Asian American books for kids including Japanese, Chinese, Korean, South Asian and more.
Welcome to the first installment in our Asian Culture and KidLit series! Andrea Wang is so excited to reveal the cover for her second picture book, Magic Ramen: The Story of Momofuku Ando, illustrated by Japanese artist Kana Urbanowicz and published by little bee books (March 2019). Asian Culture and KidLit series with Andrea…
I’m excited to announce an Asian culture series with author Andrea Wang. You might know her for her picture book The Nian Monster. I have her book on my Lunar New Year book list. She has a new picture book biography coming up about Cup of Noodles founder Momofuku Ando. I have my debut picture book, Sumo…
I wanted to share a robust conversation that I had with two middle grade authors recently after posting this video that compared their two characters — both half-Filipino. One author is #OwnVoices and one is not. I have been tracking Filipino-American children’s books because I’m shocked and dismayed how few there are. This is especially…
To celebrate Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, I am going to give a shout out to all the AAPI children’s book authors and illustrators that I can think of with a book published in the last 18 months. I will be listing them by book genre in the hopes that you, my readers,…
Every March, I scratch my head to recognize Asian American and Pacific Islanders in children’s books for Women’s History Month. Here’s my (too short) list. Who am I missing? These AAPI women are notable but don’t have picture books yet… Tammy Duckworth, military leader, U.S. Rep, activist Amy Tan, author Tokyo Rose, radio personality Yoko…
Author Debbi Michiko Florence and I will be making some noise with our February offering in our Asian Culture series. This month we explore Asian drumming through books, crafts, and recipes. We will be learning about Japanese Taiko and Chinese Lion Dance which also has drummers. This is part two of our 6 Part Asian…
Need a craft to celebrate Chinese New Year 2018, The Year of the Dog? I made a cute puppy paper bag puppet that is also a game. Feed the puppy candies using chopsticks! Here’s how to make the puppy paper bag puppet. You will need:
Chinese New Year is Friday, February 16, 2018 and it’s The Year of the Dog! You are born in the Year of the Dog if your birthday falls in these periods: Jan.28,1922-Feb.15,1923 Feb.14,1934-Feb.3,1935 Feb.2,1946-Jan.21,1947 Feb.18,1958-Feb.7,1959 Feb.6,1970-Jan.26,1971 Jan.25,1982-Feb.12,1983 Feb.10,1994-Jan.30,1995 Jan.29,2006-Feb.17,2007 Feb.16,2018-Feb.4,2019 Feb.3,2030-Jan.22,2031 Jan.22,2042-Feb.9,2043 Feb.8,2054-Jan.27,2055 According to the Chinese Zodiac, people born in the Year of the…
I grew up with just one Chinese Folk Tale picture book. I had a tattered copy of The Five Chinese Brothers with cartoon-like illustrations. It wasn’t my favorite book and so I didn’t realize how many more great Chinese Folk Tales were out there. For my own children, I read them more Korean and Japanese…