32 Books in this collection

Asian/Asian American English PreK-2

This collection includes Asian and Asian American-themed books for on-grade level readers and read aloud settings. These are sure to engage with a range of high-interest topics and complexity to meet all students' needs, including both fiction and nonfiction. With these books, students can explore both Asian and Asian American history and contemporary stories.

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  • A Morning with Grandpa
    By Sylvia Liu, Christina Forshay
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    A Morning with Grandpa

    A Morning with Grandpa

    By Sylvia Liu, Christina Forshay
    In this sweet, slice-of-life story, a curious and active Asian American girl spends the day learning tai chi from her grandfather, and in turn tries to teach him how to do yoga.

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  • Aani and the Tree Huggers
    By Jeannine Atkins, Venantius Pinto
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    Aani and the Tree Huggers

    Aani and the Tree Huggers

    By Jeannine Atkins, Venantius Pinto
    A village girl in India inspires the women around her to save their beloved forest.

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  • Bringing Asha Home
    By Uma Krishnaswami, Jamel Akib
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    Bringing Asha Home

    Bringing Asha Home

    By Uma Krishnaswami, Jamel Akib
    A biracial Asian Indian American boy finds his own special way to bond with his sister while the family awaits her adoption from India.

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  • Butterflies for Kiri
    By Cathryn Falwell
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    Butterflies for Kiri

    Butterflies for Kiri

    By Cathryn Falwell
    A Japanese American girl grows creatively and, with perseverance, masters the art of making an origami butterfly. Includes instructions.

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  • Front cover for Chachaji's Cup by Uma Krishnaswami and Soumya Sitaraman
      Chachaji's Cup
      By Uma Krishnaswami, Soumya Sitaraman
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      Chachaji's Cup

      Chachaji's Cup

      By Uma Krishnaswami, Soumya Sitaraman
      Neel loves listening to Chachaji's many stories over steaming cups of tea.

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    • Cooper's Lesson
      By Sun Yung Shin, Kim Cogan
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      Cooper's Lesson

      Cooper's Lesson

      By Sun Yung Shin, Kim Cogan
      A tender look at a biracial child's frustration, anger, and, finally, acceptance about being "half and half."

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    • Cora Cooks Pancit
      By Dorina Lazo Gilmore, Kristi Valiant
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      Cora Cooks Pancit

      Cora Cooks Pancit

      By Dorina Lazo Gilmore, Kristi Valiant
      Cora and Mama work together to cook up pancit for the family in this celebration of Filipino heritage and foods.

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    • Ghosts for Breakfast
      By Stanley Todd Terasaki, Shelly Shinjo
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      Ghosts for Breakfast

      Ghosts for Breakfast

      By Stanley Todd Terasaki, Shelly Shinjo
      When the Troublesome Triplets complain that they have seen ghosts in Farmer Tanaka's field, Papa sets off with his son to hunt the ghosts in this fun story set in 1920s California.

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    • Front cover for Goldfish and Chrysanthemums by Andrea Cheng and Michelle Chang
        Goldfish and Chrysanthemums
        By Andrea Cheng, Michelle Chang
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        Goldfish and Chrysanthemums

        Goldfish and Chrysanthemums

        By Andrea Cheng, Michelle Chang
        A Chinese American girl helps preserve her grandmother's childhood memories of China by creating a special garden for her in America.

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      • Grandfather Counts
        By Andrea Cheng, Ange Zhang
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        Grandfather Counts

        Grandfather Counts

        By Andrea Cheng, Ange Zhang
        In this contemporary intergenerational story, a biracial girl and her Chinese grandfather overcome language differences and develop a special bond.

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      • Grandfather's Story Cloth
        By Linda A. Gerdner, Sarah Langford, Stuart Loughridge
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        Grandfather's Story Cloth

        Grandfather's Story Cloth

        By Linda A. Gerdner, Sarah Langford, Stuart Loughridge
        Chersheng feels sad and helpless when he learns that Grandfather has Alzheimer's Disease, but then Chersheng's mother presents him with a story cloth stitched by Grandfather himself, embroidered in the Hmong tradition.

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      • Juna and Appa
        By Jane Park, Felicia Hoshino
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        Juna and Appa

        Juna and Appa

        By Jane Park, Felicia Hoshino
        From the creators of the award-winning picture book Juna's Jar, comes a new magical tale where Juna embarks on a journey to help her biggest hero--her Appa!

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      • Juna's Jar
        By Jane Park, Felicia Hoshino
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        Juna's Jar

        Juna's Jar

        By Jane Park, Felicia Hoshino
        After Juna's best friend moves away, Juna, an imaginative Korean American girl, goes on magical adventures by way of her special kimchi jar.

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      • Kiyoshi's Walk
        By Mark Karlins, Nicole Wong
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        Kiyoshi's Walk

        Kiyoshi's Walk

        By Mark Karlins, Nicole Wong
        Where do poems come from? This beautiful picture book about a young aspiring poet and his grandfather shows that the answer lies all around us--if we take the time to look.

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      • Lakas and the Makibaka Hotel
        By Anthony D. Robles, Carl Angel
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        Lakas and the Makibaka Hotel

        Lakas and the Makibaka Hotel

        By Anthony D. Robles, Carl Angel
        In this bilingual English-Tagalog story set in the US, Lakas, an all-American boy of Filipino descent, helps his new friends fight eviction from their home .

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          Lakas and the Manilatown Fish
          By Anthony D. Robles, Carl Angel
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          Lakas and the Manilatown Fish

          Lakas and the Manilatown Fish

          By Anthony D. Robles, Carl Angel
          In this bilingual English-Tagalog story set in the U.S., an all-American boy of Filipino descent, some amusing manongs-Filipino elders-and a fish with unusual faculties take off on a fanciful romp through a dreamscape of the imagination.

