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Seven Special Somethings: A Nowruz Story by Adib Khorram, illustrated by Zainab Faidhi [in Shelf Awareness]

08 Mar, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Children/Picture Books, Fiction, Persian, Persian American, Repost

Persian American Adib Khorram joyfully and playfully celebrates his heritage in Seven Special Somethings, his picture book debut, following his award-winning Darius the Great YA duology. Khorram is partnered with fellow debut picture book creator Zainab Faidhi, an Iraq-born artist whose animation background provides each page...

A Big Mooncake for Little Star by Grace Lin [in Shelf Awareness]

24 Aug, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Children/Picture Books, Chinese American, Fiction, Repost

*STARRED REVIEW Little Star and her Mama are such good bakers that Mama must remind Little Star once more to curb her appetite: "Can you remember not to touch this Big Mooncake until I tell you to?" Little Star's immediate agreement lasts through teeth brushing, face...

Queen of the Hanukkah Dosas by Pamela Ehrenberg, illustrated by Anjan Sarkar [in Shelf Awareness]

15 Nov, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Children/Picture Books, Fiction, Hapa/Mixed-race, Indian American, Jewish, Repost, South Asian American

Being part of a Jewish and South Asian Indian family surely has delicious perks: "Making Indian food that my mom ate as a kid for a Jewish holiday that my dad grew up with – that was a lucky combination." For the first-night-of-Hanukkah meal, a...

Today Is the Day by Eric Walters, Illustrated by Eugenie Fernandes

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

Today is the third title by Canadians Eric Walters and Eugenie Fernandes that captures real-life events from Walters' The Creation of Hope complex in Kenya. Together, Walters and Fernandes have become quite the dynamic duo in developing an effective series showcasing the inspiring, courageous stories of resilient, caring children...

Discover WeNeedDiverseBooks with Roseanne Greenfield Thong’s ‘Twas Nochebuena

27 Jul, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Bilingual, Children/Picture Books, Fiction, Latina/o/x, Poetry, WeNeedDiverseBooks, WNDB.SummerReadingSeries2015

Discover WeNeedDiverseBooks with Reza Jalali’s Moon Watchers

23 Jun, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Children/Picture Books, Fiction, Iranian American, WeNeedDiverseBooks, WNDB.SummerReadingSeries2015

‘Twas Nochebuena: A Christmas Story in English and Spanish by Roseanne Greenfield Thong, illustrated by Sara Palacios

22 Dec, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Bilingual, Children/Picture Books, Fiction, Latina/o/x, Poetry

Originally titled "A Visit from St. Nicholas," Clement Clarke Moore first shared his iconic poem with his children on Christmas Eve of 1822. Better known by the first line, "’Twas the night before Christmas ...

Festival of Bones | El Festival de las Calaveras: The Little-Bitty Book for the Day of the Dead by Luis San Vicente, translated by John William Byrd and Bobby Byrd

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

What? Tomorrow is Halloween? Next thing you know, turkeys will trot and oversized bearded men will be out walking the streets. Hard to believe 2014 is almost over already ! But no future-tripping! Well, just for a day, because you'll want to be ready to share...

The Last Night of Ramadan by Maissa Hamed, illustrated by Mohamed El Wakil

27 Jul, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Arab American, Children/Picture Books, Egyptian American, Fiction

By various lunar predictions, tonight should be the last night of Ramadan. Eid Mubarak! In spite of all the good intentions expected of this holy month, world events haven't exactly played out quite that way, which only makes the first line of the preface here that...

Moon Watchers: Shirin’s Ramadan Miracle by Reza Jalali, illustrated by Anne Sibley O’Brien

24 Jul, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Children/Picture Books, Fiction, Iranian American

Welcome to Ramadan at Shirin's house: she sky-gazes with her father, listens to stories told by her grandmother, helps her mother sort squares for a new quilt ...

Nabeel’s New Pants: An Eid Tale retold by Fawzia Gilani-Williams, illustrated by Proiti Roy

21 Jul, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Children/Picture Books, Fiction, Indian African, Indian American

While you're preparing for Eid– which should begin next week on July 29 (the moon has a calendar all its own!) – add ordering, buying, or borrowing this book to your list of to-do's right now. Nabeel and his family are about to provide quite the nourishment for the soul. Ramadan,...

Goldy Luck and the Three Pandas by Natasha Yim, illustrated by Grace Zong

24 Jun, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Children/Picture Books, Chinese American, Fiction

So this might seem like a Chinese New Year title (because it is – although I just received a copy; the first print run sold out almost immediately, yippee!), but it's even more about sharing, forgiveness, and friendship. Which means don't read it just once a...

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...

Upside Down: A Vampire Tale by Jess Smart Smiley

31 Oct, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Children/Picture Books, Fiction, Graphic Title/Manga/Manwha, Middle Grade Readers, Nonethnic-specific

Since I temporarily seem to find myself in Utah – although I admit it's not quite as frightening here as I thought it might be, ahem! – I figured this spookfest would not be complete without a Utahn Halloween manga, right? Jess Smart Smiley, who "lives in the bewitching mountains of Utah,"...

What a Party! by Ana Maria Machado, illustrated by Hélène Moreau, translated by Elisa Amado

05 May, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Children/Picture Books, Fiction, South American, Translation

In the same delightful, sequential fun of If You Give a Mouse a Cookie – if you do x, then y happens – Brazilian überauthor of more than a hundred books, Ana Maria Machado, puts on a party of epic proportions. "If a few days before your birthday your mother should...

Little White Duck: A Childhood in China by Na Liu and Andrés Vera Martínez

21 Nov, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Absolute Favorites, Chinese, Chinese American, Graphic Title/Manga/Manwha, Latina/o/x, Memoir, Middle Grade Readers, Nonfiction

Little White Duck is a visual feast that showcases the childhood memories of author Na Liu, and vibrantly enhanced by her artist husband Andrés Vera Martínez. Liu introduces herself with an adorably grinning "Ni Hao!," explaining that she was born in Zhifang, a suburb of...

Crouching Tiger by Ying Chang Compestine, illustrated by Yan Nascimbene

23 Jan, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Children/Picture Books, Chinese American, Fiction

Celebrate the lunar Year of the Water Dragon with Ying Chang Compestine's latest picture book which reminds us all again (gently and poignantly) about the value of patience and perseverance (especially relevant in this Dragon year!), the wisdom of elders, and the importance of cultural connections. Ming...

A New Year’s Reunion by Yu Li-Qiong, illustrated by Zhu Chen-Liang

24 Nov, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Children/Picture Books, Chinese, Fiction, Translation

The simple things in life always deserve our greatest gratitude: Today, this day of turkeys and thanks, those of us with our families close by are quite possibly the luckiest people on earth. Take the small family of three in this gorgeous yet bittersweet story …...

Hampire! by Sudipta Bardhan-Quallen, illustrated by Howard Fine

31 Oct, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Children/Picture Books, Fiction, South Asian American

Ever feel like a total beast when you're soooo hungry? Sudipta Bardhan-Quallen surely understands midnight hunger: "the HAMPIRE left his pen / In quite an awful mood. / His belly growled. / 'I need,' he howled, / 'To sink my fangs in food!'" In spite of the danger...

Little Goblins Ten by Pamela Jane, illustrated by Jane Manning

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

For parents of a certain generation, Raffi was like the Pied Piper: he sang, kids listened, they often fell asleep. Back then, that was the mark of a miraculous, massively talented performer. In our house, Thing 1 had a serious preference for "Baby Beluga" at bedtime,...

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