Weddings showcase many family, religious, and cultural traditions. In Natasha Khan Kazi's Lulu in the Spotlight, readers see a tradition common at many South Asian weddings - a game where young people try to steal one of the groom's shoes! The book is a fun way to introduce readers to different kinds of wedding traditions or reflect their own experiences in a beautifully illustrated picture book.
Here, the creator shares her inspiration behind this book as well as why it's so important to #shakeupyourcelebrations and share traditions like these with readers.
The Strongest Heart is my most personal story yet. It’s about a boy whose father has severe paranoid schizophrenia, whose mother has temporarily left the country, and whose life has been uprooted by a move to Houston, Texas. I, too, grew up under the care of a mentally ill father, and a mother who was emotionally, if not physically, absent. It took a deep toll not only on me as a child, but affected the adult I became, and the relationships I formed, including with my own parents and siblings.
Author Tina Cho shares the inspiration behind her middle grade historical fiction graphic novel, The Other Side of Tomorrow, illustrated by Deb JJ Lee. Told through poetic text, this graphic novel tells the story of two young North Korean refugees whose lives become intertwined as they make their way toward a better life.
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