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PBS Kids for Parents has released a list of books for young children that includes recommended stories from around the world.

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The “It’s a Small World” book list features stories for children, from birth to age 9, that include a tale of a Chinese American who becomes a matador in Spain and another about the various things first graders from around the world do with a lost tooth.

Children, PBS for Kids writes, do not need a passport to be able to explore the world.

The list includes:

• All the Way to Lhasa: A Tale from Tibet (Barbara Berger) – ages three to 6
• El Chino (Allen Say) – ages 6 to 9
• Get Ready for Gabi: A Crazy Mixed Up Spanglish Day (Marisa Montes) – ages 6 to 9
• Head, Body, Legs: A Story from Liberia (Won-Ldy Paye) – ages three to 6
• I Am America (Charles Smith) – ages three to 6
• Mr. Popper’s Penguins (Richard Atwater) – ages 6 to 9
• Sitti’s Secret (Naomi Nye) – ages 6 to 9
• Stories to Solve: Folktales from Around the World (George Shannon) – ages 6 to 9
• Throw Your Tooth on the Roof: Tooth Traditions from Around the World (Selby Beeler) – ages three to 6
• Tortillas and Lullabies (Lynn Reiser) – ages three to 6

To view the descriptions of the books, visit PBS Kids for Parents’ website.