Grade Level: K–2

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  A New Year’s Reunion: A Chinese Story

  This poignant, vibrantly illustrated tale, which won the prestigious Feng Zikai Chinese Children’s Picture Book Award in 2009, is sure to resonate with every child who misses relatives when they are away — and shows how a family’s love is strong enough to endure over time and distance.

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  I Dream of Popo

  From New York Times bestselling author Livia Blackburne and illustrator Julia Kuo, here is I Dream of Popo. This delicate, emotionally rich picture book celebrates a special connection that crosses time zones and oceans as Popo and her granddaughter hold each other in their hearts forever. I dream with Popo as she rocks me in her arms.I wave at…

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  I am Golden

  This joyful and lyrical picture book from New York Times bestselling author Eva Chen and illustrator Sophie Diao is a moving ode to the immigrant experience, as well as a manifesto of self-love for Chinese American children. What do you see when you look in the mirror, Mei? Do you see beauty? We see eyes that point…

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  The Colors of Tet: Mau Cau Tet

  Tết! Tết! The most special time of the year, in the most vivid color illustration. Little kids will not only learn about Lunar New Year, but also about how to talk about colors and their shades, in both English and Vietnamese.

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  New Clothes for New Year’s Day

  The New Year is the start of everything new…Follow a young Korean girl as she dresses and prepares for celebrating the Lunar New Year.

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  Dumpling Soup

  The food and family love are equally warm in this gorgeously illustrated and delicious tale that celebrates mixed families. Marisa gets to help make dumplings this year to celebrate the New Year. But she worries if anyone will eat her funny-looking dumplings. Set in the Hawaiian islands, this story celebrates the joyful mix of food,…

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  Mindy Kim and the Lunar New Year Parade

  Mindy is excited to celebrate the Lunar New Year! Even though it’s the first one without her mom, Mindy is determined to enjoy the day. She decides to make traditional Korean New Year food, a rice cake soup that’s her favorite. But things aren’t going quite to plan, and the celebration doesn’t feel the same…

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  Native Hawaiians and Polynesians: Did You Know?

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  Jasmin’s Summer Wish

  Jasmin’s Summer Wish is a picture book about a girl in New York City who wishes for year-round Summer weather. Her wish comes true, and when the hot climate changes the city’s environment, Jasmin learns a valuable lesson about the importance of seasons. This is the first children’s book to include Sikh characters in an…

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  The Boy With Long Hair

  A story to inspire any child to be self-confident with their cultural identity.

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  A Lion’s Mane

  Central to this story is a young Sikh boy, who explores what it means to be different just like you. The first page turn asks a question that will encourage deeper conversations about identity and belonging: “Do you know who I am?”

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  The Garden Of Peace

  Nestled in the lower spurs of the Himalayas, is The Garden of Peace. An allegory rooted in the social despair of a time not too contrary to our own. With a tyrant ruler and an unfair social class system, discover how a nation-building event in Sikh history harvested citizens of change.