🇰🇭 Khmer

Author: Frederick Lipp
Illustrator: Keïko Henke

Synopsis: A young Cambodian girl, 8 years old, who leave in Phnom Penh, saves her money to buy a bird on which to make a wish for her poor family’s future.
As a tradition in Asia, by releasing a caged bird, all you wish will come true.

🎁 Recommended from 6 to 12 years old.

#Asian culture, #Asia, #Tradition, #Value of education
#Hope, #Dream, #Observation, # Freedom

Author: Jean-Claude Redonnet
Illustrator: Kristine Hakim

Synopsis: Mirabel is truly a cat of the world. A Canadian-born black and white cat with green eyes, her paws are white, like the winter snow.

Mirabel agreed to follow my family around the world in my travels as a diplomat, and in each place, she learned to speak the language. She spoke English and French, Japanese and Arabic, Russian, ... and probably many more. I recently discovered that she was studying Khmer to prepare for a visit to Cambodia.

One morning, Mirabel asked me if I could use my keyboard to narrate her experiences as a cat, traveller, linguist, and avid book reader.

Here is Mirabel's story, in her own words.

🎁 Recommended from 6 to 16 years old.

#Journey, #Travel, #Discovered the world
#Learning different languages
# Humor # Love of books # Love of animals

Author: Frederick Lipp
Illustrator: Kristine Hakim

Synopsis: Panya, a young Cambodian boy is bored at school. How to help him stay focused in class, integrate with his classmates and not be scolded by the teacher?
Thanks to his teacher and his friend, he will discover a colourful world beyond the grey walls of the city.

Books and nature will help him to grow up and to learn.

🎁 Recommended from 6 to 14 years old.

#Growing up, #Learning,# Child Artist
# expressing emotions, # libraries, #kamishibai storytelling
# Phnom Penh, # Cambodia

Author: Fred Lipp
Illustrator: Kristine Hakim

Synopsis:
Sky, a young Cambodian girl, wants to be a Tuk-Tuk driver. Traditionally this career is reserved for men.
As she attempts to fulfil her dream, will she be able to overcome the challenges?

Based on a true story from 2010, this Graphic Novel invites us to discover the beautiful city of Phnom Penh.


🎁 Recommended from 8 to 18 years old.

#Dream, #Hope, #Self-transcendence, #Gender Equality,
#Dailylife in Cambodia, #Phnom Penh, ## Tradition versus Modernity

Author: Ravie Khing
Illustrator: Kristine Hakim

Synopsis: This magical story conveys the value of friendship and the passing of knowledge from one generation to another through learning about different cultures and cooking 25 international recipes.

A fascinating story that any child and adult would have fun reading and cooking with!

The quality of the illustrations adds to the magic and poetic value of the text.

🎁 Recommended from 4 to 10 years old.

#Cooking, #international recipes, #Learning about different cultures,
#Friendship, #Passing knowledge from one generation to another

Author: Béatrice Barbey
Illustrator: Philippe Ames

Synopsis: Once upon a time, a small grey mouse was very thirsty. After drinking some milk in the cat’s bowl, the mouse turns into an elegant white cat.

This imaginary tale has beautiful illustrations inspired by Asian shadow puppet art.

🎁 Recommended from 3 to 8 years old.

#Poetry, #Imagination, #Puppets

Author: Frederick Lipp
Illustrator: Prom Vichet and Kristine Hakim

Synopsis: Amara, a young 6-year-old girl, discovers and understands the value of a piece of chalk. This beautiful story is about a left-handed little girl in rural Cambodia who make of her difference, a force to reunite people and work together.

The story takes place in Cambodia but could take place anywhere in the world; therefore we can see our own childhood in her happy journey to learn writing and reading.

🎁 Recommended from 6 to 16 years old.

#Learning, #Work together, #Friendship, #Value of education
#Hope, #Difference, #Left-handed children

Author: Helene Gaborit
Illustrator: Claude Sauquet

Synopsis: On her home from school, Anika discovers a mysterious injured bird on the banks of the Singapore River.

The 8-year-old little girl, with the complicity of the saved bird, helps us discover the customs of everyday life in Singapore: close-to-nature-town-country. At the same time, she discovers the meaning of true friendship.

The exceptional illustrations support the story through collage and gouache.

Anika's story takes us on a cultural journey. The Glossary explains to us some interesting details about life in Asia.

🎁 Recommended to 8 and above.

#Asian culture, # Singapore tradition, #Daily life
#Friendship, #Helping other

Author: Sasha Alyson
Illustrator: Chittakone Vilaipong

Synopsis: This fable tells us that inventions and technology can improve our lives but sometimes, by going too far, we lose what made us happy.
Through the friendship between a young boy and his buffalo, we discover, with humour, that we don't need to improve everything to be happy. Simplicity can be good.

Although based in Cambodia, this story and the pleasure of reading have no borders thanks to the quality of the texts and illustrations.

🎁 Recommended from 4 to 12 years old.

#Friendship, #Technology versus Simplicity,
# Asian happy child life
# Poetry