Join Penguin Kids all month as we celebrate Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander stories! Scroll to check out this reading list featuring Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander authors and illustrators. Don't forget to sign up for the Penguin Kids newsletter for exciting updates and must-read children's books!
Amazing Picture Books
Perfect for ages 3-8
Lost Stick
Imagine You and Me
The Book That Almost Rhymed
Roar-Choo!
Amazing
Ra Pu Zel and the Stinky Tofu
I Want to Be Spaghetti!
Night Market Rescue
Kapaemahu
Tomatoes for Neela
Mooncakes Mean Family
Zuni and the Memory Jar
Charles & Ray: Designers at Play
Caged
A Garland of Henna
World of Wonder
Home in a Lunchbox
When Love Is More Than Words
Quiet Karima
Meena's Saturday
I Miss You Most
Birthday Soup
We Are Lion Dancers
Danbi's Favorite Day
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Powerful & Award-winning Middle Grade
Unforgettable stories of for ages 10+
Magnolia Wu Unfolds It All
Amal Unbound
Omar Rising
Summer at Squee
The Night Diary
Amil and the After
How to Find What You're Not Looking For
Born Behind Bars
Thirst
The Many Masks of Andy Zhou
Make a Move, Sunny Park!
The Diamond Explorer
Airi Sano, Prankmaster General: International Menace
May the Best Player Win
Lei and the Fire Goddess
Lei and the Invisible Island
nonfiction for kids
Biographies and nonfiction from the She Persisted & Who HQ Series! For ages 6 and up.
She Persisted: Kalpana Chawla
She Persisted: Maya Lin
She Persisted: Patsy Mink
She Persisted: Malala Yousafzai
Who Is Nathan Chen?
Who Was Bruce Lee?
Who Is Kamala Harris?
Who Is Chloe Kim?
Who Is Jackie Chan?
Who Was Confucius?
Who Is the Dalai Lama?
Who Was Gandhi?
Who Is Malala Yousafzai?
must-read graphic novels
Exciting graphic novels for ages 8-12!
Monkey King and the World of Myths: The Monster and the Maze
Fake Chinese Sounds
Anzu and the Realm of Darkness
Jupiter Nettle and the Seven Schools of Magic
The Legend of Auntie Po
City of Secrets
Sea Sirens
inspiring stories of culture & identity
Identity affirming picture books about family, self-esteem, self expression, and more! For ages 3-8.
Growing Up under a Red Flag
The House Before Falling into the Sea
That's Not My Name!
Nana, Nenek & Nina
My Paati's Saris
Goodnight Ganesha
Laxmi's Mooch
You Are My Favorite Color
