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Sep 2, 20142 min read
Get to Know Asian American Children’s Authors: Kashmira Sheth, Author of Tiger in My Soup
The next author in the Asian American Children’s Authors series is award-winning and multi-faceted author Kashmira Sheth. 1) Which of...


Aug 25, 20143 min read
Get to Know Asian American Children’s Authors: Fonda Lee, Author of Zeroboxer
Our next author is Fonda Lee, author of the upcoming book, Zeroboxer. I am so intrigued by that title! (Adding it to my to-read list...


Aug 18, 20142 min read
Get to Know Asian American Children’s Authors: Uma Krishnaswami, Author of The Problem with Be
Next up in this series is Uma Krishnaswami, the author of numerous books for all age ranges. Her newest book, The Problem with Being...


Aug 11, 20141 min read
Get to Know Asian American Children’s Authors: Varsha Bajaj, Author of Abby Spencer Goes to Bo
The featured Asian American Author on the blog this week is Varsha Bajaj. Her newest book is Abby Spencer Goes to Bollywood. 1) Which of...


Aug 8, 20141 min read
Mommy Read it Again: The Adventures of Beekle by Dan Santat
The Adventures of Beekle: The Unimaginary Friend by Dan Santat Preschooler Monkey found spotted this book at the library just as we were...


Aug 4, 20142 min read
Get to Know Asian American Children’s Authors: Livia Blackburne, Author of Midnight Thief
Author Livia Blackburne’s brand new book, Midnight Thief just came out last month. If you haven’t read it already, OMG go out and by a...


Jul 21, 20141 min read
Get to Know Asian American Children’s Authors: Nandini Bajpai, Author of Starcursed
blog series is Nandini Bajpai, author of the recently published Red Turban White Horse and Starcursed. 1) Which of your characters do you...


Jul 18, 20141 min read
Mommy Read it Again: I Lost My Tooth in Africa by Penda Diakité
I Lost My Tooth in Africa by Penda Diakité (Author), Baba Wagué Diakité (Illustrator) I stumbled across this book at the library while...


Jul 14, 20143 min read
Get to Know Asian American Children’s Authors: Sayantani DasGupta, Co-Author of The Demon Slay
Our next author in this series is doctor-writer Sayantani DasGupta. I am a huge fan of Sayantani’s writing and am an avid follower of...


Jul 11, 20143 min read
YA Book Review: Love Edy by Shewanda Pugh
Love Edy by Shewanda Pugh When the author emailed me asking if I’d review this book, I was excited to see an African American girl on the...


Jul 7, 20142 min read
Get to Know Asian American Children’s Authors: Wong Herbert Yee, Author of Mouse and Mole
Next in the blog series, I am honored to have Wong Herbert Yee, award-winning author and illustrator of the absolutely delightful Mouse...


Jun 30, 20142 min read
Get to Know Asian American Children’s Authors: Emily Jiang, Author of Summoning the Phoenix: P
Here are Emily’s answers to my questions (in poems and prose!): Emily Jiang: All my characters have a bit of me in them, even the...


Jun 26, 20141 min read
MG Book Review: A Hitch at the Fairmont by Jim Averbeck
A Hitch at the Fairmont by Jim Averbeck is a middle grade mystery that takes place at San Francisco’s Fairmont hotel in the 1950s. The...


Jun 23, 20142 min read
Get to Know Asian American Children’s Authors: Padma Venkatraman, Author of A Time to Dance
Our very first author in this blog series is the award-winning and versatile author, Padma Venkatraman. Her latest book is A Time to...
Jun 20, 20141 min read
Guest Post on Mackenzi Lee’s Blog
Today I have a guest post over at Mackenzi Lee’s blog. Head on over to check it out and see what I had to say about the books on my...
Jun 16, 20141 min read
New Blog Series: Get to Know Asian American Children’s Authors
After all the buzz of #weneeddiversebooks, I wanted to keep the conversation about diverse stories and authors going. Now that we know...


Jun 13, 20141 min read
Preschooler Favorites: Zombelina by Kristyn Crow
Zombelina by Kristyn Crow (Author), Molly Idle (Illustrator) Since it’s Friday the 13th, I thought I’d share this recent favorite....


Jun 9, 20141 min read
Guest Post: Author Anna Staniszewski’s Top Three Food-Centric Novels
Author Anna Staniszewski’s brand new book, The Prank List (the sequel to the absolutely hilarious Dirt Diary) comes out next month, and...


Jun 2, 20141 min read
Open Mic: Riffs on Life Between Cultures in Ten Voices, edited by Mitali Perkins
I really wish I could hand this book to myself about 20 years ago. I found echoes of my own childhood experiences in every single one of...


May 27, 20141 min read
Picture Book Recommendation: Grandma and the Great Gourd by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
Grandma and the Great Gourd: A Bengali Folktale Retold by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni, Illustrated by Susy Pilgrim Waters This is a...
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