.
As families move from Kenya to Finland or Brazil to Mexico or Viet Nam to California, books published in their native country or in their first language often must be left behind. In their new homelands, it may be difficult, if not impossible, to find children's books from their cultures and in their mother tongue. Parents have little access to the books and stories from their youth to pass on to the next generation. Many children must grow up without knowledge of their family's heritage and first language. A fundamental principle of the Foundation is that children and their families deserve to have access to the books of their culture, as well as the majority culture, regardless of where they live. According to a paper published in 2005 by the United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) in preparation for the second meeting on the World Summit on the Information Society, "Denial to access to information in one's mother tongue is equivalent to a denial of a human right." The report also concludes, "In terms of pedagogy, how do children learn best? In their mother tongue."
The ICDL Foundation's goal is to build a collection of books that represents outstanding historical and contemporary books from throughout the world. Ultimately, the Foundation aspires to have every culture and language represented so that every child can know and appreciate the riches of children's literature from the world community.
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The Blue Sky (Croatia)
http://www.childrenslibrary.org/icdl/BookPage?bookid=husblsk_00040002&pnum1=1&twoPage=true&route=shelfread&size=0&fullscreen=false&lang=English&ilang=English
The Boy Who Sees Things in a Different Way (Mongolia)
http://www.childrenslibrary.org/icdl/BookPage?bookid=dasboyw_00730012&pnum1=1&twoPage=true&route=shelfread&size=0&fullscreen=false&lang=English&ilang=English
Boy Without A Name (Middle East/Central Asia)
http://www.childrenslibrary.org/icdl/BookPage?bookid=shaboyw_01010004&pnum1=1&twoPage=true&route=shelfread&size=0&fullscreen=false&lang=English&ilang=English
Calling All Doves (Mexican American)
http://www.childrenslibrary.org/icdl/BookPage?bookid=hrrclln_00030003&pnum1=1&twoPage=true&route=shelfread&size=0&fullscreen=false&lang=English&ilang=English
Ciconia Ciconia (Croatia)
http://www.childrenslibrary.org/icdl/BookPage?bookid=baucico_00040009&pnum1=1&twoPage=true&route=shelfread&size=0&fullscreen=false&lang=English&ilang=English
The Clever Boy and the Terrible, Dangerous Animal (Middle East/Central Asia)
http://www.childrenslibrary.org/icdl/BookPage?bookid=shaclev_01010002&pnum1=1&twoPage=true&route=shelfpreview&size=0&fullscreen=false&lang=English&ilang=English
Crayfishing With Grandmother (New Zealand)
http://www.childrenslibrary.org/icdl/BookPage?bookid=bagcray_00200028&pnum1=1&twoPage=true&route=shelfread&size=0&fullscreen=false&lang=English&ilang=English
Cry-Baby Moon (New Zealand)
http://www.childrenslibrary.org/icdl/BookPage?bookid=matcryb_00200029&pnum1=1&twoPage=true&route=shelfpreview&size=0&fullscreen=false&lang=English&ilang=English
Fafi’s Sheep (Ethiopia)
http://www.childrenslibrary.org/icdl/BookPage?bookid=kidfafi_01020002&pnum1=1&twoPage=true&route=shelfread&size=0&fullscreen=false&lang=English&ilang=English
Feasts and Festivals (Singapore)
http://www.childrenslibrary.org/icdl/BookPage?bookid=tanfsts_00280006&pnum1=1&twoPage=true&route=shelfread&size=0&fullscreen=false&lang=English&ilang=English
From the Bellybutton of the Moon (Mexico)
http://www.childrenslibrary.org/icdl/BookPage?bookid=alcblyb_00030017&pnum1=1&twoPage=true&route=shelfread&size=0&fullscreen=false&lang=English&ilang=English
Going Back Home (American South)
