The Movement for the Abolition of War

Books for Children

David McKee - The Conquerors

A wide range of reading to stimulate young minds. These may be especially useful for introducing and discussing the International Day of Peace with children and young people.

The links have more information about the books, from reviews, sellers or the author’s site.

Eleanor Coerr
Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes
Ages 8 – 11
(Penguin Putnam Inc 1999) ISBN 9780698118027

Emma Damon
What is Peace?
Ages 5 – 8
(Tango Books 2004/Mantra Lingua 2005) ISBN 9781857076561/9781844447404

Janet Ganguli
Time for Peace  
Ages 11 – 14
(Small World publications) ISBN 9536235 0 5

Kathy Henderson and Jane Ray
Lugalbanda: The Boy who got caught up in a war
Ages 9 – 12
(Walker Books 2007) ISBN 9781406305340

Mary Hoffman and Rhiannon Lassiter (eds)
Lines in the Sand: New Writing on War and Peace
Ages 7 & upwards
(Frances Lincoln 2003) ISBN 9780711222823

Julia Jarman
Peace Weavers
Ages 13+
(Scholastic 2006) ISBN 9780439977715

Barbara Kerley
A Little Peace
(National Geographic Society 2007) ISBN 9781426300868

Michael Morpurgo
Private Peaceful
Age 9+
(Harper Collins 2004) ISBN 9780007150076

David McKee
The Conquerors
Age 4 – 8
(Andersen Press 2005) ISBN 9781842704684

Emma Damon - What is Peace

Jan Wahl
How the Children Stopped the Wars
Age 3 – 7
(Tricycle Press US 2007) ISBN 9781582462004

Sam Williams
Talk Peace  
Age 5 – 7
(Hachette Childrens Books 2006) ISBN 9780340883808