by Alexandra Lambright, Children’s Assistant, and Lauren Fox, Head of Youth Services
May is Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month. Check out these recommendations for books for children and teens. Don’t worry if you don’t get to them all in May – these books are great all year long! All of the books are available in our catalog. Email lfox@noblenet.org for more children’s and young adult recommendations.
Children’s Picture Books
Eyes That Kiss in the Corners by Joanna Ho, illustrated by Dung Ho
Hush! A Thai Lullaby by Minfong Ho, illustrated by Holly Meade
Bindu’s Bindis by Supriya Kelkar, illustrated by Parvati Pillai
Danbi Leads the School Parade by Anna Kim, illustrated by the author
A Different Pond by Bao Phi, illustrated by Thi Bui
Dumpling Soup by Jama Kim Rattigan, illustrated by Lillian Hsu-Flanders
Fish for Jimmy by Katie Yamasaki, illustrated by the author
The Twins’ Blanket by Hyewon Yum, illustrated by the author
Children’s Fiction
Kira-Kira by Cynthia Kadohata
When You Trap a Tiger by Tae Keller
Inside Out and Back Again by Thanhha Lai
Dumpling Days by Grace Lin
The Best at It by Maulik Pancholy
Any Day With You by Mae Respicio
Stargazing by Jen Wang
Front Desk by Kelly Yang
Young Adult Fiction
A Match Made in Mehendi by Nandini Bajpai
We Are Not Free by Traci Chee
The Henna Wars by Adiba Jaigirdar
Darius the Great is Not Okay by Adib Khorram
I’ll Be the One by Lyla Lee
Last Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda Lo
This One Summer by Mariko Tamaki, illustrated by Jillian Tamaki
The Beast Player by Nahoko Uehashi
Parachutes by Kelly Yang
Frankly in Love by David Yoon
