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.

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