PagineTotto-chan, Kiki’s Delivery Service, Everyone Poops, Bronze and Sunflower, The Hen Who Dreamed She Could Fly — the Japanese, Chinese and Korean children’s authors read around the world, and where to borrow their books free.
Everyone Poops · My Friends · Spring Is Here
Pre-K (ages 2–5)
Books & where to borrow →✍️Topsy-Turvies · Anno’s Alphabet · Anno’s Counting Book
Pre-K (ages 2–5) · K–2nd grade (ages 5–8) · Grades 3–5 (ages 8–11)
Books & where to borrow →✍️The Fourteen Forest Mice series · Hooray for Snail!
Pre-K (ages 2–5) · K–2nd grade (ages 5–8)
Books & where to borrow →✍️Cloud Bread · Magic Candies
Pre-K (ages 2–5) · K–2nd grade (ages 5–8)
Books & where to borrow →The Boy of the Three-Year Nap · Tree of Cranes · Grandfather’s Journey
K–2nd grade (ages 5–8) · Grades 3–5 (ages 8–11)
Books & where to borrow →✍️Pipilu and Lu Xixi stories · The King of Fairy Tales (magazine)
K–2nd grade (ages 5–8) · Grades 3–5 (ages 8–11)
Books & where to borrow →✍️The Emperor and the Kite · Lon Po Po · Seven Blind Mice
K–2nd grade (ages 5–8)
Books & where to borrow →Totto-chan: The Little Girl at the Window
Grades 3–5 (ages 8–11) · Grades 6–8 (ages 11–14)
Books & where to borrow →✍️Kiki’s Delivery Service
Grades 3–5 (ages 8–11) · Grades 6–8 (ages 11–14)
Books & where to borrow →✍️Grass House (Caofangzi) · Bronze and Sunflower
Grades 3–5 (ages 8–11) · Grades 6–8 (ages 11–14)
Books & where to borrow →✍️The Hen Who Dreamed She Could Fly · The Dog Who Dared to Dream
Grades 3–5 (ages 8–11) · Grades 6–8 (ages 11–14)
Books & where to borrow →🇺🇸 American Children’s Authors · 🇨🇦 Canadian Children’s Authors · 🇬🇧🇮🇪 British & Irish Children’s Authors · 🇦🇺🇳🇿 Australian & New Zealand Children’s Authors · 🌍 African Children’s Authors · 🇮🇳 Indian Children’s Authors · 🇪🇺 European Children’s Authors · 🌎 Latin American & Spanish Children’s Authors
Tetsuko Kuroyanagi, Eiko Kadono, Taro Gomi, Mitsumasa Anno, Kazuo Iwamura, Allen Say, Cao Wenxuan, Zheng Yuanjie are among the best-loved — see each author’s best books and where to find them below.
Public-domain classics are free to read in Pagine. For books still under copyright, every author page links to free borrowing: your local library (WorldCat), Libby/OverDrive ebooks and audiobooks with a library card, and Open Library.
Authors are grouped by the age they suit best — from Pre-K picture books to teen novels. Each author page lists their books with suggested ages.