Picture Books featuring ESEA (East and Southeast Asian) Children or by ESEA authors/illustrators

By Maisie Chan Author

Picture Books featuring ESEA (East and Southeast Asian) Children or by ESEA authors/illustrators

By Maisie Chan Author

I've been asked many times if I know of any picture books for young children of East and Southeast Asian heritage. Most of these are published by American or Canadian authors/illustrators but hopefully your children will still enjoy seeing themselves in these books. The U.K market is lagging behind but it's slowly getting there with more British based ESEA picture book writers and illustrators. I've mainly put books written by ESEA artists.

Dim Sum Palace

Dim Sum Palace

X Fang

£12.99 £12.34

Chibi Samurai Wants a Pet: An Adventure with Little Kunoichi the Ninja Girl Series

Chibi Samurai Wants a Pet: An Adventure with Little Kunoichi the Ninja Girl Series

Sanae Ishida

£14.99 £14.24

Wataru Misaka: Basketball's Barrier Breaker

Wataru Misaka: Basketball's Barrier Breaker

Hayley Diep and Naomi Giddings

£16.95 £16.10

The Lucky Red Envelope: A lift-the-flap Lunar New Year Celebration

The Lucky Red Envelope: A lift-the-flap Lunar New Year Celebration

Vikki Zhang

£14.99 £14.24

The Train Home

The Train Home

Dan-ah Kim

£12.99

My GrandMom

My GrandMom

Gee-eun Lee

£12.99 £12.34

Where's Joon?

Where's Joon?

Julie Kim

£18.99 £18.04

Wish Soup: A Celebration of Seollal

Wish Soup: A Celebration of Seollal

Junghwa Park

£14.99 £14.24

Little First Stickers Chinese New Year

Little First Stickers Chinese New Year

Amy Chiu, Kristie Pickersgill, et al.

£5.99 £5.69

activity book

Playing with Lanterns

Playing with Lanterns

Wang Yage and Zhu Chengliang

£12.99 £12.34

Words Between Us

Words Between Us

Angela Pham Krans and Dung Ho

£12.99 £12.34

D is for Dragon Dance

D is for Dragon Dance

Ying Chang Compestine and Yongsheng Xuan

£6.99 £6.64

Dragon Noodle Party

Dragon Noodle Party

Ying Chang Compestine and Paula Pang

£7.99 £7.59

Two New Years

Two New Years

Richard Ho and Lynn Scurfield

£13.99 £13.29

Our Family Dragon: A Lunar New Year Story

Our Family Dragon: A Lunar New Year Story

Rebecca Lim and Caiyen (Cai) Tse

£7.99 £7.59

A Sweet New Year for Ren

A Sweet New Year for Ren

Michelle Sterling and Dung Ho

£12.99 £12.34

Eyes That Weave the World's Wonders

Eyes That Weave the World's Wonders

Liz Kleinrock, Joanna Ho, et al.

£12.99 £12.34

Boys Don't Fry

Boys Don't Fry

Kimberly Lee and Charlene Chua

£15.99 £15.19

Tomorrow Is New Year's Day: Seollal, a Korean Celebration of the Lunar New Year

Tomorrow Is New Year's Day: Seollal, a Korean Celebration of the Lunar New Year

Aram Kim

£15.99 £15.19

Chloe’s Lunar New Year

Chloe’s Lunar New Year

Lily LaMotte and Michelle Lee

£12.99 £12.34

The Truth About Dragons

The Truth About Dragons

Julie Leung and Hanna Cha

£15.99 £15.19

I Love Chinese New Year

I Love Chinese New Year

Eva Wong Nava and Li Xin

£7.99 £7.59

Drawn Together

Drawn Together

Minh Le and Dan Santat

£14.99 £14.24

Amy Wu and the Perfect Bao

Amy Wu and the Perfect Bao

Kat Zhang and Charlene Chua

£12.99 £12.34

Sun and Moon Sisters

Sun and Moon Sisters

Khoa Le

£12.99 £12.34

Dim Sum, Here We Come!

Dim Sum, Here We Come!

