Children's Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature | Daviess County Public Library

Watercress

by Wang, Andrea

Book - 2021

2021-2022 Picture Book Winner. 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. 2021-2022 Picture Book Winner. 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. Show less

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A Boy Named Isamu

A Story of Isamu Noguchi

by Yang, James

Book - 2021

2021-2022 Picture Book Honor. Imagines a day in the boyhood of Japanese American artist, Isamu Noguchi, while wandering through an outdoor market, throug...Show more 2021-2022 Picture Book Honor. Imagines a day in the boyhood of Japanese American artist, Isamu Noguchi, while wandering through an outdoor market, through the forest, and then by the ocean, seeing things Isamu sees through the eyes of a young artist. Show less

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Amina's Song

by Khan, Hena

Book - 2021

2021-2022 Children's Literature Winner. Feeling pulled between two cultures after a month with family in Pakistan, Amina shares her experiences with Wisconsin classmates through a class assignment and a songwriting project with new student Nico. 2021-2022 Children's Literature Winner. Feeling pulled between two cultures after a month with family in Pakistan, Amina shares her experiences with Wisconsin classmates through a class assignment and a songwriting project with new student Nico. Show less

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Paper Son

The Inspiring Story of Tyrus Wong, Immigrant and Artist

by Leung, Julie

Book - 2019

2020-2021 Picture Book Winner. The inspiring story of Tyrus Wong, immigrant and artist/ 2020-2021 Picture Book Winner. The inspiring story of Tyrus Wong, immigrant and artist/ Show less

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Danbi Leads the School Parade

by Kim, Anna

Book - 2020

2020-2021 Picture Book Honor. Danbi is thrilled to start her new school in America. But a bit nervous too, for when she walks into the classroom, everythi...Show more 2020-2021 Picture Book Honor. Danbi is thrilled to start her new school in America. But a bit nervous too, for when she walks into the classroom, everything goes quiet. Everyone stares. Danbi wants to join in the dances and the games, but she doesn't know the rules and just can't get anything right. Luckily, she isn't one to give up. With a spark of imagination, she makes up a new game and leads her classmates on a parade to remember! Danbi Leads the School Parade introduces readers to an irresistible new character. In this first story, she learns to navigate her two cultures and realizes that when you open your world to others, their world opens up to you. Show less

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When You Trap A Tiger

by Keller, Tae

Book - 2020

2020-2021 Children's Literature Winner. When Lily, her sister Sam, and their mother move in with her sick grandmother, Lily traps a tiger and makes a deal with him to heal Halmoni. 2020-2021 Children's Literature Winner. When Lily, her sister Sam, and their mother move in with her sick grandmother, Lily traps a tiger and makes a deal with him to heal Halmoni. Show less

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Prairie Lotus

by Park, Linda Sue

Book - 2020

2020-2021 Children's Literature Honor. In Dakota Territory in the 1880s, half-Chinese Hanna and her white father face racism and resistance to change as they try to make a home for themselves. 2020-2021 Children's Literature Honor. In Dakota Territory in the 1880s, half-Chinese Hanna and her white father face racism and resistance to change as they try to make a home for themselves. Show less

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Queen of Physics

How Wu Chien Shiung Helped Unlock the Secrets of the Atom

by Robeson, Teresa

Book - 2019

2019-2020 Picture Book Winner. When Wu Chien Shiung was born in China 100 years ago, girls did not attend school. But her parents named their daughter &qu...Show more 2019-2020 Picture Book Winner. When Wu Chien Shiung was born in China 100 years ago, girls did not attend school. But her parents named their daughter "Courageous Hero" and encouraged her love of science. This biography follows Wu as she battles sexism at home and racism in the United States of America to become what Newsweek magazine called the "Queen of Physics" for her work on how atoms split. Show less

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Stargazing

by Wang, Jen

Book - 2019

2019-2020 Children's Literature Winner. Growing up in the same Chinese-American suburb, perfectionist Christine and artistic, confident, impulsive Moon be...Show more 2019-2020 Children's Literature Winner. Growing up in the same Chinese-American suburb, perfectionist Christine and artistic, confident, impulsive Moon become unlikely best friends, whose friendship is tested by jealousy, social expectations, and illness. Show less

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Drawn Together

by Le, Minh

Book - 2018

2018-2019 Picture Book Winner. A boy and his grandfather cross a language and cultural barrier using their shared love of art, storytelling, and fantasy. 2018-2019 Picture Book Winner. A boy and his grandfather cross a language and cultural barrier using their shared love of art, storytelling, and fantasy. Show less

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Front Desk

by Yang, Kelly

Book - 2018

2018-2019 Children's Literature Winner. Recent immigrants from China and desperate for work and money, ten-year-old Mia Tang's parents take a job managing...Show more 2018-2019 Children's Literature Winner. Recent immigrants from China and desperate for work and money, ten-year-old Mia Tang's parents take a job managing a rundown motel in Southern California, even though the owner, Mr. Yao is a nasty skinflint who exploits them; while her mother (who was an engineer in China) does the cleaning, Mia works the front desk and tries to cope with demanding customers and other recent immigrants--not to mention being only one of two Chinese in her fifth grade class, the other being Mr. Yao's son, Jason. Show less

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The House That Lou Built

by Respicio, Mae

Unknown - 2018

2018-2019 Children's Literature Honor. Longing for an escape from her extended Filipino family, Lou plans to build a tiny house on land she inherited from her father, but difficulties quickly arise. 2018-2019 Children's Literature Honor. Longing for an escape from her extended Filipino family, Lou plans to build a tiny house on land she inherited from her father, but difficulties quickly arise. Show less

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