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Picture Books by Asian Authors

Explore a list of great picture books by Asian Canadian writers and illustrators, recommended by our children's librarians.

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  • Paro loves dancing at home with her mom. But what if she can't dance like the other kids in her ballet class?
    Picture Book, 2022Toronto, [Ontario] : Annick Press, 2022. — PIC JAI
  • A young girl visits a Japanese bath house with her grandmother and aunties in this celebration of body positivity.
    Picture Book, 2021New York : Random House Studio, [2021] — APIC MACL
  • Rubina is invited to a birthday party, and her mother insists that she bring her little sister along.
    Picture Book, 2010New York : Viking, 2010. — PIC KHA
  • A boy asks his mother about the bindi, the dot many Hindu women wear on their forehead.
    Picture Book, 2016Vancouver : Arsenal Pulp Press, 2016. — PIC SHR
  • When their train stops at Jaipur, a young girl and her mother hurry to get in line for a cup of chai.
    Picture Book, 2021Toronto : Owlkids Books, 2021. — PIC MAH
  • Picture book. A family arrives in an airport in a new country. Strangers greet them, and one of them gives the little girl a doll.
    Picture Book, 2021Toronto : Second Story Press, 2021. — PIC TRA
  • Picture book. Every morning, a young girl walks her grandmother to school. Based on a true story from the village of Phangane, India.
    Picture Book, 2020Victoria : Orca Book Publishers, 2020. — PIC SIN
  • Hana is going to play her violin in the school talent show. The trouble is, she's only had three lessons and her brothers think she isn't good enough. But Hana is determined to do her best!
    Picture Book, 2014Toronto : Kids Can Press, [2014] — PIC UEG
  • Mimi is smaller than everyone in her family and in her class. But when she meets a new family member, her perspective changes.
    Picture Book, 2018Toronto, ON : Kids Can Press, 2018. — PIC LEN
  • The true story of a mosque that travelled to Inuvik, a town in the Arctic Circle.
    Book, 2022Victoria, British Columbia : Orca Book Publishers, 2022. — 297.35719 AFZ
  • Picture book. It's Lin's first Lunar New Year in her new home in Vancouver. She discovers different traditions to welcome more people to the celebration.
    Picture Book, 2022[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2022. — PIC YEE
  • Maggie struggles to use chopsticks the way the rest of her family does. Everyone has a unique method, but none of them works for Maggie.
    Picture Book, 2012Toronto ; Tonawanda, NY : Kids Can Press, c 2012. — PIC WOO
  • Picture book. A day in Chinatown takes an unexpected turn when May makes a connection with her grandpa.
    Picture Book, 2020Toronto ; Berkeley : Annick Press, 2020. — PIC YEE
  • Picture book. A boy asks his mother about love as she prepares dinner.
    Picture Book, 2021New York : Philomel Books, 2021. — PIC SZE
  • Saajin is excited to meet his new classmates on the first day of school. But when the teacher mispronounces his name, he is not sure how to correct her.
    Picture Book, 2022Toronto ; Berkeley : Annick Press, 2022. — PIC BRA
  • Picture book. A cherry tree watches over a Japanese Canadian family through the years, until one day war breaks out and the family is sent to an internment camp.
    Picture Book, 2008Markham, Ont. : Fitzhenry & Whiteside, c2008. — FICTION KOG
  • Picture book. Natsumi loves summertime and its sensory delights. This year, her cousin comes to Japan to visit for the first time.
    Picture Book, 2020Toronto : Penguin Random House Canada Young Readers, [2020] — PIC WES
  • Discover the connection between timekeeping and the Korean zodiac.
    Picture Book, 2020Victoria, British Columbia : Orca Book Publishers, 2020. — PIC CHO
  • Picture book. Avni commands a whole rocket ship by herself. But when space exploration becomes too much work for a solo astronaut, she goes on a mission to find an assistant.
    Picture Book, 2023Toronto : Kids Can Press, 2023. — PIC JAI
  • Every Wednesday, a group of neighbours come together to cook for their community.
    Picture Book, 2020Toronto ; Berkeley : Groundwood Books : House of Anansi Press, 2020. — PIC TAM