Children's Special Topics: AAPI Month Picture Books | Arcadia Public Library

1) 10 gulab jamuns: counting with an Indian sweet treat

Author

Acharya, Sandhya

Description

"Idu (Ee-doo) and Adu (Aa-doo) are very excited. Guests are coming over for dinner and their Mamma has already cooked a lot. Next, she is cooking Gulab jamuns, but Idu and Adu don't know what Gulab jamuns are. Before long, they discover just how good these wonderful golden, sugary syrup-soaked balls are and how quickly they melt in their mouths. But Mamma has only made 10 Gulab jamuns. Will they last until their guests come?"--

2) 999 frogs and a little brother

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When the little tadpole becomes a frog, he and his frog brothers save his friend baby crayfish from a big snake.

3) Always Anjali

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Anjali and her friends are excited to buy matching personalized license plates for their bikes--but Anjali can't find a plate with her name. She is often teased about her "different" name, and this is the last straw. Anjali is so upset that she demands her parents let her pick a new name! When they refuse, Anjali decides to take a closer look at who she is--beyond her name--and why being different means being marvelous.

4) Amah faraway

Author

Greanias, Margaret Chiu

Description

Nervous about visiting her grandmother in Taipei, Taiwan, a young girl soon adjusts to her unfamiliar surroundings and enjoys the adventure.

5) American desi

Author

Gopal, Jyoti Rajan

Description

An American child of Southeast Asian descent revels in dances, clothing, games, foods and other characteristics of both cultures, while blending them into what makes this American desi unique.

6) Amy Wu and the patchwork dragon

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Amy Wu volume 2

Formats:

Book, eAudiobook

Description

Amy loves craft time at school, but when her teacher asks everyone to make their own dragon, Amy feels stuck. Her first dragon has a long, wingless body, stag-like horns, and eagle claws, but her friends don't think it's a real dragon. Then she makes dragons like theirs, but none of them feels quite right - none of them feels like hers. After school, a story from Grandma sparks new inspiration, and Amy rounds up her family to help her. Will Amy make...

7) Amy Wu and the perfect bao

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Series

Amy Wu volume 1

Formats:

Book, eAudiobook

Description

Amy is determined to make a perfect dumpling like her parents and grandmother do, but hers are always too empty, too full, or not pinched together properly.

8) Anna the bookbinder

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When her bookbinder father cannot complete an order for an important customer in time, Anna decides to take the fate of the family business into her own hands.

9) auntie yangs great soybean picnic

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10) Bao bao & grandma go to dim sum

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"Dim Sum means "gently touching the heart". It is a popular breakfast or brunch meal in Asia and across major cities in America. It is where families and friends bond while eating and chatting. Join Bao Bao and Grandma on their special day out together. As they enjoy dim sum, Bao Bao learns from Grandma about his culture and heritage through traditions, customs, table manners, and a variety of delicious Chinese teas and snack dishes. Readers of all...

Author

Konagaya, Kiyomi

Series

Being in the world

Description

"The story of a boy's visit to the beach, Beach Feet opens with a small boy feeling the heat of the sand and then running towards the ocean. Free and independent despite his young age and the tube around his waist, the boy gives himself over to the ocean and the pleasures to be had at water's edge. Throughout, the boy's connection to the beach through his feet-the feel of sand, shells, water-is never lost. Unusual perspectives and a pitch-perfect...

12) Bear's big day

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Bear and bunny (Salina Yoon) volume 3

Description

Bear, feeling very grown-up, says goodbye to his stuffed rabbit, Floppy, and starts his first day of school but soon he is missing Floppy and worrying that he is not ready to be a big bear, after all.

13) Bee-bim bop!

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Park, Linda Sue

Description

A child, eager for a favorite meal, helps with the shopping, food preparation, and table setting.

14) A big bed for Little Snow

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When winter comes, Mommy makes a soft bed for Little Snow to sleep on, but each night he cannot resist jumping on the bed, causing tiny feathers to fly down.

15) A big mooncake for Little Star

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Reimagines the cycles of the moon as a mother bakes a Big Moon Cake and, despite Mama's request to wait, Little Star begins nibbling at it every night.

16) Bilal cooks daal

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Bilal and his father invite his friends to help make his favorite dish, daal, then all must wait patiently for it to be done.

17) Bindu's Bindis

Author

Kelkar, Supriya

Description

"This charming picture book is about a little girl who loves her bindis (and the many creative shapes they come in!). The bindis are also a connection to her Nani who lives in India. When Nani comes to visit Bindu and brings the bindis to her, it is just in time to wear something new to the school talent show. Bindu and Nani work together to shine their brightest and embrace their sparkle, even when they stand out from the crowd."--Amazon.com.

18) A book of babies

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While baby animals are born--some with fur and some with scales, some with lots of brothers and sisters, some with none--a curious duck watches.

19) A book of sleep

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While other animals sleep at night, some quietly and others noisily, some alone and others huddled together, a wide-eyed owl watches.

20) The boring book

Author

Yoshitake, Shinsuke

Formats:

Book, eBook, Kindle

Description

A child, bored by his toys, contemplates the emotion and concept of boredom, and whether or not it is boring to be an adult--or a child.