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        • Mama and Papa Have a Store
          By Amelia Lau Carling
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          Mama and Papa Have a Store

          Mama and Papa Have a Store

          By Amelia Lau Carling
          A young girl describes what a typical day is like in her parents' Chinese store in Guatemala City, Guatemala. Recipient of a Pura Belpré Illustrator Award Honor in 2000.

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        • Only One Year
          By Andrea Cheng, Nicole Wong
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          Only One Year

          Only One Year

          By Andrea Cheng, Nicole Wong
          Three Chinese American children learn to trust and love one another again after the youngest child returns from a year living in China with extended family.

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        • Raymond's Perfect Present
          By Therese On Louie, Suling Wang
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          Raymond's Perfect Present

          Raymond's Perfect Present

          By Therese On Louie, Suling Wang
          When he tries to surprise his sick mother with flowers that he grew, a Chinese American boy receives a nice surprise of his own.

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        • Selvakumar Knew Better
          By Virginia Kroll, Xiaojun Li
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          Selvakumar Knew Better

          Selvakumar Knew Better

          By Virginia Kroll, Xiaojun Li
          This true story of a courageous and clever dog who saved a boy's life during the devastating tsunami of 2004 is sure to touch the hearts of readers of all ages.

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        • Sumo Joe
          By Mia Wenjen, Nat Iwata
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          Sumo Joe

          Sumo Joe

          By Mia Wenjen, Nat Iwata
          In this sweet and funny story, Sumo Joe and his friends enjoy pretending to be sumo wrestlers. But when his little sister wants to join their boy-only game, what should Sumo Joe do?

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        • Ten Blocks to the Big Wok
          A Chinatown Counting Book
          By Ying-Hwa Hu
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          Ten Blocks to the Big Wok

          Ten Blocks to the Big Wok

          A Chinatown Counting Book
          By Ying-Hwa Hu
          This charming bilingual English/Mandarin counting book uses a stroll through Chinatown to introduce readers to the numbers one through ten in Chinese ... and will leave you hungry besides!

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        • The Closet Ghosts
          By Uma Krishnaswami, Shiraaz Bhabha
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          The Closet Ghosts

          The Closet Ghosts

          By Uma Krishnaswami, Shiraaz Bhabha
          When a young girl named Anu has trouble adjusting to her new home and school, she calls upon Hanuman, the Hindu monkey god, for help vanquishing the ghosts in her closet.

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        • The Falling Flowers
          By Jennifer Reed, Dick Cole
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          The Falling Flowers

          The Falling Flowers

          By Jennifer Reed, Dick Cole
          In this sweet story, a young girl in modern-day Japan takes a special trip to visit the blossoming cherry trees with her grandmother.

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        • The Have a Good Day Café
          By Frances Park, Ginger Park, Katherine Potter
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          The Have a Good Day Café

          The Have a Good Day Café

          By Frances Park, Ginger Park, Katherine Potter
          Early each morning Mike and his family drive to the city with their food cart.

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        • The Story I'll Tell
          By Nancy Tupper-Ling, Jessica Lanan
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          The Story I'll Tell

          The Story I'll Tell

          By Nancy Tupper-Ling, Jessica Lanan
          In this tender story of international adoption, a mother weaves a magical web of tales to explain how her child came to be part of the family.

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        • The Turtle Ship
          By Helena Ku Rhee, Colleen Kong-Savage
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          The Turtle Ship

          The Turtle Ship

          By Helena Ku Rhee, Colleen Kong-Savage
          A young Korean boy named Sun-sin designs one of the greatest battleships in history and fulfills his dream of sailing the world.

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        • The Wakame Gatherers
          By Holly Thompson, Kazumi Wilds
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          The Wakame Gatherers

          The Wakame Gatherers

          By Holly Thompson, Kazumi Wilds
          A touching and timely story about a biracial girl who is excited to spend time with her American grandmother and her Japanese grandmother.

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            The Wishing Tree
            By Roseanne Greenfield Thong, Connie McLennan
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            The Wishing Tree

            The Wishing Tree

            By Roseanne Greenfield Thong, Connie McLennan
            When Ming and his grandmother visit the wishing tree on the Lunar New Year, his wishes always seem to come true. But one year the tree does not help, and Ming alone must make peace with the loss of his grandmother and the spirit of the tree.

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          • Two Mrs. Gibsons
            By Toyomi Igus, Daryl Wells
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            Two Mrs. Gibsons

            Two Mrs. Gibsons

            By Toyomi Igus, Daryl Wells
            Two Mrs. Gibsons is author Toyomi Igus's tender and touching tribute to the two most important women in her life--her Japanese mother and her African American grandmother.

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          • Where On Earth is My Bagel?
            By Frances Park, Ginger Park, Grace Lin
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            Where On Earth is My Bagel?

            Where On Earth is My Bagel?

            By Frances Park, Ginger Park, Grace Lin
            A young Korean boy gets a craving for a New York bagel and goes on a journey to fulfill his hunger.

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          • Willie Wins
            By Almira A. Gilles, Carl Angel
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            Willie Wins

            Willie Wins

            By Almira A. Gilles, Carl Angel
            In this heart-warming story, a boy gets beyond peer pressure and comes to appreciate the depth of his father's love. First-time author Almira Astudillo Gilles teams up with artist Carl Angel to create an inspiring and suspenseful story. Young readers will be cheering for Willie all the way.

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