This May, we celebrate Asian Heritage Month \u2014 an opportunity for us to reflect on and learn more about Asian heritage around the world. Join us in celebrating Asian Heritage Month by amplifying stories about Asian experiences by Asian voices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Eyes That Kiss in the Corners<\/strong><\/a><\/h5>\n\n\n\nThis lyrical, stunning picture book tells a story about learning to love and celebrate your Asian-shaped eyes, in the spirit of Hair Love<\/em> by Matthew A. Cherry, and is a celebration of diversity.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nA young Asian girl notices that her eyes look different from her peers’. They have big, round eyes and long lashes. She realizes that her eyes are like her mother\u2019s, her grandmother’s, and her little sister’s. They have eyes that kiss in the corners and glow like warm tea, crinkle into crescent moons, and are filled with stories of the past and hope for the future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Drawing from the strength of these powerful women in her life, she recognizes her own beauty and discovers a path to self-love and empowerment. This powerful, poetic picture book will resonate with readers of all ages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\nAmy Wu and the Warm Welcome<\/strong><\/a><\/h5>\n\n\n\nAmy Wu does her best to make her new classmate feel welcome in this warmhearted and playfully illustrated follow-up picture book to Amy Wu and the Perfect Bao<\/em> and Amy Wu and the Patchwork Dragon<\/em>.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nAmy\u2019s class has a new student from China! Amy tries hard to make Lin feel included, but she can\u2019t draw him out of his shell. Then she sees Lin chattering happily in Chinese with his family. The gears in her head start to turn, and a plan blossoms. Step one: invite Lin to her dumpling party…<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u200bWith a little help from her grandma and a shiny new banner, can Amy give Lin the warmest welcome?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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<\/div>\n\n\n\nWhen You Can Swim<\/strong><\/a><\/h5>\n\n\n\nWinner of the Boston Globe-Horn Book <\/em>Picture Book Award<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nA reverent celebration of learning to swim among a diverse cast of children and families who each experience the mysterious joys of water in nature.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nIn 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. But what about those who are afraid of the water\u2019s mysterious ways and resist learning to swim? Painting a compelling picture of the many joys and surprises that the water holds, artist and author Jack Wong has delivered an empowering, poetic journey that invites children to discover their confidence within to receive the warmth and wonder of the natural world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\nMon Bindi<\/strong><\/a><\/h5>\n\n\n\nDivya is scared to put on a bindi for the first time. What if she gets made fun of? What will it feel like? But Amma assures her that her bindi will bring protection. After Divya looks inside Amma’s special box to find the perfect bindi to put on, she gazes in the mirror and discovers a new side of herself…<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This tender picture book tells a powerful story about belonging, embracing your heritage, and believing in yourself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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<\/div>\n\n\n\nMaizy Chen\u2019s Last Chance<\/strong><\/a><\/h5>\n\n\n\nNEWBERY HONOR AWARD \u2022 NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST \u2022<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nASIAN\/PACIFIC AMERICAN AWARD FOR YOUTH LITERATURE WINNER \u2022 Twelve year-old Maizy discovers her family\u2019s Chinese restaurant is full of secrets in this irresistible novel that celebrates food, fortune, and family.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nWelcome to the Golden Palace!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Maizy has never been to Last Chance, Minnesota\u2026 until now. Her mom\u2019s plan is just to stay for a couple weeks, until her grandfather gets better. But plans change, and as Maizy spends more time in Last Chance (where she and her family are the only Asian Americans) and at the Golden Palace\u2014the restaurant that\u2019s been in her family for generations\u2014she makes some discoveries. For instance:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n- You can tell a LOT about someone by the way they order food.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- And people can surprise you. Sometimes in good ways, sometimes in disappointing ways.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- And the Golden Palace has secrets.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
