Children's Books
Asia
Candy
Neighboring Country
First Lines of Books
100

This young girl was a longtime resident of the Plaza Hotel in New York City. 

Eloise (At the Plaza)

100

These two Asian countries are divided by the 38th parallel?

North/South Korea

100

This candy was famously advertised with an owl answering how many licks it would take to reach the candy's center. 

Tootsie Pops

100

The USA

Canada, Mexico, Russia 

100

"'Christmas won't be Christmas without any presents,' grumbled Jo, lying on the rug."

Little Women

200

In this book, the main character must eat an assortment of greens and vegetables to reverse the effects of another color. 

Pinkalicious 

200

He launched the Cultural Revolution in China in the later 20th century.  

Mao Zedong

200

This round candy with a hole got its name after rbeign created first in a pharmacy. 

Life Savers 

200

France 

Belgium and Luxembourg, Germany, Switzerland, Italy, Spain, and Andorra.

200

"All children, except one, grow up."

Peter Pan

300

This book alleges that the Big Bad Wolf was hardly a villain but nearly suffered from seasonal allergies. 

The True Story of the Three Little Pigs

300

This Indian famous monument was built by Shah Jahān to immortalize his wife.

The Taj Mahal

300

This candy's main selling point was that the lollipop portion could be retracted and a cap placed back on to save for later. 

Push-Pops

300

Brazil 

French Guyana (France), Suriname Guyana, Venezuela, Colombia, Bolivia, Peru, Argentina, Paraguay, Uraguey.

300

"Chug, chug, chug. Puff, puff, puff. Ding-dong, ding-dong."

The Little Engine That Could 

400

In this book a group of schoolchildren complete a series of brainteasers and puzzles in hopes of winning a mysterious prize while left inside an elusive billionare's extensive library. 

Mr. Lemencello's Library

400

This  South Asian country emerged in 1971 as the result of civil war and foreign invasion.

Bangledesh 

400

The creator of the tootsie roll also created the earliest version of this other sugary treat. 

Jello

400

Malaysia 

Brunei, Indonesia and Thailand

400

"When I stepped out into the bright sunlight from the darkness of the movie house, I had only two things on my mind: Paul Newman and a ride home."

The Outsiders

500

This 1998 book's cover features the title character about to knock over a fishbowl. Throughout the novel the main character does many things he shouldn't, and is scolded by his mother. 

No, David!

500

He was the first president of the Phillippines and a revolutionary figure under Spanish occupation, later deposed by the American government in 1901. 

Emilio Aguinaldo

500

The two Ms in "M & Ms" stand for these two names.  

MARS AND MURRIE

500

Latvia 

Estonia, Russia, Lithuania, Belarus 

500

"The sun did not shine, it was too wet to play, so we sat in the house all that cold, cold wet day. I sat there with Sally. We sat here we two and we said 'How we wish we had something to do.'"

The Cat and the Hat

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