Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Food

The Shape of Home

by Rashin Kheiriyeh

Age 05 or older

Community: Benin/Benin American, Indian/Indian American, Iranian/Iranian American, Japanese/Japanese American

The Ugly Vegetables

by Grace Lin

Age 04 or older

Community: Chinese/Chinese American

The Wakame Gatherers

by Holly Thompson

Age 04 or older

Community: Japanese/Japanese American

This Is How I Roll

by Debbi Michiko Florence

Age 08 or older

Community: Japanese/Japanese American

Tia Fortuna’s New Home

by Ruth Behar

Age 04 or older

Community: Cuban/Cuban American

Tomatoes for Neela

by Padma Lakshmi

Age 03 or older

Community: Indian/Indian American

Tomatoes in my Lunchbox

by Costantia Manoli

Age 06 or older

Community: Unspecified

Vive le poulet!

by Mahtab Narsimhan

Age 09 or older

Community: Indian/Indian American

Watercress

by Andrea Wang

Age 05 and older

Community: Chinese/Chinese American

When Lola Visits

by Michelle Sterling

Age 04 or older

Community: Filipino/Filipino American

With the Fire on High

by Elizabeth Acevedo

Age 13 or older

Community: Puerto Rican, Unspecified (African)

Zachary Ying and the Dragon Emperor

by Xiran Jay Zhao

Age 08 or older

Community: Chinese/Chinese American

Zahra’s Blessing: A Ramadan Story

by Shirin Shamsi

Age 04 or older

Community: Muslim/Muslim American, Pakistani/Pakistani American