But the more Maizy discovers, the more questions she has. Like, why are her mom and her grandmother always fighting? Who are the people in the photographs on the office wall? And when she discovers that a beloved family treasure has gone missing\u2014and someone has left a racist note\u2014Maizy decides it\u2019s time to find the answers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nBubble Trouble<\/strong><\/a><\/h5>\n\n\n\nAward-winning author Wendy Wan-Long Shang brews a frothy and bright story, filled with humor and heart, about friendship, first crushes, and finding one\u2019s own way in Bubble Trouble<\/em>.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nHow many problems can a delicious cup of bubble tea cause? Plenty, if you\u2019re Chloe Wong. For starters, Chloe wants to go on the class trip to Broadway \u2014 an expense Chloe\u2019s not sure she and her dad can afford since her mom passed away \u2014 and those yummy cups of boba cost money. And then there\u2019s the fact that the incorrigible Henry Lee is the bobamaster at Tea Palace, and when he\u2019s not annoying Chloe, he\u2019s usually coming up with the perfect drink for every occasion. For Chloe, lover of neatness and control, the arrival of bubble tea is nothing but trouble!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
But bubble tea really wreaks havoc when Chloe finds herself banned from Tea Palace (for dumping boba on someone who really deserved it!). She comes up with the idea to make her own boba and sell it, with the help of her best friend Sabrina, her inventor dad and (whether she wants it or not) her rescue dog. Suddenly neatnik Chloe will have to contend with sticky drinks, the complications of running her own business and…maybe the messiness of admitting that she actually like<\/em>-likes someone? Will Chloe be able to step out of the bubble she has built around herself and into an exciting new adventure to go along with her boba tea?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n![](\"https:\/\/lh7-us.googleusercontent.com\/QPAdStTJRSbITGCkg6i2GF2TKmZio6-sqaPfjAtaNTXiAxT2UV0_QAZlEbk430OvM3ZtxKWvaAJKeLhUdUzpVFukbHv1wdnyFHcmKMITN_ACiCS6psd8Z73W6YkW0Jxyd5At7jzyuTlT7rx0Jh-f2Tg\")
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<\/div>\n\n\n\nMabuhay!<\/strong><\/a><\/h5>\n\n\n\nFrom rising star Zachary Sterling comes a humorous and heartwarming middle-grade graphic novel that celebrates food, family, and folklore.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nCan two kids save the world and<\/em> work their family food truck?<\/p>\n\n\n\nFirst-generation Filipino siblings JJ and Althea struggle to belong at school. JJ wants to fit in with the crowd, while Althea wants to be accepted as she is. To make matters worse, they have to help their parents run the family food truck by dressing up as a dancing pig and passing out samples. Ugh! <\/em>And their mom is always pointing out lessons from Filipino folklore \u2014 annoying tales they’ve heard again and again. But when witches, ogres, and other creatures from those same stories threaten their family, JJ and Althea realize that the folklore may be more real than they’d suspected. Can they embrace who they really are and save their family?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A young Asian girl notices that her eyes look different from her peers’. They have big, round eyes and long lashes. She realizes that her eyes are like her mother\u2019s, her grandmother’s, and her little sister’s. They have eyes that kiss in the corners and glow like warm tea, crinkle into crescent moons, and are filled with stories of the past and hope for the future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Drawing from the strength of these powerful women in her life, she recognizes her own beauty and discovers a path to self-love and empowerment. This powerful, poetic picture book will resonate with readers of all ages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Amy Wu does her best to make her new classmate feel welcome in this warmhearted and playfully illustrated follow-up picture book to Amy Wu and the Perfect Bao<\/em> and Amy Wu and the Patchwork Dragon<\/em>.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Amy\u2019s class has a new student from China! Amy tries hard to make Lin feel included, but she can\u2019t draw him out of his shell. Then she sees Lin chattering happily in Chinese with his family. The gears in her head start to turn, and a plan blossoms. Step one: invite Lin to her dumpling party…<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u200bWith a little help from her grandma and a shiny new banner, can Amy give Lin the warmest welcome?<\/p>\n\n\n\n Winner of the Boston Globe-Horn Book <\/em>Picture Book Award<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n A reverent celebration of learning to swim among a diverse cast of children and families who each experience the mysterious joys of water in nature.