Asian Reads

As a young Japanese boy recovers from a bad chill, his mother busily folds origami paper into delicate silver cranes in preparation for the boy's...

Notable Books for a Global Society, International Literacy Association (ILA) Choices, Cooperative Children's Book Center (CCBC) Marion Vannett Ri...

Dashrath Manjhi used a hammer and chisel, grit, determination, and twenty years to carve a path through the mountain separating his poor village ...

Superhero Yasmin She's got the cape. She's got the mask. Now she just needs a villain to defeat While she's looking for one, she meets lots of fr...

The Magical Starfruit Tree teaches children about the virtue of sharing, especially with those less fortunate than you through the retelling of a C...

Discover the enchanting world of Aloha Affirmations, where ancient Hawaiian wisdom and modern self-care practices intersect. In this beautifully il...

Superhero Yasmin She's got the cape. She's got the mask. Now she just needs a villain to defeat While she's looking for one, she meets lots of fr...

Discover namaste's many meanings in a simple, lyrical text, paired with a charmingly detailed visual narrative about a little girl's kindness. Nama...

On top of a huge mountain, there is a small temple where a young monk lives. Every day, he goes down the mountain to a river to fetch water. One da...

Lali has worked hard to earn money for a special treat--but should she spend her earnings on herself or her friends? Lali works hard to earn some m...

Yong is a responsible kid, but gets bored easily with school, work and life. His grandfather who is a chef at a Chinese restaurant inspires Yong to...

A bestselling motivational book based on the Japanese concept of finding happiness in everyday life, now for young readers!The Japanese people say ...

A child and her family take in refugees during the Korean War in this poignant picture book about courage and what it really means to care for yo...

Marcia Brown retells an Indian fable from the Hitopadesa in this Caldecott Medal–winning tale of a mouse who becomes a tiger.When a small mouse’s...

Fresh Off the Boat meets Junie B. Jones in this adorable chapter book series following Mindy Kim, a young Asian American girl—in this sixth novel...