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75 Picture Books Featuring Asian Children & Families

Books are an invitation for children to see themselves in the stories they read and an opportunity for them to look into, and immerse themselves in, the lives of others. This approach is known as "mirrors, windows, and sliding doors." Representation matters. It is essential that every child has access to books that reflect their own lived experiences and feature characters that look like them. This provides a mirror to identity, validates their experiences, inspires self-confidence, and builds connections. All children should have the opportunity to see themselves as the stars of their own stories. It’s also important that books provide an authentic portrayal of children whose backgrounds, abilities, and circumstances may be unfamiliar to the reader. In this way, children can develop an appreciation for the full spectrum of human experience from their earliest years.

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75 items

  • Picture Book, 2021New York, NY : Balzer + Bray, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, c2021. — FIC LEE
  • Picture Book, 2021New York : Holiday House, c2021. — FIC WAN
  • Picture Book, 2022New York : Feiwel and Friends, 2022. — FIC CHE
  • Picture Book, 2021New York : Holiday House, [2021] — FIC LIM
  • Picture Book, 2022New York, NY : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, c2022. — FIC HO
  • Picture Book, 2020New York, NY : Little Bee, [2020] — FIC MOO
  • Picture Book, 2020Watertown, MA : Charlesbridge, c2020. — FIC YIM
  • Board Book, 2016New York, New York : Little Simon, 2016. — FIC PER
  • Picture Book, 2003New York : Dell Dragonfly Books, c2003.
  • Hush!

    a Thai Lullaby

    Ho, Minfong
    Unknown, 1996New York : Orchard Books, c1996.
  • Picture Book, 2003Toronto : Kids Can Press, 2003. — FIC UEG
  • Picture Book, 2019Toronto : Kids Can Press, c2019. — FIC UEG
  • Picture Book, 2017North Mankato, Minnesota : Capstone Young Readers, an imprint of Capstone Press, 2017. — FIC PHI
  • Book, 2015Mankato, MN : Amicus illustrated, [2015] — FIC THO