List of Best 80 Asian Children’s Books, Asian American Books for Kids, AAPI Kids Books, AAPI author — Avery & Augustine

Celebrate diversity, math, and the power of storytelling!

A math picture book series for preschoolers and kindergarteners with relatable stories about kids’ everyday experiences.

Luna and her cousin Mina are making sticky-rice dumplings for the Dragon Boat Festival. Hidden inside some of them is a lucky golden egg yolk. Everyone wants a lucky dumpling! Especially Bei-Bei, Luna’s youngest cousin. How can Luna and Mina improve little Bei-Bei’s chances of picking a lucky dumpling?

A playful exploration of probability, featuring Chinese American characters and a cultural note about the Dragon Boat Festival. 

Storytelling Math celebrates children using math in their daily adventures as they play, build, and discover the world around them. Joyful stories and hands-on activities make it easy for kids and their grown-ups to explore everyday math together.

Luna Picks a Lucky Dumpling was written by Natasha Yim, illustrated by Violet Kim and published by Charlesbridge.

Stay tuned and return to this post — it will be updated with Asian picture books being published in the latter half of the year including:

Bollywood Beat Kids Can Press 6/2

Sunshine in the Monsoons HarperCollins 6/9

Schooltime Grumps (A Grandpa Grumps Funny Social Emotional Learning Picture Book for Kids) Little Bee 6/30

Love, Panda Orchard Books 7/7

The Story of a Great Swimmer (to Be) Clavis 7/7

The Great Pumpkin Pancake Party Henry Holt and Co. Books for Young Readers 7/7

Hayao Miyazaki Frances Lincoln Children’s Books 7/21

A Taxi for Everyone: How Roy Velásquez Fought for Equality (A Nonfiction History Picture Book for Kids) Little Bee 7/21

Farah’s Nose: A celebration of South Asian heritage and Family Crocodile Books 7/28

Ride / Dap Xe Capstone Editions 8/1

Ama’s Purse Rocky Pond 8/4

Let’s All Celebrate Diwali 8/18

The Magnificent Banyan and the Green Tong Lau Kokila 8/25

Sister Scribbles Kokila 8/25

A Hanbok for Hana Candlewick 9/1

Nora at Night Kids Can Press 9/1

Tom and Momo Kids Can Press 9/1

Habbi’s Treasures Rise x Penguin Workshop 9/8

Bompa’s Intertidal Adventure Greystone Kids 9/8

Goodbye, Koi Orchard Books 9/15

The Shape of Love Lee & Low 9/22

The Longest Banig Owlkids 9/22

Sophie Lee Can Fly! Disney Hyperion 9/29

Tasting Words Nancy Paulsen 9/29

Solar Mamas: The Story of Sanjit “Bunker” Roy and the Grandmothers Who Became Solar Engineers Lee & Low 9/29

The Voice of The Snow Abrams

Momma’s Christmas Gift Kokila 10/6

Namaste, Santa Kids Can Press 10/6

Ninang’s Here! Kids Can Press 10/6

The Little Stone Buddha Alvina Ling 10/6

First Festivals: Diwali: A Lift-the-Flap Book Running Press Kids 10/6

This Is a Library Book: Check Out the Places and People Sharing Knowledge and Building Communities Kid Can Press 10/6

Ghungroos for Gauri Candlewick 10/13

Hello, India! Beach Lane 10/13

Bathtime for Snow Monkeys Candlewick 10/13

Oto and the Little Yellow Train Annick Press 10/20

Tokki’s Tricks: A Korean Folktale Godwin Books 10/20

Fried Rice Surprise Red Comet Press

Lost and Found at the Gurdwara HarperCollins 10/13

The Numbers Race: How Shakuntala Devi’s Mathematical Mind Zoomed Around the World Beach Lane 10/27

The Kind Little Bao Abrams

I Am Human Little Brown 11/3

Yum Yum Dim Sum Tiger Tales 11/17

10-Minute K-Pop Activities Tiger Tales 11/3

Let’s All Celebrate Lunar New Year Tiger Tales 12/1