To read about what inspired this series on World Peace, check out World Peace Shelf.

To read other posts in this series, check out Multicultural Nesting Dolls, International Children Magnets with World Map, “Peace” & Peacekeeper Cards, Trades of Hope, & World Bank.

L can’t read yet, but she LOVES looking at books and having me read to her.  When it gets too quiet at home and I go searching for L to find out what trouble she’s getting into, I often feel guilty because I find her sitting on the floor behind the couch reading.  I knew that having a book basket full of books about other cultures would be perfect for our World Peace Shelf, so I started searching.

I have tried to include many different cultures in this book basket, but I know that there are still many more that I…