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n 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. But what about those who are afraid of the water\u2019s mysterious ways and resist learning to swim? Painting a compelling picture of the many joys and surprises that the water holds, artist and author Jack Wong has delivered an empowering, poetic journey that invites children to discover their confidence within to receive the warmth and wonder of the natural world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Divya is scared to put on a bindi for the first time. What if she gets made fun of? What will it feel like? But Amma assures her that her bindi will bring protection. After Divya looks inside Amma’s special box to find the perfect bindi to put on, she gazes in the mirror and discovers a new side of herself…<\/p>\n\n\n\n This tender picture book tells a powerful story about belonging, embracing your heritage, and believing in yourself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n NEWBERY HONOR AWARD \u2022 NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST \u2022<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n ASIAN\/PACIFIC AMERICAN AWARD FOR YOUTH LITERATURE WINNER \u2022 Twelve year-old Maizy discovers her family\u2019s Chinese restaurant is full of secrets in this irresistible novel that celebrates food, fortune, and family.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Welcome to the Golden Palace!<\/p>\n\n\n\n Maizy has never been to Last Chance, Minnesota\u2026 until now. Her mom\u2019s plan is just to stay for a couple weeks, until her grandfather gets better. But plans change, and as Maizy spends more time in Last Chance (where she and her family are the only Asian Americans) and at the Golden Palace\u2014the restaurant that\u2019s been in her family for generations\u2014she makes some discoveries. For instance:<\/p>\n\n\n\n But the more Maizy discovers, the more questions she has. Like, why are her mom and her grandmother always fighting? Who are the people in the photographs on the office wall? And when she discovers that a beloved family treasure has gone missing\u2014and someone has left a racist note\u2014Maizy decides it\u2019s time to find the answers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Award-winning author Wendy Wan-Long Shang brews a frothy and bright story, filled with humor and heart, about friendship, first crushes, and finding one\u2019s own way in Bubble Trouble<\/em>.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n How many problems can a delicious cup of bubble tea cause? Plenty, if you\u2019re Chloe Wong. For starters, Chloe wants to go on the class trip to Broadway \u2014 an expense Chloe\u2019s not sure she and her dad can afford since her mom passed away \u2014 and those yummy cups of boba cost money. And then there\u2019s the fact that the incorrigible Henry Lee is the bobamaster at Tea Palace, and when he\u2019s not annoying Chloe, he\u2019s usually coming up with the perfect drink for every occasion. For Chloe, lover of neatness and control, the arrival of bubble tea is nothing but trouble!<\/p>\n\n\n\n But bubble tea really wreaks havoc when Chloe finds herself banned from Tea Palace (for dumping boba on someone who really deserved it!). She comes up with the idea to make her own boba and sell it, with the help of her best friend Sabrina, her inventor dad and (whether she wants it or not) her rescue dog. Suddenly neatnik Chloe will have to contend with sticky drinks, the complications of running her own business and…maybe the messiness of admitting that she actually like<\/em>-likes someone? Will Chloe be able to step out of the bubble she has built around herself and into an exciting new adventure to go along with her boba tea?<\/p>\n\n\n\n From rising star Zachary Sterling comes a humorous and heartwarming middle-grade graphic novel that celebrates food, family, and folklore.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Can two kids save the world and<\/em> work their family food truck?<\/p>\n\n\n\n First-generation Filipino siblings JJ and Althea struggle to belong at school. JJ wants to fit in with the crowd, while Althea wants to be accepted as she is. To make matters worse, they have to help their parents run the family food truck by dressing up as a dancing pig and passing out samples. Ugh! <\/em>And their mom is always pointing out lessons from Filipino folklore \u2014 annoying tales they’ve heard again and again. But when witches, ogres, and other creatures from those same stories threaten their family, JJ and Althea realize that the folklore may be more real than they’d suspected. Can they embrace who they really are and save their family?<\/p>\n\n\n\nAmy Wu and the Warm Welcome<\/strong><\/a><\/h5>\n\n\n\n
When You Can Swim<\/strong><\/a><\/h5>\n\n\n\n
Mon Bindi<\/strong><\/a><\/h5>\n\n\n\n
Maizy Chen\u2019s Last Chance<\/strong><\/a><\/h5>\n\n\n\n
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Bubble Trouble<\/strong><\/a><\/h5>\n\n\n\n
Mabuhay!<\/strong><\/a><\/h5>\n\n\n\n
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