Milky Way by Mamta Nainy, illustrated by Siddhartha Tripathi. Yali Books, 2017. Tashi is worried about his friend, the Moon. He seems thinner than usual. Maybe the Moon’s Amma-ley isn’t giving him enough to eat? Tashi decides to help his friend. And what does the Moon have to say? Well, he just smiles his special… Read More Alia Jones: I Read Asian and Pacific Islander American Books

Darius the Great is Not Okay by Adib Khorram (Dial Books, 2018) from the publisher: Darius has never really fit in at home, and he’s sure things are going to be the same in Iran. His clinical depression doesn’t exactly help matters, and trying to explain his medication to his grandparents only makes things harder.… Read More Rob Bittner: I Read Asian and Pacific Islander American Books

How We Chien Shiung Helped Unlock the Secrets of the Atom (Sterling Books for Children, 2019) Born in Hong Kong, raised in Canada, and living on a small homestead in Indiana, Teresa Robeson writes nonfiction, fiction, speculative fiction, and the occasional poem for all ages. Teresa Robeson was born in Hong Kong and raised in Canada.… Read More Miranda Paul: I Read Asian and Pacific Islander American Books

Although Susan Tan knew she wanted to be a writer since the eighth grade, she didn’t really begin writing until college. Then, she would write stories about her childhood that later became her Cilla Lee-Jenkins books. In the series, young Cilia deals with situations that arise from her blended Chinese American and Jewish American identities.… Read More Breanna McDaniel: I Read Asian and Pacific Islander American Books