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Asian Americans, Native Hawai'ians and Pacific Islanders in picture books from Multcolib Families

A selection of picture books from 2022-2025 for preschool and early elementary ages featuring AANHPI characters. Every May we celebrate Americans who trace their heritage to a vast region: China, Japan, Thailand, Malaysia, Korea, India, Cambodia, Vietnam, the Philippines, Polynesia, Micronesia and Melanesia, Native Hawaii, Samoa, Tahiti, Guam, Fiji, and Papua New Guinea. updated 4/2025

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  • "When Ano, a courageous young girl, begins to dance the hula--a storytelling dance form that carries the knowledge, history and folklore of the Hawaiian people, she comes to understand the true meaning of aloha."
    Book, 2024Brooklyn : Red Comet Press, [2024] — jE GEORGE 2024
  • After moving to America from Hong Kong, Jun feels isolated at her new school but discovers a sense of home in the familiar foods and flavors she finds in her lunchbox.
    Book, 2024New York : Penguin Workshop, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC, 2024. — jE MO 2024
  • Young Eli's eight adoring uncles, each bigger and taller than the last, have a unique personality and beard, each elegant to behold, as Eli says good-nights one by one, in a countdown to bedtime book.
    Book, 2024Somerville, Massachusetts : Candlewick Press, 2024. — jE MADHANI 2024
  • A young boy learns about the Chinese Dragon Boat Festival from his grandfather when he attends his first dragon boat race. Includes a recipe for red bean zongzi.
    Book, 2025Ann Arbor, MI : Sleeping Bear Press, [2025] — jE MATULA 2025
  • Jojo's grandmother Lola invites him to join her in the rhythmic tinikling dance, and though he initially stumbles, Jojo finds his footing and joyfully embraces his American and Filipino heritages.
    Book, 2023Ann Arbor, MI : Sleeping Bear Press, [2023] — jE PEYTON 2023
  • Today is Sunday and that means its dim sum time with my whole family!
    Book, 2023New York, NY : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2023] — jE LAM 2023
  • A young girl learns to appreciate life's imperfections when her grandmother teaches her about the Japanese art form kintsugi.
    Book, 2024New York : Quill Tree Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, 2024. — jE BROWN 2024
  • "From the shores of Japan to the coast of Hawaii, old customs are honored, new traditions blossom, and an exuberant narrator defies narrow beauty standards to embrace the skin she's in and her life on the island of Kauai."
    Book, 2025New York, NY : Allida, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2025] — jE WARD 2025
  • When Tala tries to dance the taualuga, a traditonal Samoan dance, her legs are too wobbly and her arms are too stiff. Tala tries to muster the courage to perform at her Grandma's birthday.
    Book, 2024New York : Orchard Books, an imprint of Scholastic Inc., 2024. — jE NETANE 2024
  • "Sumi's mother can speak two languages, Malayalam and English. And she can switch between them at the speed of sound. Sometimes with Sumi she speaks a combination of both. Could it be she possesses a superpower?"
    Book, 2024Somerville, Massachusetts : Candlewick Press, 2024. — jE MENON 2024
  • When his Vietnamese grandmother comes to visit, Felix teaches her first English word, 'peet suh.' During their time together, they share photos, music, gardening and teach each other their languages.
    Book, 2023New York, NY : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, 2023. — jE KRANS 2023
  • A girl and her grandmother spend the day making mochi together in this gentle and joyous celebration of family, tradition, and the memories that matter most. Includes a recipe.
    Book, 2024New York [New York] : Beach Lane Books, [2024] — jE FUJIMOTOJ 2024
  • When she can't get in touch with her Dadijaan because it's nighttime in Pakistan, Noor must improvise to make her family's recipe for samosas without all of the correct ingredients. Recipe included
    Book, 2024New York, NY : Clarion Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2024] — jE ABBAS 2024
  • Divya loves her mother's sarees and she would really like to wear her favorite to Heritage Night at school--but her mother says she is too young to wear one.
    Book, 2024New York : Orchard Books, an imprint of Scholastic Inc., [2024] — jE VARADARAJ 2024
  • When Hana's grandparents visit, Hana decides to cook a meal that represents both her Korean and Southern heritages.
    Book, 2024New York : Viking, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC, 2024. — jE RUSSELL 2024
  • Friends Max and Kenji love wrestling, but Max loves lucha libre and Kenji loves sumo, so they come together to create something spectacular.
    Book, 2024New York, NY : Little, Brown and Company, Hachette Book Group, 2024. — jE CEPEDA 2024
  • This ode to the immigrant experience, as well as a manifesto of self-love for Chinese American children, is a jubilant celebration of accepting who you are.
    Book, 2022New York : Feiwel and Friends, 2022. — jE CHEN 2022
  • "An anthem for Asian America that celebrates the richness and diversity within the Asian American identity and serves as a reminder of our self worth, our legacy and most of all, our destiny. "
    Book, 2024New York [New York] : Orchard Books, an imprint of Scholastic Inc., April 2024. — jE HO 2024
  • Asiya loves to visit Nanu's house and rummage through her katha chest filled with quilts that tell stories about the bold and brave women in Asiya's family.
    Book, 2022New York : Salaam Reads, an imprint of Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, 2022. — jE CHOWDHURY 2022
  • Nervous about visiting her grandmother in Taipei, Taiwan, a young girl soon adjusts to her unfamiliar surroundings and enjoys the adventure.
    Book, 2022New York : Bloomsbury Children's Books, 2022. — jE GREANIAS 2022