Katrina Nye
A sneeze of epic, mythological proportions
In the picture book Roar-Choo! by Chinese/Taiwanese American author Charlotte Cheng and illustrated by award winning Thai American illustrator Dan Santat published by Rocky Pond...
A middle school story of friendship, self acceptance and facing racism
Veteran authors Wendy Shang and Madelyn Rosenberg have a combined impressive list of acclaimed children’s books that range from picture books to middle grade...
Exploring multiracial Filipinx identity with children’s author Tanya Guerrero
Adrift and All you Knead is Love are two middle grade novels with vastly different premises. Yet reading them you will find a...
China’s Monkey King legend confronts the Minotaur of Greek myth
In Monkey King and the World of Myths: The Monster and the Maze, published in 2024 by G.P. Putnam’s Sons, author and illustrator Maple...
Celebrating your identity through a fantastical lens in ‘The Truth About Dragons’
A young child explores their biracial identity in The Truth About Dragons by Asian American author Julie Leung, illustrated by Hanna Cha. A woman...
‘The Dreamweavers’ is a middle grade fantasy novel based on Chinese history
In this Chinese inspired fantasy by G.Z. Schmidt, 12-year old twins Mei and Yun have always been surrounded by magic, even though they were...
Fairy tales and origami for kids all in one package
Origami, the Japanese art of folding paper. As a parent of a child obsessed with it, there are certain scenes that are familiar: the...
Children’s books that teach lessons of bravery, community, death of loved ones and more
Crab Cake written and illustrated by Andrea Tsurumi
There is never a bad time for cake. In Crab Cake, written and illustrated by Andrea Tsurumi,...
Tyrus Wong and his success as an artist for Disney movies
During the height of the Chinese Exclusion Act, a young Wong Geng Yeo and his father immigrated to America. Deemed a “Paper Son”, he...
Learning the art of perfecting the bao
Bao is a savory bun that is commonly filled with seasoned ground pork and steamed in a white pillowy dough. For Amy Wu and...
