Latvia is a beautiful country and perfect for a family trip. Try to time a trip with the summer solstice, the first day of summer in June, to be able to enjoy Riga filled with traditional folk music, bonfires, and dancing during the day!
Do you know of another children's travel book about Latvia? Please feel free to note it in a comment below!
Children's Books about Latvia
The Dream Mouse: A Lullaby Tale from Old Latvia: The winner of the 1995 NCTE Award for Poetry draws on traditional Latvian verses to tell a tale about a mouse who, traveling across a magical landscape, delivers fantastic and colorful dreams to sleeping children's rooms.
The Hedgehog Boy: A Latvian Folktale: A princess is forced to marry a prickly hedgehog boy and is astounded when remorse over a thoughtless act of hers transforms him into a handsome young man.
The Bear and the Mouse: Story Based on Latvian Folktale: If you are big and strong, you should find yourself big and strong friend, right? Those who are weak are useless. But if you are on the small side, run for your life! Nothing good can come from those big and scary bullies, right? Wrong. Let’s see what happened to one big bear and a little mouse, and what they learned about friendship.
Latvian Folktales: 42 Latvian folktales were chosen for their didactic quality and re-told in dramatic, delightful manner to be enjoyed by readers of all ages and ethnic origins. In symbolic undertones the illustrations, like a guiding light, hint at the wealth of universal tried and true wisdom.
One House for All: Written by Latvian author Inese Zandere and illustrated by Juris Petraškevičs, it is a universal story about compromise and collaboration for young readers Raven, Crayfish and Horse have always been best friends. They’re grown up now and would like to start a family. They want all their families to live together and start planning to build a house. But what should that house look like? Will they find a solution that works for all of them?
Queen of Seagulls: This is a story of true love amid the seagulls! Do you know your neighbours But do you really know them In this delightfully subversive, comic contemporary fable, written for children and adults alike, you will be reminded that everyone you know - even your most boring or annoying neighbour - might be leading a life full of magic and wonder... Renata may not seem like your average hero. She s an angry neighbour who complains about the people around her, steals food that has been left out for the birds, and yells if she ever hears music. But there is much more to her... what are the seagulls trying to tell her And what does the accordionist s mysterious song really mean In order to find out the answers to these questions, Renata needs to learn about herself, and overcome her past mistakes. Everyone has secrets and problems. How do we overcome them and build a better life for us and those around us Renata needs to work that out - and she s going to take you along on her magical journey of self-discovery... The Queen of Seagulls is a contemporary, refreshing picture book, suitable for all ages, and illustrated with expressive, bold artwork that is full of personality. It is written and drawn by Ruta Briede, a leading illustrator and instructor at the Latvian Academy of Arts.
The Book of Clouds: It s time to let your imagination fly... If you look up on a cloudy day, you'll see a whole new surprising world above you - the world of clouds! The Book of Clouds is an introduction to this world - and the guide you'll want by your side to help you understand it. A mix of dreamy fantasy and scientific fact, this is the perfect gift for any child with their head stuck in the clouds - and for anyone who has ever wondered what's up there in the skies above. This book is ideal for children to use as a starting point for their own imaginative creative play. It is full of playful poems, inspiring, anarchic illustrations, and guides to all of the different aspects of clouds that you could want to know about. With 25 poems and many full-page illustrations that use watercolour and collage, you won t be able to pick up The Book of Clouds without immediately wanting to start making your own cloud diary, so The Book of Clouds comes with 9 pages for your own notes and sketches at the end - let it truly become YOUR book of clouds!
: The culture, the beauty, the landmarks, the food - it is simply fascinating. In this book, we cover all of those magical elements about LATVIA in a digestible and engaging way! Combining fun and education, we use real-life images to help your child learn about the country.
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