Based on @sharonfjart's family history, SHELL SONG is a picture book about Japanese American incarceration in Hawai'i during World War II. It is a moving tribute to the importance of finding and collecting pieces of hope, big or small, even in the darkest of times. @simonkids @beachlanebooks

OUR LAKE, by author-illustrator @anqiekanq and published by @kokilabooks, is a tender and vulnerable exploration of love and loss that follows two boys as they take their first trip back to the lake without their father.

12x12 Celebrates Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Heritage Month! 🌸

Celebrate with #picturebooks by our talented AANHPI #12x12PB members. Add these to your TBR list: buff.ly/tuewgB3

I’m a day behind but first up is MADE FOR MORE by @chloeitoward, illustrated by @gaelabary, published by @allidabooks: A joyful exploration of immigration and nontraditional beauty that pays tribute to the unique identity formed by a girl’s Japanese roots and Hawaiian upbringing. #kidlit #AANHPI

A group of us have joined together for Asian American Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander Heritage Month to share some of our favorite new and upcoming #kidlit books by fellow #AANHPI authors. Every day we'll post a different book (or two). We hope you'll check them out!

Happy Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month! Figure this is a good time to kick things off on Bluesky! 🥳