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A Garden In My Hands
Anything “Asian” sells – books by Asian authors, books with Asian characters, books with an Asian setting, and books about Asian food are...

Mitra
May 29, 2023


A Dupatta Is...
“𝗔 𝗗𝘂𝗽𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗮 𝗜𝘀…” is an ode to the chunri or the dupatta commonly worn by people from India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka....

Mitra
May 23, 2023


You Are Here: Connecting Flights
“𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗔𝗿𝗲 𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗲: 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗙𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀” is a collection of 12 short stories penned by 12 East-Asian-American or...

Mitra
May 22, 2023


Aniana Del Mar Jumps In
Weekend read – a middle-grade novel-in-verse about a 12-year-old girl who loves to swim but is troubled by juvenile arthritis and a...

Mitra
May 21, 2023


We Don't Lose Our Class Goldfish
Are the children in your class fans of Penelope Rex? Are you in search of an even more hilarious book that will have them laughing out...

Mitra
May 15, 2023


My Brain Is Magic
"𝗠𝘆 𝗕𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝗶𝘀 𝗠𝗮𝗴𝗶𝗰" illuminates the experiences of children with Sensory Processing Disorder, while captivating a wide...

Mitra
May 14, 2023


The World And Everything In It
Grade 2s were fascinated with Kevin Henkes’ latest book - the words and the pictures stirred them to exclaim, “We can do this too!” Now...

Mitra
May 7, 2023


A Work In Progress
“𝗔 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝗶𝗻 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀” is finally out in the world! I’ve been a fan of Jarrett Lerner’s artwork on literacy, but this book,...

Mitra
May 4, 2023


Tales Of A Seventh-Grade Lizard Boy
I am definitely not a fan of sci-fi books or fantasy – I don’t think you’d find a single one on my feed! But hey, “𝗧𝗮𝗹𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗮...

Mitra
May 2, 2023


The Pebble
There are books that you seek; then there are books that find the reader and therein lies a charm as you realise that it was fated to be...

Mitra
Apr 23, 2023


The Tree And The River
Have you checked out “𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗧𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗥𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿”, the latest wordless book from Aaron Becker? Presented as a time-lapse, a...

Mitra
Apr 23, 2023


Connor Kissed Me
Connor kisses his friend Miriam at school. Miriam is taken aback and does not know how to react to an unprovoked kiss. Utterly confused,...

Mitra
Apr 20, 2023


Do You Remember
Through a casual discussion between a mother and child both tucked in bed, Sydney Smith creates the nostalgic magic of looking back,...

Mitra
Apr 18, 2023


My Mother's Tongues
“𝗠𝘆 𝗠𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿’𝘀 𝗧𝗼𝗻𝗴𝘂𝗲𝘀” written by 16-year-old Uma Menon, is a book to look out for. It is a picture book about...

Mitra
Apr 17, 2023


Hands: How Will You Use Them?
I am reading “𝗛𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘀” by Torrey Maldonado this weekend. A fast-paced book about a young boy who witnesses his stepfather’s violence...

Mitra
Apr 16, 2023


A Walk In The Woods
“𝗔 𝗪𝗮𝗹𝗸 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗪𝗼𝗼𝗱𝘀” by Nikki Grimes, Jerry Pinkney and Brian Pinkney is one of a kind! “𝘈 𝘸𝘦𝘦𝘬 𝘢𝘧𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦...

Mitra
Apr 14, 2023


The Knowing
Ani Di Franco’s “𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗞𝗻𝗼𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗴” is an adorable picture book on identity that deals with discerning between what appears on the...

Mitra
Apr 7, 2023


My Baba's Garden
There’s something magical when childhood memories are turned into picture books. For fans of “𝘐 𝘛𝘢𝘭𝘬 𝘓𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘈 𝘙𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘳”, “𝗠𝘆...

Mitra
Apr 6, 2023


Milloo's Mind
Beyond being a biography of an educator who championed for women’s education, “𝗠𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗼𝗼’𝘀 𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗱” is a picture book written with...

Mitra
Apr 3, 2023


Why Are We Afraid?
Do you recall the highly acclaimed “𝘞𝘩𝘺 𝘋𝘰 𝘞𝘦 𝘊𝘳𝘺?” Now here comes another one from the creators, “𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝗔𝗿𝗲 𝗪𝗲...

Mitra
Mar 27, 2023
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