Children's Literature
that Reflects
Asian American Culture
 
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These books are alphabetized by author's last name.  Each book is linked to Amazon.com where you may read reviews or order the books. The books contained in this list represent children's literature currently available and are not necessarily recommended by the author of this site for multicultural studies.  If you find books on this page that you feel do not accurately represent Asian Americans, please email me and let me know your objections.  Thank you.
 

C
The Korean Cinderella
                     by Shirley Climo, Ruth Heller (Illustrator)
                     Reading level: Ages 4-8
                     Paperback (February 1996)
                     HarperTrophy; ISBN: 0064433978

D
One Grain of Rice : A Mathematical Folktale
                     by Demi (Illustrator)
                     Reading level: Ages 4-8
                     School & Library Binding - 40 pages (April 1997)
                     Scholastic Trade; ISBN: 059093998X

H
Count Your Way Through Japan
                     by Jim Haskins, Martin Skoro (Illustrator)
                     Reading level: Ages 4-8
                     Paperback - 24 pages Reprint edition (June 1988)
                     Carolrhoda Books; ISBN: 0876144857

The Weaving of a Dream : A Chinese Folktale (Picture Puffins)
                     by Marilee Heyer
                     Reading level: Ages 4-8
                     Paperback - 31 pages Reissue edition (October 1989)
                     Viking Pr; ISBN: 0140505288

I
Best-Loved Children's Songs from Japan
                     by Yoko Imoto
                     Reading level: Ages 4-8
                     Hardcover - 32 pages 1 Amer Ed edition (September 1997)
                     Heian Intl Pub Co; ISBN: 0893468371

K
Who Belongs Here? : An American Story
                     by Margy Burns Knight, Anne Sibley O'Brien (Illustrator), Margy Burns Knight, Anne Sibley O'brien
                     Reading level: Ages 9-12
                     Hardcover - 40 pages (October 1993)
                     Tilbury House Publishers; ISBN: 0884481107

L
The Bee and the Dream : A Japanese Tale
                     by Jan Freeman Long, Kaoru Ono (Illustrator)
                     Reading level: Ages 4-8
                     Hardcover - 1 pages 1 Ed edition (June 1996)
                     Dutton Books; ISBN: 0525452877

Yeh-Shen : A Cinderella Story from China
                     by Ai-Ling Louie, Ed Young (Illustrator)
                     Reading level: Ages 4-8
                     Paperback Reissue edition (May 1996)
                     Paper Star; ISBN: 0698113888
M
Baseball Saved Us
                     by Ken Mochizuki, Dom Lee (Illustrator)
                     Reading level: Ages 4-8
                     Hardcover - 1 pages (March 1993)
                     Lee & Low Books; ISBN: 1880000016

The Funny Little Woman
                     by Arlene Mosel
                     Turtleback (February 1993)
                     Demco Media; ISBN: 060603787X

P
Tale of the Mandarin Ducks
                     by Katherine Paterson, Leo Dillon (Illustrator), Diane Dillon (Illustrator)
                     Reading level: Ages 4-8
                     School & Library Binding - 34 pages (September 1990)
                     Lodestar Books; ISBN: 0525672834

R
A Carp for Kimiko
                     by Katherine Roundtree (Illustrator), Virginia L. Kroll
                     Reading level: Ages 4-8
                     Paperback - 32 pages (July 1996)
                     Charlesbridge Publishing; ISBN: 0881064114

S
Peach Boy : A Japanese Legend (Legends of the World)
                     by Gail Sakurai, Makiko Nagano (Illustrator)
                     Reading level: Ages 9-12
                     Paperback - 32 pages (June 1994)
                     Troll Assoc; ISBN: 0816734100

The Bicycle Man
                     by Allen Say
                     Reading level: Ages 4-8
                     Paperback (April 1989)
                     Houghton Mifflin Co (Juv); ISBN: 0395506522

The Lost Lake
                     by Allen Say
                     Reading level: Ages 4-8
                     Paperback Reprint edition (April 1992)
                     Sandpiper; ISBN: 0395630363

Tree of Cranes
                     by Allen Say
                     Reading level: Ages 4-8
                     Hardcover - 32 pages (October 1991)
                     Houghton Mifflin Co (Juv); ISBN: 039552024X

The Whispering Cloth : A Refugee's Story
                     by Pegi Deitz Shea, Anita Riggio (Illustrator), You Yang (Illustrator)
                     Reading level: Ages 4-8
                     Paperback - 32 pages (October 1996)
                     Boyds Mills Pr; ISBN: 1563976234

The Boy of the Three-Year Nap
                     by Dianne Snyder, Allen Say (Illustrator)
                     Reading level: Ages 4-8
                     Paperback - 32 pages Reissue edition (September 1993)
                     Houghton Mifflin Co (Juv); ISBN: 039566957X

I Am an American : A True Story of Japanese Internment
                     by Jerry Stanley
                     Reading level: Ages 9-12
                     Paperback - 102 pages 1 edition (March 1996)
                     Crown Pub; ISBN: 0517885514

T
The Children of Topaz : The Story of a Japanese-American Internment Camp
                     Based on a Classroom Diary
                     by Michael O. Tunnell, George W. Chilcoat
                     Reading level: Ages 9-12
                     School & Library Binding (April 1996)
                     Holiday House; ISBN: 0823412393

U
The Bracelet
                     by Yoshiko Uchida, Joanna Yardley (Illustrator)
                     Reading level: Ages 4-8
                     Paperback (November 1996)
                     Paper Star; ISBN: 069811390X

W
White Wave : A Chinese Tale
                     by Diane Wolkstein, Ed Young (Illustrator)
                     Reading level: Ages 4-8
                     School & Library Binding (September 1996)
                     Harcourt Brace; ISBN: 0152002936

Y
The Emperor and the Kite
                     by Jane Yolen, Ed Young (Illustrator)
                     Reading level: Ages 4-8
                     Paperback - 32 pages Reprint edition (July 1998)
                     Paper Star; ISBN: 0698116445

Cat and Rat : The Legend of the Chinese Zodiac
                     by Ed Young
                     Reading level: Ages 4-8
                     School & Library Binding - 1 pages (October 1995)
                     Henry Holt & Company, Inc.; ISBN: 080502977X

Lon Po Po : A Red-Riding Hood Story from China
                     by Ed Young (Illustrator)
                     Reading level: Ages 4-8
                     Hardcover - 32 pages (November 1989)
                     Philomel Books; ISBN: 0399216197

Mouse Match : A Chinese Folktale
                     by Ed Young
                     Reading level: Ages 4-8
                     Hardcover - 52 pages (October 1997)
                     Harcourt Brace; ISBN: 0152014535

Night Visitors
                     by Ed Young
                     Reading level: Ages 4-8
                     School & Library Binding - 1 pages (October 1995)
                     Philomel Books; ISBN: 0399227318

The Lost Horse : A Chinese Folktale
                     by Ed Young
                     Reading level: Ages 4-8
                     School & Library Binding - 32 pages Book & toy edition
                     (April 1998)
                     Silver Whistle; ISBN: 0152010165

Voices of the Heart
                     by Ed Young
                     Reading level: Ages 4-8
                     School & Library Binding - 32 pages (March 1997)
                     Scholastic Trade; ISBN: 0590501992 ;
 
 

Internet Sites of Interest

A LINK TO JAPAN (K-6)
Visit the Kid's Window for a look into Japan.  You'll discover
Japanese culture, folktales, food and learning.
http://www.jwindow.net/KIDS/


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