Comments on: 100 Brilliant Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month (AAPI) Children’s Books

By: Jody Stone

Jody Stone — Thu, 27 Apr 2023 14:44:34 +0000

I would suggest Amina’s Voice by Hena Khan. From Follett :
“A Pakistani-American Muslim girl struggles to stay true to her family’s vibrant culture while simultaneously blending in at school after tragedy strikes her community”–Provided by publisher.
I’ve done Amina’s Voice as a read aloud for 3rd grade and a book group for 4th graders.
It’s a great story and includes a friend who is a Korean American also. There is a sequel – Amina’s Song, too.

By: Melissa Taylor

Melissa Taylor — Mon, 12 Jul 2021 20:54:02 +0000

In reply to J. Thank you so much. I appreciate the title suggestions! I haven't read any of these books and will read and add them soon.

By: J

Fri, 09 Jul 2021 19:23:14 +0000

This is a great list, but I wish that you had included books by Pacific Islanders. There isn’t a single author or illustrator indigenous to any Pacific Island included on this list. May I suggest the following publishers: The Guam Bus, My Little Tongan, Native Books Hawai’i, and University of Guam (Taiguini) Press. Lani Wendt Young is also a great YA fantasy author. Telesa is my favorite of hers. Juleah del Rosario has the fantastic YA novel in verse Turtle Under Ice. U’ilani Goldsberry writes picture books. Her book A is For Aloha would be a good fit for this list. Little Nic’s Big Day by Nic Naitunui is also good. I really would like to encourage you to include not only Polynesians, but Micronesians and Melanesians as well. (These groups are left out of lists like this 99% of the time).

By: Melissa Taylor

Melissa Taylor — Mon, 03 May 2021 01:35:36 +0000

In reply to Lisa Blount.

Lisa,
You’re so welcome! I’m happy the lists and reviews are helpful. It sounds like you’ve got a great collection going. Your students are so lucky!

By: Lisa Blount

Lisa Blount — Fri, 30 Apr 2021 17:14:44 +0000

Melissa,
I always enjoy your book lists and and am happy to see that we have many of the titles your featured. Your lists always give me more selections to add to my ever-growing wish list. I was recently able to purchase more diverse books for the library and classroom libraries and many of these books made the cut. Thank you for the resources.