You Belong Book Project – May Book List
May is Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month.
To kick off AAPI month we were joined by Akruti Babaria founder of Kulture Khazana. Akruti read Hair Twins written by Raakhee Mirchandani and illustrated by Holly Hatam.
Other AAPI readings include:
- The Name Jar by Yangsook Choi read by Kan Wang
- My Footprints by Bao Phi; Illustrated by Basia Tran read by Tiffany Nguyen
- When Lola Visits by Michelle Sterling; Illustrated by Aaron Asis read by Maria Santiano
- Priya Dreams of Marigolds & Masala by Meenal Patel read by Rupa Shanmugam
Watch the You Belong Book Project Story Time
Below you will find a specially curated list of early childhood books in celebration of Asian-American Pacific Islander (AAPI) Month. Books with a * at the end are books that were read for this month’s You Belong Book Project Story Time.
You can learn more about the You Belong Book Project, or watch the You Belong Book Project Story Time videos here.
- Bravo Anjali by Sheetal Sheth; Illustrated by Lucia Soto
- Brown is Beautiful by Supriya Kelkar; Illustrated by Noor Sofi
- Eyes That Kiss in the Corners by Joanna Ho; Illustrated by Dung Ho
- Festival of Colors by Kabir Sehgal; Illustrated by Surishtha Sehgal
- From the Tops of the Trees by Kao Kalia Yang; Illustrated by Rachel Wada
- Grandpa Grumps by Katrina More; Illustrated by Xindi Yan
- Hair Twins by Raakhee Mirchandani; Illustrated by Holly Hatam
- I Am Golden by Eva Chen; Illustrated by Sophie Diao
- Laxmi’s Mooch by Shelly Anand; Illustrated by Nabi H. Ali
- Lift by Minh Le; Illustrated by Dan Santat
- My Footprints by Bao Phi; Illustrated by Basia Tran
- Playing at the Border: A Story of Yo-Yo Ma by Joanna Ho; Illustrated by Teresa Martinez
- Priya Dreams of Marigolds & Masala by Meenal Patel
- Punky Aloha by Shar Tuiasoa
- The Blur by Minh Le; Illustrated by Dan Santat
- The Many Colors of Harpreet Singh by Supriya Kelkar: Illustrated by Alea Marley
- The Most Beautiful Thing by Kao Kalia Yang; Illustrated by Khoa Le
- The Name Jar by Yangsook Choi
- The Ocean Calls: A Haenyeo Mermaid Story by Tin Cho; Illustrated by Jess X. Snow
- They Say Blue by Jillian Tamaki
- When Lola Visits by Michelle Sterling; Illustrated by Aaron Asis
- Yes We Will: Asian Americans Who Shaped the Country by Kelly Yang