Maple Lam

£12.99 £12.34

Exploring Southeast Asia with Magsaysay-Ho

Exploring Southeast Asia with Magsaysay-Ho

Quek Hong Shin Jeffrey Say Eva Wong Nava

£8.95 £8.50

Eyes That Kiss in the Corners

Eyes That Kiss in the Corners

Joanna Ho and Dung Ho

£12.99 £12.34

Exploring Southeast Asia with Affandi: The Humanist Artist

Exploring Southeast Asia with Affandi: The Humanist Artist

Quek Hong Shin Jeffrey Say Eva Wong Nava

£9.95 £9.45

non-fiction picture book

Exploring Southeast Asia with Chuah Thean Teng: Father of Batik Painting

Exploring Southeast Asia with Chuah Thean Teng: Father of Batik Painting

Quek Hong Shin Jeffrey Say Eva Wong Nava

£17.95 £17.05

non-fiction picture book

Say My Name

Say My Name

Joanna Ho and Khoa Le

£12.99 £12.34

The Boy Who Cried

The Boy Who Cried

Khoa Le

£12.99 £12.34

Exploring Southeast Asia with: Liu Kang

Exploring Southeast Asia with: Liu Kang

Quek Hong Shin Jeffrey Say Eva Wong Nava

£8.95 £8.50

non-fiction picture book

One Day

One Day

Joanna Ho and Faith Pray

£12.99 £12.34

Home for Chinese New Year: A Story Told in English and Chinese

Home for Chinese New Year: A Story Told in English and Chinese

Wei Jie and Xu Can

£14.95 £14.20

Ruby's Chinese New Year

Ruby's Chinese New Year

Vickie Lee and Joey Chou

£7.99 £7.59

Is it a Mermaid?

Is it a Mermaid?

Candy Gourlay

£7.99 £7.59

BESEA author

Rainbow Shopping

Rainbow Shopping

Qing Zhuang

£15.99 £15.19

Lunar New Year Around the World: Celebrate the most colourful time of the year

Lunar New Year Around the World: Celebrate the most colourful time of the year

Amanda Li and Angel Chang

£7.99 £7.59

The Little Mermaid: A magical reimagining of the beloved story for a new generation

The Little Mermaid: A magical reimagining of the beloved story for a new generation

Anna Kemp and Natelle Quek

£7.99 £7.59

Note: Illustrator Natelle Quake is ESEA (author is not)

One, Two, Three Dim Sum: A Mandarin-English Counting Book

One, Two, Three Dim Sum: A Mandarin-English Counting Book

Rich Lo

£6.99

I Can Explain

I Can Explain

Shinsuke Yoshitake

£12.99 £12.34

Japanese PB about 'bad habits'

Shadow in the Moon

Shadow in the Moon

Christina Matula and Pearl Law

£16.99 £16.14

A Different Pond

A Different Pond

Bao Phi and Thi Bui

£6.99 £6.64

Amy Wu and the Patchwork Dragon

Amy Wu and the Patchwork Dragon

Kat Zhang and Charlene Chua

£12.99 £12.34

Hug?

Hug?

Charlene Chua

£16.99 £16.14

Extraordinary Eloise

Extraordinary Eloise

Charlene Chua

£6.99 £6.64

Queen of Physics: How Wu Chien Shiung Helped Unlock the Secrets of the Atom

Queen of Physics: How Wu Chien Shiung Helped Unlock the Secrets of the Atom

Teresa Robeson and Rebecca Huang

£12.99 £12.34

Paper Son: The Inspiring Story of Tyrus Wong, Immigrant and Artist

Paper Son: The Inspiring Story of Tyrus Wong, Immigrant and Artist

Julie Leung and Chris Sasaki

£15.99 £15.19

The Lost Package

The Lost Package

Richard Ho and Jessica Lanan

£14.99 £14.24

Eric

Eric

Shaun Tan

£7.99 £7.59

My Footprints

My Footprints

Bao Phi and Ngoc Diep Barbara Tran

£6.99 £6.64

A Big Bed for Little Snow

A Big Bed for Little Snow

Grace Lin

£13.99 £13.29

When the Sea Turned to Silver

When the Sea Turned to Silver

Grace Lin

£8.99 £8.54

Whole Whale

Whole Whale

Karen Yin and Nelleke Verhoeff

£14.99 £14.24

How to Solve a Problem: The Rise (and Falls) of a Rock-Climbing Champion

How to Solve a Problem: The Rise (and Falls) of a Rock-Climbing Champion

Ashima Shiraishi and Yao Xiao

£15.99 £15.19

Pool

Pool

Lee Jihyeon

£12.99

Goldy Luck and the Three Pandas

Goldy Luck and the Three Pandas

Natasha Yim and Grace Zong

£6.99 £6.64

Danbi Leads the School Parade

Danbi Leads the School Parade

Anna Kim

£13.99 £13.29

Why Do I Feel Like This?

Why Do I Feel Like This?

Shinsuke Yoshitake

£10.99 £10.44

A Big Mooncake for Little Star

A Big Mooncake for Little Star

Grace Lin

£14.99 £14.24

Hana Hashimoto, Sixth Violin

Hana Hashimoto, Sixth Violin

Chieri Uegaki and Qin Leng

£17.99 £17.09

Ninja!

Ninja!

Arree Chung

£6.99 £6.64

I Know Numbers!

I Know Numbers!

