Asian American books for kids including Japanese, Chinese, Korean, South Asian and more.
I am thrilled for We Sing From the Heart to be included in Shelf Awareness, a publishing company based in the United States that produces two e-zines focused on bookselling, books, and book reviews. The book trailer for We Sing From the Heart was featured! And this is the WE SING FROM THE HEART book…
What fun to meet Vicky Fang at her Ava Lin book launch at Newtonville Books. This kicks of the Summer Reading Events at this wonderful bookstore! Jarrett Lerner interviewed Vicky about her newest early chapter book series: Vicky had a great turnout of local authors! We missed Jannie Ho for this photograph but you…
Please welcome my guest author today, Erin Danilile Russell with a list of 10 Biracial Picture Books. Her newest book is Seoul Food, a picture book that reflects her own biracial Black and Korean heritage. Seoul Food by Erin Danielle Russell, illustrated by Tamisha Anthony Seoul Food is a heartwarming story about a biracial girl…
In an unusual turn of events, NCTE (National Council of Teachers of English) and NCSS (National Council for the Social Studies) conventions are in Boston on the same weekend! NCTE’s Heart, Hope, and Humanity Conference will be held from November 21-24 at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center (BCEC) on 415 Summer Street which…
It was so fun to be part of the School Library Journal Webcast! Angus Yuen-Killick interviews me on our We Sing From The Heart picture book biography about Simon Tam’s nearly 9-year battle to trademark his band’s name! To see a replay of Library Journal Webcasts, The Best of the Best from Small Presses, please go…
We Sing from the Heart: How the Slants® Took Their Fight for Free Speech to the Supreme Court by Mia Wenjen, illustrated by Victor Bizar Gómez, published by Red Comet Press. Growing up Chinese American in San Diego, Simon Tan experienced racism from other kids but never expected to be subjected to discrimination by the…
Please welcome my guest author, Katrina Moore, with her book list of 6 picture books to celebrate the moon, just in time for the Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival! The Mid-Autumn Festival, also known as the Moon Festival or Mooncake Festival, is a harvest festival celebrated in Chinese culture. It is held on the 15th day of…