Lists and Suggestions for Kids

After her best friend, Hector, moves away, Juna's brother Minho tries to make her feel better by finding things to put in her special kimchi jar, and each night, whatever is in the jar takes her on a magical journey in search of Hector. Includes glossary.

Also available in Hoopla. A young city boy, riding the subway, finds an abandoned book about redwoods. He finds himself in the very forest described in the book. After finishing the book, he leaves it for someone else to read.

Wanting to follow in the footsteps of her free-diving haenyeo grandmother, a young Korean girl dutifully consumes her grandmother's strength-building abalone porridge and practices her breath control before suiting up and overcoming fears to make remarkable discoveries.

Kimin, a young Korean-American boy, has trouble deciding on a Halloween costume, but as he looks through an old trunk of his grandfather's things, he suddenly unlocks a childhood mystery.

Also available in Overdrive. After Unhei moves from Korea to the United States, her new classmates help her decide what her name should be.

Also available in Overdrive and Hoopla. Yumi and her grandmother really want to see each other, but when they both set out from their homes at the same time they keep missing each other.

Also available in Overdrive and Hoopla. A young girl gazes out over the horizon, and wonders what lands lie beyond the ocean, and what the people are like who live in those lands.

Shy and unsure of herself, Leila discovers all the things that make her special with the loving help of her Naani.

Also available in Overdrive and Hoopla. A self-confident and strong young girl recounts how she shares her eyes--and so much more--with her mother, her amah and her little sister.

Having to take her younger sister along the first time she is invited to a birthday party spoils Rubina's fun, and later when that sister is asked to a party and baby sister wants to come, Rubina must decide whether to help.

As a young girl observes that each of six women in her life wears her hijab and hair in a different way, she considers how to express her own style one day.

Also available in Overdrive and Hoopla. In simple rhyming text a young Muslim girl and her family guide the reader through the traditions and colors of Islam.

A child describes waiting for the monsoon rains to arrive and the worry that they will not come.

When all her older siblings are away, Cora's mother finally lets her help make pancit, a Filipino noodle dish. Includes recipe for pancit.

Also available in Overdrive. A boy and his grandfather cross a language and cultural barrier using their shared love of art, storytelling, and fantasy.

When winter comes, Mommy makes a soft bed for Little Snow to sleep on, but each night he cannot resist jumping on the bed, causing tiny feathers to fly down.

Also available in Overdrive and Hoopla. Reimagines the cycles of the moon as a mother bakes a Big Moon Cake and, despite Mama's request to wait, Little Star begins nibbling at it every night.

Also available in Hoopla. A little girl thinks her mother's garden is the ugliest in the neighborhood until she discovers that flowers might look and smell pretty but Chinese vegetable soup smells best of all. Includes a recipe.

Curious and energetic Mei Mei attempts some t'ai chi forms as her grandfather demonstrates them, then tries to teach him basic yoga poses. Includes introductions to t'ai chi and yoga, as well as instructions for the exercises described in the text.

"A Chinese American girl's Auntie Yang discovers soybeans-a favorite Chinese food-growing in Illinois, leading her family to a soybean picnic tradition that grows into an annual community event. Includes author's note and glossary"--Provided by publisher.

Follows Papa and his granddaughter as they spend another Thursday together.

A child, eager for a favorite meal, helps with the shopping, food preparation, and table setting. Includes recipe for the Korean dish bee-bim bop (rice topped with vegetables and meat).

Reveals how things that seem little are actually very important, such as a little light that is really a welcoming light, or a little idea that is actually a fantastic idea.

Also available in Hoopla. Upset after being bullied, Thuy, a Vietnamese American, pretends she is different creatures, including an especially strong, wonderful being made up of her two mothers and herself. Includes note about the phoenix and the Sarabha.

Bilal and his father invite his friends to help make his favorite dish, daal, then all must wait patiently for it to be done.--

Also available in Hoopla. "A boy goes on a long car ride to visit his grandmother and discovers time moves faster or slower depending on how bored he is"--

Also available in Overdrive and Hoopla. A Japanese American man recounts his grandfather's journey to America which he later also undertakes, and the feelings of being torn by a love for two different countries.

Two young sisters raised in America learn about the beauty and art of wearing a sari from their wise Indian grandmother.

Also available in Overdrive and Hoopla. A young girl describes where she finds colors in both the world around her and beyond what she can see.

Also available in Overdrive. Even though Lila's cousins do some things differently, Lila loves when they come to visit.

Also available in Overdrive and Hoopla. "Paj Ntaub, a young Hmong American girl, spends a busy year with her family in their new home, and seeks a way to share the beauty of the world with a grieving neighbor."--

Also available in Overdrive and Hoopla. A child, bored by his toys, contemplates the emotion and concept of boredom, and whether or not it is boring to be an adult--or a child.

At bath time, a boy who believes he is ready to dress and undress himself gets stuck in his clothes, then imagines what life will be like if he remains that way forever.

Also available in Hoopla. Troubled because her brother has told her that the future of Earth is bleak, a little girl goes to her grandmother who assures her that there are many possible futures and encourages her to use her imagination to explore some of the alternatives.

Also available in Overdrive. Amy is determined to make a perfect dumpling like her parents and grandmother do, but hers are always too empty, too full, or not pinched together properly.

Also available in Overdrive and Hoopla. Ling and Ting are identical twins that people think are exactly the same, but time and again they prove to be different.

After many years of retirement, an old Kamishibai man--a Japanese street performer who tells stories and sells candies--decides to make his rounds once more even though such entertainment declined after the advent of television.

Searching for their missing grandmother, two Korean children follow tracks into a fantastic world filled with beings from folklore who speak in Korean. Includes translations and information about the folkloric characters.

"A non-fiction introduction to the massive scale of the known universe"--

Also available in Overdrive and Hoopla. "An exploration of the Grand Canyon on a grand scale, as only Jason Chin can illustrate and explain"--