Authentically Asian

Author: Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow Illustrator: Hatem Aly Description: In this beautiful story of community, family, and acceptance, a boy named Muhammad receives a special salat rug on his seventh birthday. Seven...

Author: Karen Chan Illustrator: Basia Tran Description: Jax loves the food his family cooks. But when his grandmother packs his favorite Chinese dishes for his first day of school, Jax discovers...

Author/Illustrator: Amira Humes Description: Explore the delicious world of Filipino food! A Very Asian Guide to Filipino Food introduces little readers to classic and modern Filipino dishes and provides fun facts about the...

Author: Julie Ajinkya Illustrator: Aditi Kakade Beaufrand Description: Explore the delicious world of Indian food! A Very Asian Guide to Indian Food introduces little readers to classic and modern Indian dishes and provides fun facts...

Author: Muon Thi Van Illustrator: Miki Sato Description: A thoughtful and unique meditation on the shapes found in everyday life. A mother tells her daughter about the shapes that make up...

Author: Minh Lê Illustrator: Rassia Figueroa Description: What do you do when your imaginary friend goes away? Did you dream up the entire friendship? Maybe... But you miss her laugh, her...

Author: Sophia N. Lee Illustrator: Isabel Roxas Description: A young girl spends song-filled summers with her music-loving grandmother in the Philippines, but when her beloved Lola starts slipping into silence and...

Author/Illustrator: Jack Wong Description: In this exploration of what it truly means to swim, expansive vignettes introduce sandpipers, tannin-soaked lakes, and the feeling of a small waterfall on sun-soaked shoulders....

Author: Hanh Bui Illustrator: Minnie Phan Description: Naliah is excited to perform a traditional Vietnamese Fan Dance at her school's International Day. When she finds that her special áo dài...

Author: Ellen Oh Description: Twelve young Asians Americans cross paths, meeting challenges and victories, in a busy airport. Suggested Ages: 8 to 12.

Author: Bybee Veeda Illustrator: Victo Ngai Description: Meet forty people who helped change the world in countless ways in this beautifully illustrated collective biography. From scientists to sports stars, aerospace...

Author: Dane Liu Illustrator: Lynn Scurfield Description: Just before Chinese New Year, Dandan discovers that her family is moving to America, far away from her best friend Yueyue; before they leave...

Author: Minh Le Illustrator: Dan Santat Description: From the very beginning, there was something different about this child... An ultrasonic voice. Fantastically elastic limbs. Super-magnetic powers. But it wasn’t until the child...

Author: Kelly Yang Description: Knox works to keep his family together as they move from Hong Kong back to northern California during the initial outbreak of the coronavirus. Suggested Ages: 8...

Author: Raakhee Mirchandani Illustrator: Holly Hatam Description: Every morning Papa combs through his daughter's waves like he does his own--parting it down the middle, using coconut oil to get all the...

Author/Illustrator: Katie Yamasaki Description: Dad rises before the sun, goes to work at the bakery where he kneads, rolls, and bakes bread, and as the world starts its day, Dad heads...