Books on
Culture

A New Year’s Reunion
By Li-Qiong, Yu
Illustrated by Cheng-Liang, Zhu

A River of Stories: Tales and Poems from across the Commonwealth
By Compiled by: Curry, Alice
Illustrated by Piénowski, Jan

Bamboo Hats and a Rice Cake
By Tompert, Anne
Illustrated by Demi

Bee–bim Bop
By Linda Sue Park
Illustrated by Ho Baek Lee

Cora Cooks Pancit
By Dorina K. Lazo Gilmore
Illustrated by Kristi Valiant

Cycle of Rice, Cycle of Life: A Story of Sustainable Farming
By Reynolds, Jan

Do Mice Eat Rice?
By Wight, Al
Illustrated by Clarke, Roger

Duan wu jie: zong mi piao xiang ai pu chang (Dragon Boat Festival)
By Wang Zaozao
Illustrated by Kou Lan

Dumpling Soup
By Rattigan, Jama Kim
Illustrated by Hsu-Flanders, Lillian

Floating Market
By Kim Hai
Illustrated by Nguyen Thi Ngoc Bich

Happy Birthday Mr. Kang
By Susan L. Roth
Illustrated by Susan L. Roth

Let’s Eat!: Children and their Food Around the World
By Hollyer, Beatrice
Illustrated by Wilson, Anne

Mama Provi and the Pot of Rice
By Rosa-Casanova, Sylvia
Illustrated by Roth, Robert

Milk Rice – Stories for Children
By Hussein, Ameena

Noong Unang Panahon (Once Upon a Time)
By Rafaelita Valera
Illustrated by Ghani Madueño

Our Planet
By Jimi Lee

Ropain
By Baral, Janardan
Illustrated by Suman Maharjan

Singapore Children’s Favourite Stories
By Taylor, Di
Illustrated by Tay-Audouard, LK

Tahmineh’s Beautiful Bird
By Parviz Kalantari
Illustrated by Parviz Kalantari

The Boy in the Garden
By Allen Say
Illustrated by Allen Say

The Cazuela that the Farm Maiden Stirred
By Vamos, Samantha R.
Illustrated by López, Rafael

The Legend of Square Rice Cake and Round Rice Cake
By Ha, Hong
Illustrated by Ta Thuc Binh

The Legend of Sword Lake
By Minh, Trang
Illustrated by Vũ, Duy Nghĩa

The Life of Rice: From Seedling to Supper
By Sobol, Richard

The Really Big Food Project
By Barnard, Emma and Cho, Thomas, with help from Rippin, Sally

The Rice Book for Kids!
By Norma O. Chikiamco
Illustrated by Martin D. Malabanan

The Rolling Rice Ball
By Yoda, Junichi (Author) Tresselt, Alvin (Adapter)
Illustrated by Watanabe, Saburo

The Spirit of the Baobab Tree
By Dionne Champion
Illustrated by Sherice Grant

The Story of Noodles
By Compestine, Ying Chang
Illustrated by Xuan, Yongsheng

The Tet Pole: The Story of the Tet Festival
By Quoc, Tran
Illustrated by Nguyen Bich

The Wakame Gatherers
By Thompson, Holly
Illustrated by Wilds, Kazumi

Tigers, Frogs and Rice Cakes: A Book of Korean Proverbs
By Holt, Daniel D.
Illustrated by Stickler, Soma Han

Tok Pandai dengan Si Putut (Tok Pandai and Si Putut)
By Sarinah Haji Ahmad

Waterlife
By Rambharos Jha

Zora Hurston and the Chinaberry Tree
By William Miller
Illustrated by Cornelius Van Wright, Ying-Hwa Hu