Reading for a Healthy Planet

inspiring children’s books to help achieve a sustainable future

This exhibition features 70 outstanding environmentally-themed children’s books from all over the world.  
 
Children’s titles about sustainability serve as a powerful tool to introduce global issues to young audiences, inspiring them to become active participants in creating a sustainable future. Children’s books can help convey complex ideas about the impact of our actions on the environment and empower kids to start making a difference in their communities from an early age. 
 
This exhibition is in support of the Sustainable Development Goals, a framework for a better future for all by the United Nations. Inspired by the SDG Book Club, a collaboration of the United Nations, the International Publishers Association, the Bologna Children’s Book Fair, the European & International Booksellers Federation, the International Board on Books for Young People, the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions.
 

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Documents and materials

THE EXHIBITION AT A GLANCE


The books

 

 

 

  • Pam Fong, Once Upon a Forest, Penguin Random House Studio, 2022
  • Sangma Francis, Rômolo D’Hipólito, Amazon River, Flying Eye Books, 2021
  • Magda Garguláková, Lenka Chytilová, Hannah Abbo, Taky mám svoji pokojovku, Albatros Media, 2023
  • Peter Goes, Rivieren, Lannoo Publishers, 2018
  • Armin Greder, Notiziario, Orecchio Acerbo Editore, 2023
  • Susan Hayes, Penny Arlon, Pintachan, The Extraordinary Book That Eats Itself: Every Page Turns Into An Eco Project That Helps You Save The Planet, Insight Editions, 2021
  • Tobias Hickey, Sea Change: Save the ocean, Otter-Barry Books, 2023
  • Jilanne Hoffmann, Eugenia Mello, A River of Dust: The Life-Giving Link Between North Africa and the Amazon, Chronicle Books, 2023
  • Martin Jenkins, Vicky White, A Walk Through the Rainforest, Walker Books, 2022
  • Jung Jin-Ho, The Little Pond, Changbi Publishers, 2021
  • María José Arce, Josefina Hepp, Un nuevo barrio, Muñeca de Trapo, 2021
  • Klara Kapprell, Korallen: Wer lebt im Riff?, Achse Verlag, 2023
  • Labor Ateliergemeinschaft, Das wird bestimmt ganz toll! Wenn ich groß bin, Beltz & Gelberg, 2021
  • Aron Landahl, Alla äter alla, Rabén & Sjögren, 2023
  • Claire Lecceuvre, Arnaud Tételin, Les pieds dans la terre: Cinq histoires de paysans, Les Éditions des Éléphants, 2022
  • Pilar López Ávila, Gina Rosas Moncada, Si yo fuera, Bookolia, 2022
  • Azul López Martínez, Volver a mirar, Ediciones SM, 2023
  • Stefano Mancuso, Philip Giordano, Il favoloso mondo delle piante, Aboca Edizioni, 2023
  • Jérémie Moreau, La Chambre de Warren, Albin Michel Jeunesse, 2023
  • Sally Morgan, Johnny Warrkatja Malibirr, Thank you rain!, Magabala Books, 2022
  • Nabiyassi 100°õ (100 Bears), BIR Publishing, 2022
  • Arnaud Nebbache, Une journée d’apicultrice, Kilowatt Editions, 2022
  • Philippe Nessmann, Jean Mallard, Pas bêtes, les plantes!, Sarbacane, 2023
  • Till Penzek, Julia Neuhaus, Die Klima Schweine, Kunstanstifter, 2020
  • Alex Nogués, Ina Hristova, A veces el bosque… , Akiara Books, 2023
  • Yukiko Noritake, De l’autre côté de la mer, Actes Sud Jeunesse, 2022
  • Yukiko Noritake, Due fratelli, una foresta, Terre di Mezzo Editore, 2022
  • Michele Oka Doner, A Seed Takes Root: A True Story, Tra Publishing, 2023
  • Andrea Paluch, Annabelle von Sperber, Die besten Weltuntergänge: Was wird aus uns? Zwölf aufregende Zukunftsbilder, Klett Kinderbuch Verlag, 2020
  • Ana Pêgo, Isabel Minhós Martins, Plasticus Maritimus: Uma espécie invasora, Planeta Tangerina, 2018
  • Jordi Pigem, Neus Caamaño, Redescubrir el mundo, Akiara Books, 2023
  • Isabel Pin, Damals der Dodo: Vom Aussterben und Überleben der Arten, Karl Rauch Verlag, 2021
  • Cynthia Platt, Olivia Holden, Grow, Amicus Publishing (Amicus Ink), 2018
  • Nelly Pons, Joanna Rzezak, Mon premier jardin en permaculture, Actes Sud Jeunesse, 2023
  • Geert-Jan Roebers, Wendy Panders, Paddenstoel & Co: Hoe een schimmelig netwerk het leven op aarde overeind houdt, Gottomer Publishing Group, 2023
  • Helen Scales, Sonia Pulido, What a Shell Can Tell: Where They Live, What They Eat, How They Move, and More, Phaidon, 2022
  • Kim Seong-hwa, Kwon Su-jin, Baek Du-ri, Future Is Coming, Plastic, Mindalive, 2021
  • Alain Serres, Zaü, Tu seras les yeux de la mer, Rue du monde, 2019
  • Rina Singh, Hoda Hadadi, Imagine a Garden: Stories of Courage Changing the World, Greystone Books, 2023
  • Katie Smith Milway, Sylvie Daigneault, The Good Garden: How One Family Went from Hunger to Having Enough, Kids Can Press, 2010
  • Danna Smith, Pati Aguilera, Rooftop Garden, Barefoot Books, 2022
  • Soojin Kim, ºñ´Ã°ú ÆÄÆí (Scales and Sards), Noran Sangsang Books, 2023
  • Argyro Stamataki, Danae Christani, μεσα στο νερο (Mesa sto nero), Melissa Publishing House, 2022
  • Christina Steinlein, Mieke Scheier, Ohne Wasser geht nichts!: Alles über den wichtigsten Stoff der Welt, Beltz&Gelberg, 2021
  • Frances Stickley, Tim Hopgood, Love, the Earth, Walker Books, 2023
  • Rochelle Strauss, Rosemary Woods, One Well: The Story of Water on Earth, Kids Can Press, 2007
  • Keltie Thomas, Belle Wuthrich, Kath Boake W, Rising Seas: Flooding, Climate Change and Our New World, Firefly Books, 2018
  • Satoe Tone, La terra vista da qui, Kite Edizioni, 2014
  • Velia Vidal, Geraldine Ramírez, Chocó: selva, lluvia, rìo y mar, Lazo Libros, 2023
  • Gita Wolf, Tushar Vayeda, Mayur Vayeda, Seed, Tara Books, 2023
  • Davide Calì, Sara Arosio, Un giorno tutto questo sarà tuo, Scienza Express, 2023
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