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• Amy Wu and the Ribbon Dance

  Zhang, Kat, 1991-

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  Amy Wu loves to move. From wriggling to shimmying to toe-tapping, she just can’t keep still, not when there’s music all around her! So when Amy sees Chinese ribbon dancing for the first time, she has to try it out. Only, how can she throw the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Built to Last

  Lê, Minh, 1979-

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  Two kids build entire worlds out of blocks, cardboard, and imagination. From boats attacked by a sea creature to a castle crumbling into the ocean. And they don’t mind when these creations break apart and CRASH to the floor. In fact, they think it’s…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Dim Sum, Here We Come!

  Lam, Maple,

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  Today is Sunday and that means its dim sum time with my whole family! I can’t wait to see everyone, especially Grandma. I’m going to eat lots of shrimp dumplings, rice noodle rolls, egg tarts, and my favorite—char siu buns. We will have to order…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• I Drew a Heart

  Sze, Gillian, 1985-

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  A little boy spends the day drawing hearts—wavy hearts, wiggly hearts, wide hearts and tiny hearts, broken hearts and polka-dotted hearts—and each heart a reminder of a favorite memory: dancing, kite flying, first steps, and more. This poignant and…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Eyes That Weave the World's Wonders

  Ho, Joanna,

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  From New York Times bestselling Joanna Ho, of Eyes that Kiss in the Corners, and award-winning educator Liz Kleinrock comes a powerful companion picture book about adoption and family. A young girl who is a transracial adoptee learns to love her…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Finding Papa

  Krans, Angela Pham,

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  No one can make Mai laugh like her Papa! She loves playing their favorite game—the crocodile chomp chomp! But then Papa leaves Vietnam in search of a new home for their family in America and Mai misses him very much. Until one day Mama and Mai pack…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Gibberish

  Vo, Young,

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  It’s Dat’s first day of school in a new country! Dat and his Mah made a long journey to get here, and Dat doesn’t know the language. To Dat, everything everybody says — from the school bus driver to his new classmates — sounds like gibberish. How is…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Girls on Wheels

  Venkat, Srividhya,

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  Anila is on her way to her favorite place: the skate park. She longs to glide on her board and feel the thrill of catching air. But when she arrives, the ramp looks like a concrete sea monster! Fear creeps in, making her once-broken arm ache. But…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Home in a Lunchbox

  Mo, Cherry,

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  When Jun moves from Hong Kong to America, the only words she knows are hello, thank you, I don’t know, and toilet. Her new school feels foreign and terrifying. But when she opens her lunchbox to find her favorite meals—like bao, dumplings, and bok…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The House Before Falling Into the Sea

  Wang, Ann Suk,

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  Every day, more and more people fleeing war in the north show up at Kyung Tak and her family’s house on the southeastern shore of Korea. With nowhere else to go, the Taks' home is these migrants' last chance of refuge “before falling into the sea,”…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• How We Eat

  Fuente-Lau, Shuli de la,

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  Mealtime just got a whole lot more fun! HOW WE EAT helps families and educators discuss ability, culture, and food at home and in the classroom. See kids using bottles, spoons, chopsticks, GI tubes, forks, cups, and their hands to eat. See families…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Hundred Years of Happiness

  Lai, Thanhha,

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  An’s grandmother Bà sometimes gets trapped in her cloudy memories. An and her grandfather, Ông, come up with a plan to bring her back to a happy moment: they grow gấc fruits so they can make xôi gấc, Bà’s favorite dish from her wedding in Việt Nam…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• I Am Golden

  Chen, Eva, 1980-

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  What do you see when you look in the mirror, Mei? Do you see beauty? We see eyes that point toward the sun, that give us the warmth and joy of a thousand rays when you smile. We see hair as inky black and smooth as a peaceful night sky. We see skin…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Laolao's Dumplings

  Liu, Dane,

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  Millie loves to help LaoLao cook, especially her favorite dish. Dumplings! They gather fresh ingredients from Chinatown. Chives from Auntie Lim, shrimp from Uncle Lee, and juicy, fragrant lychees that make their days together so sweet. As the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Love Makes a Garden Grow

  Yoo, Taeeun,

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  A young girl observes the bugs and blooms and the rich smell of the soil of her grandfather’s garden. Her grandfather hums as he waters his treasured plants. And when he gives the girl a flower of her own, caring for it teaches her to feel her…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Luli and the Language of Tea

  Wang, Andrea,

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  When five-year-old Luli joins her new English as a Second Language class, the playroom is quiet. Luli can’t speak English, neither can anyone else. That’s when she has a brilliant idea to host a tea party and bring them all together. Luli removes…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Luminous

  Living Things That Light Up the Night

  Kuo, Julia,

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  When it’s dark out, we need light to see. But what if your body could make its own light? From acclaimed author-illustrator Julia Kuo comes a remarkable picture book about bioluminescence, the light made from living things, and its many forms:…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Mr. Pei's Perfect Shapes

  the Story of Architect I. M. Pei

  Leung, Julie,

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  As a boy in Shanghai, Ioeh Ming Pei was awestruck by the enormous buildings that popped up around him every day. He quickly figured out exactly what he wanted to be when he grew up—an architect who designed skyscrapers that touched the clouds. I.…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• My Grandfather's Song

  Phung, Nguyen Quang,

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  Long ago, Grandfather came to a new land. Fish swam in the water, birds chirped in the sky, monkeys played in the trees. And in this wilderness, with his own two hands, Grandfather built a house. It wasn't easy. But the land gave him what he…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Once Upon a Book

  Lin, Grace,

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  Once upon a time, there was a girl. She went to a place alive with colors, where even the morning dew was warm. Alice loves to imagine herself in the magical pages of her favorite book. So when it flaps its pages and invites her in, she is swept…Read moreRead more of this annotation