Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Voices: Books for Kids

Updated April 24, 2025
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A Spoonful of Time
Ahn, Flora.
Paper Book
A School Library Journal Best Middle Grade Book of 2023 When You Reach Me meets Love Sugar Magic in this unforgettable middle grade novel where time travel, family recipes, and family secrets collide. Maya's grandmother, Halmunee, may be losing...
American as paneer pie
Kelkar, Supriya
Paper Book
An Indian American girl navigates prejudice in her small town and learns the power of her own voice in this brilliant gem of a middle grade novel full of humor and heart, perfect for fans of Front Desk and Amina's Voice. As the only Indian American kid in her small...
Mindy Kim and the trip to Korea
Lee, Lyla
Paper Book
Fresh Off the Boat meets Junie B. Jones in the adorable chapter book series following Mindy Kim, a young Asian American girl--in this fifth novel, Mindy goes to South Korea! Mindy is super excited to go to South Korea to visit her grandparents! She has never taken...
Continental drifter
Macleod, Kathy
Paper Book
Winner of the American Library Association's Asian/Pacific American Award for Children's Literature With a Thai mother and an American father, Kathy lives in two different worlds. She spends most of the year in Bangkok, where she's secretly counting the days till summer...

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