Charlene Chua

"A little girl finds herself giving hug after hug until, all of a sudden, she's had enough!" --

Shy Violet attempts to show another girl how she feels on Valentine's Day.

Amy is determined to make a perfect dumpling like her parents and grandmother do, but hers are always too empty, too full, or not pinched together properly.

Publisher Annotation: Amy loves craft time at school. But when her teacher asks everyone to make their own dragon, Amy feels stuck. Her first dragon has a long, wingless body, stag-like horns, and eagle claws, but her friends don't think it's a real dragon. Then she makes dragons like theirs, but none of them feels quite right...None of them feels like hers. After school, a story from Grandma sparks new inspiration, and Amy rounds up her family to...

Amy Wu would love to welcome the new student in her class, but Lin has just come from China and does not speak much English, so with the help of her family Amy tries to work out a way to bridge the language gap.

"In this chapter book, a young boy copes with his uncle's cancer diagnosis by seeking answers from the Great Googlini, an information scientist who emerges from his computer."--

Being stuck inside with gray rain clouds looming makes a young girl wish for a blue sky day, but when the weather clears up and the yellow sun shines, raindrops give way to bright, bold colors that are worth the wait.

Fans of Feminist Baby by Loryn Brantz will love this board book about gender expression and being true to oneself. "Is it a boy? Or a girl?" "WHAT'S IT TO YA?!" Our little bundle of joy has arrived-to dismantle gender norms! A joyful baby refuses to conform to the gender binary and instead chooses toys, colors, and clothes that make them happy. This tongue-in-cheek board book is a perfect tool to encourage children to love what they love and is also...

Julie Black Belt introduces a modern animated heroine whom students of all ages can identify with. Idolizing the movie actress Brandy Wu, Julie confidently accepts her parents offer to enroll in kung fu class. However, getting a black belt won't come as easily as she thought, since her young teacher says everyone must start with a white one! Facing this newfound challenge, Julie wonders what would Brandy Wu do. Can Julie take her lessons to heart,...

"A toddler spends an afternoon at the park with his family where he is introduced to baseball for the first time. He makes a few mistakes as he warms up, takes the field, and goes to bat, but he keeps going until he scores the final run of the day and goes to bed a winner."--Goodreads.com