35 Books to Help Celebrate AAPI Stories

May is Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month and it's the perfect opportunity to highlight the stories told by and about Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islander Americans. Below are just a small selection of the many recent and upcoming titles to help you build your collection and Shake Up Your Shelves.

Bonus - scroll down to the bottom for a link to our downloadable AAPI poster and educator's guide! 

Young Readers

Another Word for Neighbor

by Angela Pham Krans
Illustrated by Thai My Phuong


Bhangra Boogie

Written by Hena Khan
Illustrated by Sandhya Prabhat


Chang’e on the Moon

Written by Katrina Moore
Illustrated by Cornelia Li


Lulu in the Spotlight

Witten by Natasha Khan Kazi


Made for More

By Chloe Ito Ward
Illustrated by Gael Abary


Mixed-Up Mooncakes

By Christina Matula and Erica Lyons
Illustrated by Tracy Subisak


New

By Niña Mata


Perfect

By Waka T. Brown
Illustrated by Yuko Jones


A Rakhi for Rakesh

By Nadia Salomon
Illustrated by Nabi H. Ali


The Salt Princess

By Anoosha Syed


Smiling Eyes

By Linda Sue Park
Illustrated by Lenny Wen


Tonbo

By Allen Say

Middle Grade

At Last She Stood

By Erin Entrada Kelly


Atana and the Jade Mermaid

By Vivian Zhou


Girls to the Front

By Niña Mata


Gracie Under the Waves

By Linda Sue Park


How to Draw a Secret

By Cindy Chang


No Purchase Necessary

By Maria Marianayagam


Noodle & Bao

By Shaina Lu


The Other Side of Tomorrow

By Tina Cho
Illustrated by Deb jj Lee


The Queen Bees of Tybee County

By Kyle Casey Chu


Rainbow Fair

By Diana Ma


Rick Kotani's 400 Million Dollar Summer

By Waka T. Brown


Sabrena Swept Away

By Karuna Riaza


The Strongest Heart

By Saadia Faruqi


Zarina Divided

By Reem Faruqi

Teen

Divining the Leaves

By Shveta Thakrar


Eliza, from Scratch

By Sophia Lee


Fitting Indian

By Jyoti Chand
Illustrated by Tara Anand


Home Has No Borders

Edited by Sona Charaipotra and Samira Ahmed


Kirby's Lessons for Falling (in Love)

By Laura Gao


Legend of the White Snake

By Sher Lee


Meet Me at Blue Hour

By Sarah Suk


Tall Water

By SJ Sindu
Illustrated by Dion MBD


Thief of the Heights

By Son M.
Illustrated by Robin Yao