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BookDragon Children/Picture Books

I Know Here and From There to Here by Laurel Croza, illustrated by Matt James

07 Apr, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Canadian, Children/Picture Books, Fiction

Absolutely no doubt that you could read either of these titles separately and find two engaging standalone stories. But read them together and you're guaranteed a much more satisfying experience that reveals Kathie's love of frogs, the significance of "[only] me in grade three" meeting someone...

Coyote Run by Gaëtan Dorémus

18 Mar, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Children/Picture Books, European, Fiction

Here's your oxymoron for the day: wordless books that convey so much. French illustrator/author Gaëtan Dorémus pays a kid-friendly homage to the American western ...

Numeralia by Jorge Luján, illustrated by Isol, translated by Susan Ouriou

10 Mar, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Children/Picture Books, Fiction, Latin American, South American, Translation

Alphabet and counting books are understandably so predictable as to often be interchangeable in their sameness. ABCs and 123s are really immutable ...

Hi, Koo! A Year of Seasons by Jon J. Muth

25 Feb, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Children/Picture Books, Fiction, Nonethnic-specific

What is it about panda bears that makes them soooo utterly irresistible? Click here to see if you could possibly be immune to those "chubbly-wubbly." Curmudgeon that I usually am, even I succumbed to "beary love." Jon Muth personally knows their inevitably undeniable appeal: his giant panda, Stillwater,...

Socks! by Tania Sohn

19 Feb, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Children/Picture Books, Fiction, Korean

Who doesn't love the unlimited possibility of socks? Polka dotted, striped, green, yellow, even holey socks add just the right flash of whimsy to perfect any outfit. If you're thinking of changing your look, choose either baby socks and daddy socks. Add holiday cheer to your...

Norman, Speak! by Caroline Adderson, illustrated by Qin Leng

17 Feb, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Canadian, Canadian Asian Pacific American, Children/Picture Books, Fiction

When a young boy and his parents go to the animal shelter, they return home with a brown-and-white dog with a stump for a tail because he's the "saddest." "'No one knows his real name,'" the shelter employee explains, "'Norman is what we call him.'"...

Under the Same Sun by Sharon Robinson, illustrated by AG Ford

20 Jan, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in African, Black/African American, Children/Picture Books, Memoir, Nonfiction

An 85-year-old grandmother makes a special birthday trip from the U.S. to Tanzania where three generations celebrate with a surprise safari through Serengeti National Park. The story is special enough ...

King for a Day by Rukhsana Khan, illustrated by Christiane Krömer

14 Jan, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Canadian Asian Pacific American, Children/Picture Books, Fiction, Pakistani, Pakistani American, South Asian American

With the arrival of the spring festival in Lahore, Pakistan, no one is more excited than Malik who is ready for the upcoming kite-flying battles armed with Falcon. "'How can you be king of Basant with only one kite?'" his sister teases. "'Insha Allah, it...

Parrots Over Puerto Rico by Susan L. Roth and Cindy Trumbore, illustrated by Susan L. Roth

11 Jan, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Caribbean, Children/Picture Books, Nonethnic-specific, Nonfiction, Puerto Rican

Co-authors Susan L. Roth and Cindy Trumbore, whose last project  à deux was the glorious The Mangrove Tree set in the tiny African country of Eritrea, travel south to the Caribbean to present another memorable story of preservation and conservation. Welcome to Puerto Rico, home of the Puerto Rican parrot, also...

The Year of the Horse: Tales from the Chinese Zodiac by Oliver Chin, illustrated by Jennifer Wood

31 Dec, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Children/Picture Books, Chinese American, Fiction

Get ready to ring in the new year ...

Razia’s Ray of Hope: One Girl’s Dream of an Education by Elizabeth Suneby, illustrated by Suana Verelst

30 Dec, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Afghan, Children/Picture Books, Fiction, Nonethnic-specific

The newest title in Canada’s Kids Can Press' vital CitizenKid series – "books that inform children about the world and inspire them to be better global citizens" – is also quite possibly the best thus far. "'This is where my school once stood ...

Line 135 by Germano Zullo, illustrated by Albertine

15 Dec, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Children/Picture Books, European, Fiction, Translation

Clearly this image is not doing justice to the book's spirited cover with its bright lime green train and fluorescent orange doors. To appreciate its vibrancy is reason enough to go find the real book! See that jauntily ponytailed, smiling little girl? She's definitely inviting...

Recipe by Angela Petrella and Michaelanne Petrella, illustrated by Mike Bertino and Erin Althea

04 Dec, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Children/Picture Books, Fiction, Nonethnic-specific

In case you weren't already aware, whenever you happen upon a McSweeney's McMullens title, get ready for unpredictable high-jinks and not a little guffawing. Also, always remember to start with the cover: go ahead, it's made to come off ...

Mi Familia Calaca | My Skeleton Family by Cynthia Weill, illustrated by Jesús Canseco Zárate

26 Nov, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Bilingual, Children/Picture Books, Fiction, Latina/o/x, Nonethnic-specific, Translation

Check out this fabulous overview in today's New York Times highlighting what real American families look like these days: "Families." Be sure to scroll through all the imbedded slide shows – you know what they say about pictures and words. Inspired by all different types of family permutations, the...

Marisol McDonald and the Clash Bash | Marisol McDonald y la fiesta sin igual by Monica Brown, illustrated by Sara Palacios, Spanish translation by Adriana Domínguez

16 Nov, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Bilingual, Children/Picture Books, Fiction, Hapa/Mixed-race, Latina/o/x, South American

In case you need an introduction to the "unique, different, and one of a kind" Marisol McDonald, check out her 2011 debut here: Marisol McDonald Doesn't Match. Now that she's starring in her second book, I hope that means Marisol's got her own series going, so we...

Don’t Say a Word, Mamá | No digas nada, Mamá by Joe Hayes, illustrated by Esau Andrade Valencia

12 Nov, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Bilingual, Children/Picture Books, Fiction, Latina/o/x

Two sisters are always so kind, helpful, and nurturing that they make their Mamá feel like she's "'the luckiest mother in the whole wide world!'" Rosa grows up to marry and have three children; she lives just down the street from Mamá. Blanca chooses the...

My Name Is Blessing by Eric Walters, illustrated by Eugenie Fernandes

09 Nov, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in African, Canadian, Children/Picture Books, Nonfiction

Muthini – whose name means "suffering ...

The Hole by Øyvind Torseter, translated by Kari Dickson

08 Nov, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Children/Picture Books, European, Fiction, Translation

So here I find myself facing a bit of a conundrum: how best to tell you about this whimsical delight without spoiling that giddy sense of discovery ...

Here I Am by Patti Kim, illustrated by Sonia Sánchez

06 Nov, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Children/Picture Books, Fiction, Korean, Korean American, Latina/o/x

I haven't seen Patti Kim’s name on a book cover in quite a while ...

Year of the Jungle: Memories from the Home Front by Suzanne Collins, illustrated by James Proimos

05 Nov, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Children/Picture Books, Memoir, Nonethnic-specific, Nonfiction, Vietnamese

With the impending release of the book-to-screen adaptation of Catching Fire on November 22, Suzanne Collins will again be back in the headlines sooner than later. Although The Hunger Games trilogy is what made her a household name, Collins does have other (dare I say ...

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