I just found this website and I'm in heaven! My sister lived overseas and sent my kids a few books that were staples of their childhood. Thought I'd pass them along. One was Tin-tin (soon to be made into a movie I hear) and also the Moominpeople books (sorry I don't remember the author).
Happy reading.

also enid blyton. she's terribly popular overseas but no one seems to read her here. and, this is non-fiction, but terry deary's horrible history, horrible science and horrible geography are LOADS of fun for the middle school set. history with all the nasty bits left in!

I've got several of Blyton's books in the elem. library right here in Nebraska!! Who knew?

The Moomin books are by Tove Jansson. Lovely books.

'Overseas' = the UK and Europe?