For International Mother Language Day 2026, our popular and multi-award-winning children's book "Am I Small?" is available for all countries of the world (all 195 UN states with observer or member status) in at least one national language each. Thus, in 2026, the book remains a true global children's book for all children of the Earth.
International Mother Language Day is celebrated worldwide on February 21, 2026, to promote multilingualism and linguistic and cultural diversity. The observance was established by UNESCO in 1999 and celebrated for the first time in the year 2000.
In 2002, "International Mother Language Day" was also globally recognized by the United Nations (UN) via resolution. The theme in 2026 is: "Youth voices on multilingual education".
The following list contains shop links (🛒) to editions of the children's book in official national languages and additional languages and dialects spoken in the respective countries.
All editions of the children's book listed below that are not in English also include an English translation, meaning they are multilingual:
- Afghanistan
- Albania
- Algeria
- Andorra
- Angola
- Antigua and Barbuda
- Argentina
- Armenia
- Australia
- Austria
- Azerbaijan
- Bahamas
- Bahrain
- Bangladesh
- Barbados
- Belarus
- Belgium
- Belize
- Benin
- Bhutan
- Bolivia
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Botswana
- Brazil
- Brunei Darussalam
- Bulgaria
- Burkina Faso
- Burundi
- Cabo Verde
- Cambodia
- Cameroon
- Canada
- Central African Republic
- Chad
- Chile
- China
- 💬 Chinese / Mandarin Chinese [Simplified]
- 💬 Chinese / Mandarin Chinese [Traditional]
- 💬 Cantonese / Yue Chinese
- 💬 Guanzhong Dialect (China)
- 💬 Guilin Dialect (China)
- 💬 Chinese / Min Chinese / Amoy Dialect
- 💬 Zhuang / Standard Zhuang
- 💬 Uyghur / Uighur
- 💬 Taiwanese / Taiwanese Mandarin / Guoyu
- 💬 Tibetan
- 💬 Shandong Dialect (China)
- 💬 Shanghainese / Hu / Wu Chinese
- 💬 Chinese / Mandarin Chinese [Simplified]
- Colombia
- Comoros
- Congo
- Costa Rica
- Croatia
- Cuba
- Cyprus
- Czechia
- Côte d'Ivoire
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Denmark
- Djibouti
- Dominica
- Dominican Republic
- Ecuador
- Egypt
- El Salvador
- Equatorial Guinea
- Eritrea
- Estonia
- Eswatini
- Ethiopia
- Fiji
- Finland
- France
- Gabon
- Gambia
- Georgia
- Germany
- Ghana
- Greece
- Grenada
- Guatemala
- Guinea-Bissau
- Guinea
- Guyana
- Haiti
- Holy See
- Honduras
- Hungary
- Iceland
- India
- Indonesia
- Iran
- Iraq
- Ireland
- Israel
- Italy
- Jamaica
- Japan
- Jordan
- Kazakhstan
- Kenya
- Kiribati
- Kuwait
- Kyrgyzstan
- Laos
- Latvia
- Lebanon
- Lesotho
- Liberia
- Libya
- Liechtenstein
- Lithuania
- Luxembourg
- Madagascar
- Malawi
- Malaysia
- Maldives
- Mali
- Malta
- Marshall Islands
- Mauritania
- Mauritius
- Mexico
- Micronesia
- Moldova
- Monaco
- Mongolia
- Montenegro
- Morocco
- Mozambique
- Myanmar
- Namibia
- Nauru
- Nepal
- Netherlands
- New Zealand
- Nicaragua
- Niger
- Nigeria
- North Korea
- North Macedonia
- Norway
- Oman
- Pakistan
- Palau
- Palestine
- Panama
- Papua New Guinea
- Paraguay
- Peru
- Philippines
- Poland
- Portugal
- Qatar
- Romania
- Russia
- Rwanda
- Saint Kitts and Nevis
- Saint Lucia
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- Samoa
- San Marino
- Sao Tome and Principe
- Saudi Arabia
- Senegal
- Serbia
- Seychelles
- Sierra Leone
- Singapore
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- Solomon Islands
- Somalia
- South Africa
- South Korea
- South Sudan
- Spain
- Sri Lanka
- Sudan
- Suriname
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Syria
- Tajikistan
- Tanzania
- Thailand
- Timor-Leste
- Togo
- Tonga
- Trinidad and Tobago
- Tunisia
- Turkey
- Turkmenistan
- Tuvalu
- Uganda
- Ukraine
- United Arab Emirates
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
- United States of America
- Uruguay
- Uzbekistan
- Vanuatu
- Venezuela
- Vietnam
- Yemen
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
