Picture Book Lists

After Laxmi's friend Zoe points out the hairs on her lip, Laxmi is very self-conscious until her East Indian parents help her to accept and celebrate her appearance. (description from catalog)

When a young girl and her family emigrate from Taiwan to America, she leaves behind her beloved popo, her grandmother. (description from catalog)

"A lush and endearing picture book about the special days a child spends with her Sinhalese grandfather, her Seeya, despite their language barrier"-- Provided by publisher.

"In the city of Tainan, there lives a very special family -- special because they have ten sons who do everything together. Their parents call them their ten little dumplings, as both sons and dumplings are auspicious. But if you look closely, you'll see that someone else is there, listening, studying, learning and discovering her own talent -- a sister. (description from catalog)

"Liddy is so excited about going to the Dim Sum Palace tomorrow with her family that she can't sleep. So when a delicious smell wafts into her room, she hops out of bed, opens her door and steps into... an actual palace of dim sum! There are dumplings, baos, buns and more delicious treats than one girl can possibly eat. Liddy just has to take a bite, but she slips and falls... into a bowl of dumpling filling. The chefs are so busy rolling, folding and pinching dough that they don't notice they've prepared a most unusual dumpling for the Empress--a Liddy dumpling! Worst of all, she looks good enough to eat..."-- Provided by publisher.

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

A Tamil boy explores his love for his grandmother and her colorful sari collection in this tale of expressing your true self. (description provided by the publisher)

"A self-confident and strong young girl recounts how she shares her eyes--and so much more--with her mother, her amah and her little sister." (description from catalog)

In this heartfelt companion to Eyes That Kiss in the Corners, a young trans-racial adoptee learns to appreciate both her birth culture and her adopted family's culture, discovering these differences are part of her and what makes her beautiful. Published from Catalog.

"A group of kids help Bábo (Grandma) wash all their Armenian rugs on rug-washing day"-- Provided by publisher.

Tired of being treated like a child, a young girl sets out to prove herself capable to her multi-generational Indian-American family, but an ill-fated attempt at putting on a sari has an unexpected outcome. (description from catalog)

Young Mai and her mother embark on a long, perilous journey from Vietnam to America to find Papa, who left ahead of them to start a better life for their family. (description from NoveList K-8)

Jyoti is overwhelmed when she visits her grandmother in India for the first time, but she and Sita Pati quickly form a bond. When Pati visits Jyoti in America, it is Jyoti's turn to help her grandmother feel welcome. (description from catalog)

After recently moving to the United States, a young girl reminisces about her time spent helping her Lolo run his sari-sari store in the Philippines, and uses some of his wisdom to make herself feel more at home.

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 (description from the catalog)

A boy and his grandfather cross a language and cultural barrier using their shared love of art, storytelling, and fantasy. (description from catalog)

Soon after a young girl arrives in Japan, she, her grandmother, her aunties, and some cousins celebrate cultural traditions together while visiting a bath house. (description from catalog)

A mother shares family memories and stories with her daughter as she applies henna to the young girl's hands. Provided from Catalog.

Embarrassed about gathering watercress from a roadside ditch, a girl learns to appreciate her Chinese heritage after learning why the plant is so important to her parents. (description from catalog)

Lintang is determined to embrace the spice of sambal in order to connect with her Indonesian grandmother and heritage.

A Chinese American child fears that the food her parents are preparing to sell on the Fourth of July will not be eaten. (description from catalog)

Four individuals of dual male and female spirit bring their healing arts from Tahiti to Hawaii, where they are beloved for their gentle ways and miraculous cures and where they imbue four giant boulders with their powers. (description from catalog)

Twin sisters who already compete for their mother's attention have an especially hard time after their baby sister is born. (description from catalog)

When a little boy visits his grandfather on the other side of the ocean, everything is unfamiliar and boring until time together proves that Grandpa can be a lot of fun. (description from catalog)

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. (description from catalog)