The International Children’s Digital Library

I found this website today and am thinking of joining there as a volunteer translator.
This website has many good books from around the world for children ( and adults too! ) to read online. There are books from different languages for example, Japanese, German etc.

The foundation is non-profit one and their goal is to make books as bridges to connect children around the globe to learn , understand and live with differences, to be members of global community as said on the homepage of the website.

Here is their official mission stated on their website.

The mission of the International Children’s Digital Library Foundation (ICDL Foundation) is to support the world’s children in becoming effective members of the global community – who exhibit tolerance and respect for diverse cultures, languages and ideas — by making the best in children’s literature available online free of charge.

The Foundation pursues its vision by building a digital library of outstanding children’s books from around the world and supporting communities of children and adults in exploring and using this literature through innovative technology designed in close partnership with children for children.

To be honest, this website and their intention remind me of a program on TV here.
It was a program that take two kids from two families that have different background and lifestyle then send each of them to live with the other’s family as some kind of exchange program like a kid from a Muslim family in the South spent a week at a Buddhist family in the North and vice versa so the children learn more about each other’s lives, cultures, and the local.
That helps them understand more about the differences so that they learn to tolerate with diversity in society when they grow up.

It’s good to start when with children because they are so pure and still be more open to learn new things. Well, at least better than some grown-ups you know, too many stuffs installed in my brain already it’s hard to get ‘em out lol.

Now let’s see how you can find some books from around the world to read here !

I really like the colors they used on their website , it’s not too cute yet , not too formal, just soo nice! Here’s the screen shot of the homepage.

Well, yeah, now I found a place to read books around the world and I’m not a kid!I think it’s good for anyone, from children to parents or single