I’m part of the Read Around The World Summer Series hosted by Multicultural Kid Blogs. Today, I wanted to introduce you to a Young Adult (YA) find that had me riveted! Jet Black and the Ninja Wind by Shogo Oketani and Leza Lowitz Husband and wife team joined forces to write this action adventure YA novel that…
Category: Asian American Children’s Books
Asian American books for kids including Japanese, Chinese, Korean, South Asian and more.
Mei-Mei’s Lucky Birthday Noodles PARTY GIVEAWAY!
I’m so excited for this giveaway from the nice folks from Tuttle Publishing! They sent me a party box centered around Mei-Mei’s Lucky Birthday Noodles to giveaway to YOU! Lately, my kids enjoy Dim Sum but balk at Cantonese-style Chinese Seafood which is what my husband and I love most. But Chinese noodle dishes are…
14 Asian American Picture Books About Food
Being Asian means that you are all about food. Did you know that the greeting in Chinese, 你吃了吗? {Ni (third tone) Chi (first tone) Le (first tone) Ma(third tone), means have you eaten yet?! The family style serving platters set the tone; meals are meant to be eaten together! It’s no surprise that there are quite…
World Book Night Books for Kids and Teens
Today is World Book Night and the purpose is to spread the love of reading from person to person. World Book Night has assembled a book list for 2014 and I’ve hightlighted the books for kids and teens. I hope you get a chance to spread the love of reading tonight by reading together or gifting…
My Favorite Asian American Books for Kids
I’m so sorry to be late for the Homeschool Blogging Carninal hosted by hosted by Lisa at The Squishable Baby and Keisha at Unschooling Momma. I’ve been distracted by racism in a musical at my local high school that has hit a nerve and generated a lot of press including a front page article in The Boston Globe, 2 OpEd…
2014 Asian American Children’s Book Awards & Kid Lit Blog Hop
Have you heard of the APALA children’s book awards? Of course not. I blogged for three years on children’s books seeking out the best Asian American KidLit and I didn’t know about it. That’s a shame because Asian American children’s books are slowly coming into their own, well on the heels perhaps of the Asian…
Highlighting Multicultural Children’s Books & Kid Lit Blog Hop
Last Monday was a busy day. Valarie from Jump Into a Book and I co-hosted Multicultural Children’s Book Day along with more than 80 wonderful bloggers: 2GirlsLostInaBook · 365 Days of Motherhood · A Bilingual Baby · A Library Mama · A Simple Life, Really? · Africa to America · After School for Smarty Pants · All Done Monkey · Andi’s Kids Books · Anita Brown Bag · Austin Gilkeson · Barbara Ann Mojica · Between The Covers · Bookish Ambition · Books My…