So many pieces of Jewish media portray an Ashkenazi American perspective (not that a. there's anything wrong with portraying Ashkenazim or b. the media is always a good portrayal), I wanted to share some non-Asheknazi/American based children's books.
Miryam's Dance, which portrays a young girl in Uganda preparing for Shabbat.
Day of Delight: A Jewish Sabbath in Ethiopia, which portrays a village in Ethiopia preparing for Shabbat.
Anyada Buena, Shanah Tovah, which follows a young Sephardi girl and her family on the Jewish New Year.
Slow Down Shoshi!, which follows a young girl in Uganda preparing for Shabbat.
The Mexican Dreidel, which shows a young boy who explains Chanukah to his friends while visiting his Bobe.
Hanukkah Moon, which shows a Chanukah in which a young girl's aunt from Mexico comes to visit.
Hanukkah in Little Havana, which portrays a young Cuban Jewish girl on Chanukah who is visiting her family.
A Persian Passover, which shows two young siblings preparing for Pesach.
Raquela's Seder, which takes place in Inquisition-era Spain.
One More Day of Passover, which follows a young boy who visits his cousin in Morocco.
A Sweet Meeting on Mimouna Night, which takes place during Mimouna, a Maghrebi celebration that takes place after Pesach.
Workitu's Passover, which follows a young girl in Ethiopia and traditional Ethiopian Pesach customs.
Mixed Up Mooncakes, which portrays a Chinese-Jewish family celebrating the harvest festivals.
The Very Best Sukkah: A Story from Uganda, which shows Sukkot in Uganda.
A Persian Princess, which shows a young Persian girl's Purim.
A Turkish Rosh Hashana, which portrays a Sephardic family preparing for Rosh Hashana.
Two New Years, which follows a Chinese-Jewish family celebrating the New Year.
Matzo Ball Wonton Thanksgiving, which shows a Chinese-Jewish American girl celebrating Thanksgiving her own way.
The Inside Name, which follows a Converso boy in 1500s Portugal.
The Promise, which shows the friendship between two Moroccan boys: one Jewish and one Muslim.
Everybody's Book: The Story of the Sarajevo Hagaddah, which shows the experiences of a Sephardic hagaddah as it travels the world.
The Mountain Jews and the Mirror, which portrays Moroccan Jews from the mountains who move to a new town.
The Chocolate King, which follows a Sephardic refugee family and their love of chocolate.
The Key from Spain: Flory Jagoda and Her Music, which portrays Ladino and Sephardic music.
Shoham's Bangle, which follows a young refugee girl from Iraq.
This is Not a Cholent, which has a young Iraqi girl challenging what makes cholent cholent.
Yosef's Dream, which shows a young boy dreaming of Israel.
Yaffa and Fatima: Shalom, Salaam, which shows the story of two friends - one Jewish and one Muslim - and how they care for each other.
Barefoot in the Sand, which tells the story of two immigrants, one of which is Yemenite.
Dona Gracia Saved Worlds, which is about the amazing woman Dona Gracia Mendes and how she saved Jews in the Inquisition.
Zhen Yu and the Snake, which is a Chinese-Jewish retelling of a Talmudic story.
The Elephant and the Purim Crown, which portrays the Jewish community of Rangoon.
The Secret Recipe, which shows a family cooking and a boy learning about Ladino.
The Blue Butterfly of Cochin, which shows a young Jewish Indian girl from Cochin who makes aliyah.
On A Chariot of Fire: The Story of India's Bene Israel, which shows the origin story of the Bene Israel community in India.