http://www.childrenslibrary.org/icdl/BookPage?bookid=woogoin_00030021&pnum1=1&twoPage=true&route=shelfread&size=0&fullscreen=false&lang=English&ilang=English
Hey Boy! (Maori, New Zealand)
http://www.childrenslibrary.org/icdl/BookPage?bookid=hilheyb_00200009&pnum1=1&twoPage=false&route=shelfread&size=0&fullscreen=false&lang=English&ilang=English
It Takes a Village (Benin)
http://www.childrenslibrary.org/icdl/BookPage?bookid=flttksv_00260003&pnum1=1&twoPage=true&route=shelfread&size=0&fullscreen=false&lang=English&ilang=English
Judge Rabbit and the Spirit Tree (Cambodia)
http://www.childrenslibrary.org/icdl/BookPage?bookid=wlljdgr_00030012&pnum1=1&twoPage=true&route=shelfpreview&size=0&fullscreen=false&lang=English&ilang=English
Laughing Tomatoes and Other Spirit Poems (Mexican American)
http://www.childrenslibrary.org/icdl/BookPage?bookid=alclghn_00030013&pnum1=1&twoPage=true&route=shelfpreview&size=0&fullscreen=false&lang=English&ilang=English
The Lion’s Tale (Ethiopia)
http://www.childrenslibrary.org/icdl/BookPage?bookid=kurlion_01020001&pnum1=1&twoPage=true&route=shelfpreview&size=0&fullscreen=false&lang=English&ilang=English
Little Red Riding Hood (Turkey)
http://www.childrenslibrary.org/icdl/BookPage?bookid=barpiro_00740015&pnum1=1&twoPage=true&route=shelfpreview&size=0&fullscreen=false&lang=English&ilang=English
The Little Weaver of Tai-Yen Village (Vietnam)
http://www.childrenslibrary.org/icdl/BookPage?bookid=tytlwvr_00030011&pnum1=1&twoPage=true&route=shelfpreview&size=0&fullscreen=false&lang=English&ilang=English
Magnificent Benito and His Two Front Teeth (Phillipines)
http://www.childrenslibrary.org/icdl/BookPreview?bookid=rivmagn_00370002&route=shelfpreview&lang=English&msg=&ilang=English
A Man Called Raven (Native American)
http://www.childrenslibrary.org/icdl/BookPage?bookid=vcpmnrv_00030006&pnum1=1&twoPage=true&route=shelfpreview&size=0&fullscreen=false&lang=English&ilang=English
A Movie in My Pillow (El Salvador)
http://www.childrenslibrary.org/icdl/BookPage?bookid=argmovi_00030020&pnum1=1&twoPage=true&route=shelfpreview&size=0&fullscreen=false&lang=English&ilang=English
Mwana Kupona (Kenya)
http://www.childrenslibrary.org/icdl/BookPage?bookid=mwanaku_00460008&pnum1=1&twoPage=false&route=shelfpreview&size=0&fullscreen=false&lang=English&ilang=English
My Very Own Room (Mexican American)
http://www.childrenslibrary.org/icdl/BookPage?bookid=pervery_00030024&pnum1=1&twoPage=true&route=shelfpreview&size=0&fullscreen=false&lang=English&ilang=English
Where is Kuya Emil? (Phillipines)
http://www.childrenslibrary.org/icdl/BookPreview?bookid=yianasa_00370036&route=shelfpreview&lang=English&msg=&ilang=English
Sandpaper (Phillipines)
http://www.childrenslibrary.org/icdl/BookPreview?bookid=rempape_00370013&route=shelfpreview&lang=English&msg=&ilang=English
Payah (Malaysia)
http://www.childrenslibrary.org/icdl/BookPreview?bookid=limpaya_00800001&route=shelfpreview&lang=English&msg=&ilang=English
Prietita and the Ghost Woman (Mexico)
http://www.childrenslibrary.org/icdl/BookPage?bookid=llrprtt_00030002&pnum1=1&twoPage=true&route=shelfpreview&size=0&fullscreen=false&lang=English&ilang=English
A Dozen Brothers (Phillipines)
http://www.childrenslibrary.org/icdl/BookPreview?bookid=molsand_00370010&route=shelfpreview&lang=English&msg=&ilang=English
The Silly Chicken (Middle East/Central Asia)
http://www.childrenslibrary.org/icdl/BookPage?bookid=shasill_01010005&pnum1=1&twoPage=true&route=shelfpreview&size=0&fullscreen=false&lang=English&ilang=English
Stone Legends (Mongolia)
http://www.childrenslibrary.org/icdl/BookPage?bookid=dasston_00730002&pnum1=1&twoPage=false&route=shelfpreview&size=0&fullscreen=false&lang=English&ilang=English