It was strange to me that many important Japanese American stories were not told by Japanese Americans. I tried, therefore, to focus my Top 10: Japanese American Children’s Books list on lesser known authors telling important stories. I hope this list will inspire more authors in this genre!
I chose these books because there was something special about each of them that helps me to connect to my Chinese roots and I hope that you enjoy them to, even if your ancestry isn’t Asian.
The Korean-America authors have a unique stories to tell. Their collective memories of the old country are still fresh, as is their immigrant experience. Enjoy these 10 Korean American children’s books with your children.
Here’s our favorite dinosaur books both stories and non-fiction.
Missing the cut for the soccer team and the life lesson it teaches kids.
I met children’s book author Jarrett Krosoczka on a Live Chat at the Random House Read and Play Community and we had fun joking about more funny-but- difficult to pronounce authors.
Who owns the U.S. money and why can’t we just print more? The economics of supply and demand and function of the Treasurer of the United States (my college roommate) for 4th grade.