Liza Ferneyhough

Turn Your Support of Asian Americans into Action

The Soaring ‘20s PB Group supports the talents of Asian American authors and illustrators. We are proud and enriched by the perspectives each of the following individuals bring to our Soaring ‘20s PB group and to our greater kidlit community. 

In the wake of increased violence and discrimination against Asian Americans, we encourage you to take action. To show your support of Asian American kidlit authors and illustrators, please make a commitment to elevate their voices by:

  1. Purchasing their books.

  2. Requesting that your local library purchase their books.  

  3. Reviewing their books online.

  4. Sharing their books with young readers in your classroom, library, bookstore and home. 

We have some incredible suggestions for books you can highlight. Below is a list of the amazing work by Soaring ‘20s Asian American authors and illustrators. You’ll find links to buy their books on our Bookshop.org site.

We’ve also compiled links to recommended book lists, educational resources and donor information, so be sure to read to the end of the post.

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Vicky Fang

Layla and the Bots (series) written by Vicky Fang (Scholastic 2020 and 2021), Invent-a-Pet written by Vicky Fang (Sterling 2020), I Can Code (series) written by Vicky Fang (Sourcebooks 2020), and Friendbots written and illustrated by Vicky Fang (HarperAlley 2021)

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Liza Ferneyhough

Nana, Nenek, and Nina written and illustrated by Liza Ferneyhough (Dial Books for Young Readers, coming 2022)

stellarbaby.com


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Margaret Chiu Greanias

Maximillian Villainous written by Margaret Chiu Greanias (Running Press Kids 2018) and Amah Faraway (Bloomsbury Kids, coming January 2022)

margaretgreanias.com


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Darshana Khiani

How to Wear a Sari written by Darshana Khiani (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Books/Versify 2021)

darshanakhiani.com


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Isabella Kung

No Fuzzball! written and illustrated by Isabella Kung (Orchard Books 2020), 1 2 3 Cats: A Cat Counting Book and ABC Cats: An Alpha-Cat Book, illustrated by Isabella Kung (Candlewick Press 2021)

isabellakung.com


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Rajani LaRocca

Red, White and Whole written by Rajani LaRocca (Quill Tree Books 2021), Seven Golden Rings written by Rajani LaRocca (Lee & Low Books 2020), Midsummer’s Mayhem written by Rajani LaRooca (Yellow Jacket/Little Bee Books 2019), Much Ado About Baseball, written by Rajani LaRocca (Yellow Jacket/Little Bee Books, summer 2021), Bracelets for Bina’s Brothers, written by Rajani LaRocca (Charlesbridge, spring 2021), Where Three Oceans Meet, written by Rajani LaRocca (Abrams, fall 2021), My Little Golden Book About Kamala Harris, written by Rajani LaRocca (Golden Books, fall 2021), The Secret Code Inside of You, written by Rajani LaRocca (Little Bee Books, fall 2021)

rajanilarocca.com


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Hope Lim

I Am A Bird written by Hope Lim (Candlewick 2021) and My Tree written by Hope Lim (Neal Porter Books 2021)

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Christina Soontornvat

The Ramble Shamble Children written by Christina Soontornvat (Nancy Paulsen Books 2021), Simon at the Art Museum written by Christina Soontornvat (Atheneum/Simon & Schuster 2020), A Wish in the Dark written by Christina Soontornvat (Candlewick 2020), All Thirteen written by Christina Soontornvat (Candlewick 2020), The Blunders written by Christina Soontornvat (Candlewick 2020), Diary of an Ice Princess (series) written by Christina Soontornvat (Scholastic 2019 and 2020), The Changelings (series) written by Christina Soontornvat (Sourcebooks Jabberwocky 2016 and 2017)

soontornvat.com


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Saira Mir

Muslim Girls Rise: Inspirational Champions of Our Time written by Saira Mir (Salaam Reads/Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers 2019)

sairamir.com


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M.O. Yuksel

In My Mosque written by M. O. Yuksel (Harper Collins 2021)

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Qing Zhuang

How Long Is Forever? illustrated by Qing Zhuang (Charlesbridge 2020)

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We also invite you to explore the resources below.

Book Lists

Educational Resources

Organizations/Donation Information

(many thanks to Monica on Twitter for most of these)