Asian American books for kids including Japanese, Chinese, Korean, South Asian and more.
Thank you to Publishers Weekly for reviewing Postcards from Malcolm X! Postcards from Malcolm X: How Yuri Kochiyama Became a Human Rights Activist Mia Wenjen, illus. by Keith Henry Brown. Red Comet, $24.99 (42p) ISBN 978-1-63655-089-3 This stirring biography from Wenjen (Barbed Wire Between Us) and Brown (Pushing Hope) chronicles how the quiet…
It was a great pleasure to host a storytime and craft session with Kathleen Choi at Turtle Books in Brookline Village, Massachusetts. This is a new bookstore, dedicated solely to children’s books! Kathy read Giving Thanks with Halmoni: Celebrating Chuseok, the Korean Harvest Festival, illustrated by Sook Nyul Choi, with a beautiful craft creating a…
Thank you to Nichi Bei for reviewing Barbed Wire Between Us by Mia Wenjen, illustrated by Violeta Encarnación, and published by Red Comet Press. BARBED WIRE BETWEEN US Written by Mia Wenjen Illustrated by Violeta Encarnación New York: Red Comet Press, 2026 48 pp., $19.99, hardcover/paperback “Barbed Wire Between Us” is a profound and…
Thank you to YA and Kids Books Central for reviewing Postcards From Malcolm X: How Yuri Kochiyama Became a Human Rights Activist by Mia Wenjen, illustrated by Keith Henry Brown, and published by Red Comet Press. Friendship, Civil Rights, and The Fight For Justice August 12, 2026 (Updated: August 17, 2026) Overall rating: 5.0 Writing…
Please welcome illustrator Keith Henry Brown! He is the illustrator of Postcards from Malcolm X, the story of how Yuri Kochiyama became a Civil Rights activist and then a human rights activist, thanks to the influence of her mentor and teacher, Malcolm X. Their friendship showcases and models the power of intersectional activism. Postcards from Malcolm…
Inspired by her friend and mentor [Malcolm X], Kochiyama’s tireless activism would continue for almost 50 more years. POSTCARDS FROM MALCOLM X How Yuri Kochiyama Became a Civil Rights Activist Author: Mia Wenjen Illustrator: Keith Henry BrownReview Issue Date: August 15, 2026 Online Publish Date: July 20, 2026 Publisher:Red Comet Press Pages: 42 Price ( Hardcover ): $19.99 Publication…
My middle daughter did her study abroad in Singapore, so she was able to visit Malaysia a few times. I, sadly, was only able to see her in Singapore, but Malaysia is on my bucket list. I started making book lists for Asian countries a decade ago. At that time, I could only find two…