By JoAnn Yao Today we're pleased to welcome Abigail Hing Wen to the WNDB blog to talk about Loveboat Reunion, the sequel to her YA debut Loveboat, Taipei! The book will be released on January 25, 2022 by Harper Teen. Sophie Ha and Xavier Yeh have what some would call a tumultuous … [Read more...] about Q&A With Abigail Hing Wen, Loveboat Reunion
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VIDEO: Illustrator Julia Kuo Draws for Us!
Julia Kuo spoke to us about the process of illustrating the picture book I DREAM OF POPO, out now, and gave a drawing demonstration! Want to read more about the book? Check out this personal essay from I DREAM OF POPO author Livia Blackburne as well. TRANSCRIPT: [We Need … [Read more...] about VIDEO: Illustrator Julia Kuo Draws for Us!
I Hope I Dream of Popo Helps Reconnect People
By Livia Blackburne Growing up in the United States, I became aware of a prototypical American model for grandparents. Sit-com grandparents, if you will. While I knew intellectually that the model was by no means universal, it still made an impression on me. In my head, American grandparents … [Read more...] about I Hope I Dream of Popo Helps Reconnect People
Finding Home in a World of Diverse Books
Content note: This essay briefly mentions acts of racialized violence and also mentions the COVID-19 pandemic. By JoAnn Yao Over two months into quarantine, I have not been able to finish reading a single book. I feel shame as I share this, especially since I work for an organization that … [Read more...] about Finding Home in a World of Diverse Books
It’s Time for Children’s Literature to Talk About Taiwan
By Rebecca Wei Hsieh It’s hard to talk about Taiwan. I’ve spent forever agonizing over this piece, trying to approach it delicately so as not to anger folks on either side of the Taiwan Strait, to avoid being overtly political. The relationship between China and Taiwan is thorny at best. However, … [Read more...] about It’s Time for Children’s Literature to Talk About Taiwan
