Children's books for a family trip to Romania

A family reading pick for Romania, drawn from its canonical folktales.

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A story set where you are headed can turn the journey into part of the trip. For Romania, that means the best-loved children's books set in Romania, starting with Romanian Folktales (Creangă and Ispirescu) by Ion Creangă and Petre Ispirescu. Below is one book worth packing, available in English with a link to find it at Bookshop.org or Amazon.

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Romanian Folktales (Creangă and Ispirescu)
Ion Creangă and Petre Ispirescu · ages 6-12 · illustrated tales

Classic Romanian fairy tales of clever kids and brave princes, by the country's canonical collectors.

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