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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...

I See the Sun in Myanmar (Burma) by Dedie King, illustrated by Judith Inglese, translation by PawSHtoo B. Jindakajornsri for the University of Massachusetts Translation Center

22 Sep, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Bilingual, Children/Picture Books, Fiction, Myanmarese (Burmese), Nonethnic-specific, Translation

Welcome to Myanmar, the latest stopover in the bilingual I See the Sun series from internationally-minded boutique press Satya House. This sixth installment again reinforces the series' focus: as diverse as children's lives might be in the details, their basic needs for family, nourishment, health, and...

I See the Sun in Russia by Dedie King, illustrated by Judith Inglese, translation by Irina Ossapova

24 Aug, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Bilingual, Children/Picture Books, Fiction, Nonethnic-specific, Russian

Young Anton of Saint Petersburg, Russia begins and ends his day with music ...

I See the Sun in Mexico | Veo el Sol en México by Dedie King, illustrated by Judith Inglese, translation by Julio Ortiz Manzo

10 Aug, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Bilingual, Children/Picture Books, Fiction, Latin American, Mexican, Nonethnic-specific, Translation

Boutique press Satya House Publications continues their around-the-world cultural tour in their bilingual I See the Sun series with a first Latin American stop. Young Luis excitedly prepares to join his Papa on the tourist excursion boat on which his father works as the cook. On his way to...

Birdie Flies Away | Pararillo se va volando by Kat Aragon, illustrated by Andrea Yomtob

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

Billed as "the nation's only bilingual children's book publisher dedicated to Parent Involvement," Lectura Books is actively working to change some startling statistics: One in four children under age 5 is Hispanic/Latino, but according to the Department of Education, whose who identify as Hispanic or Latino have...

Marisol McDonald Doesn’t Match | Marisol McDonald no combina by Monica Brown, illustrated by Sara Palacios, Spanish translation by Adriana Domínguez

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

With prolonged bleak skies across the East Coast thanks to Katia, Lee, and incoming Nate (not to mention recovery from Irene), Marisol McDonald is one brilliant, rambunctious, delightful diversion. "My name is Marisol McDonald, and I don't match," the flame-haired, brown-skinned, fearless, Peruvian Scottish American little girl announces....

I See the Sun in Afghanistan by Dedie King, illustrated by Judith Inglese, translation by Mohd Vahidi

07 Jul, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Afghan, Bilingual, Children/Picture Books, Fiction, Nonethnic-specific

The quickly growing I See the Sun series continues with the third installment (following I See the Sun in China and I See the Sun in Nepal), this time heading to Bamiyan in central Afghanistan. Young Habiba begins her day in the dark as her mother gently wakes her to...

My Colors, My World | Mis colores, mi mundo by Maya Christina Gonzalez

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

Chunky little fingers deserve bright, saturated colors to hold and giggle over, to learn little lessons from ...

I See the Sun in Nepal by Dedie King, illustrated by Judith Inglese, translation by Chij Shrestha

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

From China to Nepal, boutique press Satya House Publications offers the second title in their I See the Sun series in which a young girl shares her day...

Mirror by Jeannie Baker

12 Nov, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Absolute Favorites, Adult Readers, Australian, Bilingual, Children/Picture Books, Fiction, Middle Grade Readers, Moroccan, Young Adult Readers

The simplicity of Australian author/artist Jeannie Baker's latest title makes it simply stupendous. Open the book and you have two halves on either side, the left which begins in English, and right which...

I See the Sun in China by Dedie King, illustrated by Judith Inglese, translation by Yan Zhang

05 Nov, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Bilingual, Children/Picture Books, Chinese, Fiction, Nonethnic-specific

A young girl wakes with excitement, anticipating her early morning ferry ride that will take her from her village to visit her aunt in big-city Shanghai. At Auntie Yen's apartment, she...

From North to South | Del Norte al Sur by René Colato Laínez, illustrated by Joe Cepeda

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

José and his Papá live in San Diego. Mamá used to live with them until the factory where she works was raided, and Mamá was sent away to Tijuana, Mexico. Two weeks since her sudden disappearance, José and Papá will finally be able to see...

Black Jack (vol. 1) by Osamu Tezuka, translated by Camellia Nieh

01 Jun, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Awful Duds, Bilingual, Biography, Japanese American, Short Stories, Translation

So it's not officially the start of summer by calendar date, but when temperatures get this hot, my eyeballs turn to lighter reading to soothe the heat-addled brain. Given my later-in-life appreciation for manga, Osamu Tezuka always proves to be a reliable go-to choice. In...

Let Me Help! | ¡Quiero Ayudar! by Alma Flor Ada, illustrated by Angela Domínguez

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

Happy Cinco de Mayo from Perico and his human family! While everyone busily prepares for the big picnic and festivities on the rented barge that will float down the San Antonio River, Perico the parrot looks for ways he can help, too. But Grandmother and Aunt...

Gracias | Thanks by Pat Mora, illustrated by John Parra, translation by Adriana Domínguez

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

One of my dearest friends in all the world starts making gratitude lists when all the STUFF that needs to get done starts keeping her up at night ...

My Papa Diego and Me: Memories of My Father and His Art by Guadalupe Rivera Marín and Diego Rivera

25 Aug, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Bilingual, Children/Picture Books, Latina/o/x, Memoir, Nonfiction

Guadalupe Rivera Marín grew up inspiring her legendary artist father, the Mexican muralist and sculptor Diego Rivera. Marin chooses some of her favorite works by her father – including a few for which she sat as his model – and shares both memories and lessons of...

Grandfather’s Story Cloth by Linda Gerdner and Sarah Langford, illustrated by Stuart Loughridge [in Bloomsbury Review]

01 Nov, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Bilingual, Children/Picture Books, Fiction, Hmong, Hmong American, Repost

grandfathers-story-cloth Chersheng, a young Hmong American boy, feels helpless and frustrated as his Alzheimer’s-challenged grandfather begins to forget more and more. His mother shows him his grandfather's story cloth, a traditional Hmong art form that captures...

Cooper’s Lesson by Sun Yung Shin, illustrated by Kim Cogan [in AsianWeek]

27 Feb, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Bilingual, Children/Picture Books, Fiction, Hapa/Mixed-race, Korean American, Repost

Written and illustrated by two Korean adoptees, Cooper's Lesson is a meaningful story about a young hapa Korean boy who, in a moment of frustration, steals a hairbrush for his mother, gets caught, and...

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