Taro Gomi

£11.99 £11.39

My Friends

My Friends

Taro Gomi

£4.99 £4.74

Chirri & Chirra, The Snowy Day

Chirri & Chirra, The Snowy Day

Kaya Doi

£11.99 £11.39

Every Color of Light: A Book about the Sky

Every Color of Light: A Book about the Sky

Hiroshi Osada and Ryoji Arai

£12.99 £12.34

Ten Little Dumplings

Ten Little Dumplings

Larissa Fan and Cindy Wume

£16.99 £16.14

Over the Shop

Over the Shop

JonArno Lawson and Qin Leng

£12.99 £12.34

I Really Want to See You, Grandma

I Really Want to See You, Grandma

£12.99 £12.34

The Last Marshmallow

The Last Marshmallow

Grace Lin

£6.99 £6.64

The Fog

The Fog

Kyo Maclear and Kenard Pak

£16.99 £16.14

Formosa's Masquerade

Formosa's Masquerade

Ying Syuan Huang

£15.81

This is the Way in Dogtown

This is the Way in Dogtown

Jade Huang

£11.99

Herbie's Big Adventure

Herbie's Big Adventure

Jennie Poh

£6.99

BESEA AUTHOR/ILLUSTRATOR

Dim Sum for Everyone!

Dim Sum for Everyone!

Grace Lin

£6.99 £6.64

Maya's Magical Laundry Basket

Maya's Magical Laundry Basket

Carolyn Florey, John Garrity, et al.

£20.68

The Little Gardener

The Little Gardener

Emily Hughes

£7.99 £7.59

Wild

Wild

Emily Hughes

£11.99

My First Day

My First Day

Phung Nguyen Quang and Huynh Kim Lien

£15.99 £15.19

Kuan Yin: The Princess Who Became the Goddess of Compassion

Kuan Yin: The Princess Who Became the Goddess of Compassion

Maya Van Der Meer and Wen Hsu

£16.99 £16.14

They Say Blue

They Say Blue

Jillian Tamaki

£6.99 £6.64

The Piano Recital

The Piano Recital

Akiko Miyakoshi

£16.99 £16.14

Goodbye Autumn, Hello Winter

Goodbye Autumn, Hello Winter

Kenard Pak

£13.99 £13.29

Coral Reefs

Coral Reefs

Jason Chin

£7.99 £7.59

It Began with a Page: How Gyo Fujikawa Drew the Way

It Began with a Page: How Gyo Fujikawa Drew the Way

Kyo Maclear and Julie Morstad

£12.99

Also an Octopus

Also an Octopus

Maggie Tokuda-Hall and Benji Davies

£6.99 £6.64

Eyes That Speak to the Stars

Eyes That Speak to the Stars

Joanna Ho and Dung Ho

£12.99 £12.34

Playing at the Border: A Story of Yo-Yo Ma

Playing at the Border: A Story of Yo-Yo Ma

Joanna Ho and Teresa Martinez

£12.99

Grandpa Across the Ocean

Grandpa Across the Ocean

Hyewon Yum

£11.99

My Tree

My Tree

Hope Lim and Il Sung Na

£14.99

A Boy Named Isamu: A Story of Isamu Noguchi

A Boy Named Isamu: A Story of Isamu Noguchi

JAMES YANG

£13.99 £13.29

Like a Dandelion

Like a Dandelion

Huy Voun Lee

£12.99 £12.34

Mulan: The Legend of the Woman Warrior

Mulan: The Legend of the Woman Warrior

Faye-Lynn Wu and Joy Ang

£12.99

Starbird

Starbird

Sharon King-Chai

£9.99 £9.49

Lucy Ladybird

Lucy Ladybird

Sharon King-Chai

£6.99 £6.64

Snail Mail: With Pull-Out Postcards

Snail Mail: With Pull-Out Postcards

Sharon King-Chai

£12.99

I Am a Bird: A Story About Finding a Kindred Spirit Where You Least Expect It

I Am a Bird: A Story About Finding a Kindred Spirit Where You Least Expect It

Hope Lim and Hyewon Yum

£7.99 £7.59

I Dream of Popo

I Dream of Popo

Livia Blackburne and Julia Kuo

£14.99 £14.24

My Day With Gong Gong

My Day With Gong Gong

Sennah Yee and Elaine Chen

£13.99 £13.29

Friends Are Friends, Forever

Friends Are Friends, Forever

Dane Liu and Lynn Scurfield

£14.99 £14.24

Hello: One magic word connects us all - a tale about the magic of friendship and communication

Hello: One magic word connects us all - a tale about the magic of friendship and communication

Viola Wang

£6.99 £6.64

Rabbit Bright

Rabbit Bright

Viola Wang

£6.99 £6.64

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