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10 Gulab Jamuns: Counting with an Indian Sweet Treat

by Sandhya Acharya

Age 02 or older

Themes: Cultural Empowerment, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Celebrations & Traditions, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Food, Early Childhood, Education & Literacy, Family Relationship: Parents, Family Relationship: Siblings, Own Voices/Lived Experience, STEM

10 Things I Hate About Pinky

by Sandhya Menon

Age 12 or older

Themes: Family Relationship: Parents, Format: Audiobook, Generation: 1st, Identity: Multiracial

100 Chapatis

by Derek Mascarehas

Age 04 or older

Themes: Canadian Connection, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Food, Family Relationship: Grandparents, Own Voices/Lived Experience, Welcoming by Individual

A Card for My Mom

by Bashabi Fraser

Age 04 or older

Themes: Celebrations, Celebrations: Mother's Day, Cultural Empowerment, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Family, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Identity, Family Relationship: Parents, Own Voices/Lived Experience

A Garden in My Hands

by Meera Sriram

Age 04 or older

Themes: Accolades & Awards, Accolades & Awards: Starred Review, Arts, Celebrations, Cultural Empowerment, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Celebrations & Traditions, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Family, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Storytelling, Family Relationship: Grandparents, Family Relationship: Parents, Format: Audiobook, Generation: 2nd, Own Voices/Lived Experience

A Garland of Henna

by Varsha Bajaj

Age 03 or older

Themes: Arts, Celebrations, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Celebrations & Traditions, Family Relationship: Grandparents, Family Relationship: Parents, Generation: 2nd, Own Voices/Lived Experience

A Kurta to Remember

by Gauri Dalvi Pandya

Age 06 or older

Themes: Cultural Empowerment, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Clothing, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Family, Family Relationship: Grandparents, Multilingual: Marathi Featured Words, Own Voices/Lived Experience, Religious Background: Hindu

A Little Bit of Everything (Own Voices, Own Stories)

by Meghana Narayan

Age 06 or older

Themes: Cultural Empowerment, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Family, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Identity, Family Relationship: Grandparents, Family Relationship: Parents, Family Relationship: Siblings, Generation: 1st, Generation: 2nd, Immigrant: Economic, Own Voices/Lived Experience

A Match Made in Mehendi

by Nandini Bajpai

Age 12 or older

Themes: Accolades & Awards: Starred Review, Cross-Group Friendship, Family Relationship: Parents, Format: Audiobook, Identity: Multiracial, LGBTQIA+, Religious Background: Sikh

A Rakhi for Rakesh

by Nadia Salomon

Age 04 or older

Themes: Celebrations, Celebrations: Raksha Bandhan, Cultural Empowerment, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Celebrations & Traditions, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Family, Family Relationship: Siblings, Multilingual: Telugu Featured Words, Own Voices/Lived Experience, Religious Background: Hindu

A Season for Building Houses

by Authors: Ibrahim Shkara, Richard Akera, Ahmed Abbas, Fadumo Issack, Omar Raouf, Clautel Buba, Eric Martinez, Khadija Mohamed, Rasha Usif, Michée Runyambo, Amira Al Sammrai, Elahe Seddiqi, Sahara Hassan, Aden Isaack, Judica'elle Irakoze, Faris Baziga, Ali Aljubyly, Edna Adan, Chrispo Niyokwizerwa, Emmanuel Muya, Ralph Houanche, Elias Nasrat, Annick Umutoniwase, Vassily Murangira, Hanen Mohammad, Jordy Izere, Rachel Iradukunda, Maryama Abdi, Edna Thecla-Akimana, Mohamed Awale, Yann Tanguy Irambona, Benjamin Bivigete Ibrahim Shkara, Richard Akera, Ahmed Abbas, Fadumo Issack, Omar Raouf, Clautel Buba, Eric Martinez, Khadija Mohamed, Rasha Usif, Michée Runyambo, Amira Al Sammrai, Elahe Seddiqi, Sahara Hassan, Aden Isaack, Judica'elle Irakoze, Faris Baziga, Ali Aljubyly, Edna Adan, Chrispo Niyokwizerwa, Emmanuel Muya, Ralph Houanche, Elias Nasrat, Annick Umutoniwase, Vassily Murangira, Hanen Mohammad, Jordy Izere, Rachel Iradukunda, Maryama Abdi, Edna Thecla-Akimana, Mohamed Awale, Yann Tanguy Irambona, Benjamin Bivigete

Age 12 or older

Themes: Coming of Age, Cross-Group Friendship, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Storytelling, Family Relationship: Parents, Format: Anthology, Genre: Poetry, Identity: Multilingual, Own Voices/Lived Experience, Refugee Journey, Refugee: Unspecified, Refugee: War/Conflict, Setting: Refugee Camp

A Strange Thing Happened in Cherry Hall

by Jasmine Warga

Age 08 or older

Themes: Accolades & Awards, Accolades & Awards: Starred Review, Animals, Arts, Cross-Group Friendship, Family Relationship: Parents, Format: Audiobook, Generation: 1st, Genre: Mystery, Mental Health

A Sudden Storm

by Bali Rai

Age 12 or older

Themes: Cross-Group Friendship, Discrimination: Cultural, Discrimination: Racial, Discrimination: Religious, Generation: 1st, Mental Health, Religious Background: Sikh, Trauma & Healing, Trauma & Healing: Physical Assault, Trigger Warning: Graphic Violence

A Sweet Diwali

by Harshita Jerath

Age 04 or older

Themes: Animals, Celebrations, Celebrations: Diwali, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Celebrations & Traditions, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Family, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Friendship, Early Childhood, Family Relationship: Parents, Own Voices/Lived Experience, Religious Background: Hindu

A Taste of Home

by Richard Ho

Age 03 or older

Themes: Cross-Group Friendship, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Food, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Identity, Family Relationship: Parents, Format: Audiobook, Generation: 1st, Own Voices/Lived Experience, Religious Background: Jewish, Welcoming by Community

A Vaisakhi to Remember

by Simran Jeet Singh

Age 04 or older

Themes: Accolades & Awards, Accolades & Awards: Youth Media Awards, Celebrations, Celebrations: Vaisakhi, Cultural Empowerment, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Celebrations & Traditions, Format: Audiobook, Multilingual: Punjabi Featured Words, Own Voices/Lived Experience, Religious Background: Sikh, Welcoming by Community

Ahmed Aziz’s Epic Year

by Nina Hamza

Age 08 or older

Themes: Accolades & Awards: Starred Review, Arts, Family Relationship: Parents, Format: Audiobook, Identity: Multiracial, Own Voices/Lived Experience, Trauma & Healing

Alina in a Pinch (The Alina Books #1)

by Shenaaz Nanji

Age 06 or older

Themes: Cross-Group Friendship, Cultural Empowerment, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Family, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Food, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Identity, Discrimination: Cultural, Family Relationship: Grandparents, Generation: 1st, Identity: Multiracial, Own Voices/Lived Experience

Alina in the Deep (The Alina Books #2)

by Shenaaz G. Nanji

Age 06 or older

Themes: Canadian Connection, Cultural Empowerment, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Family, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Identity, Discrimination: Cultural, Discrimination: Microaggression, Family Relationship: Extended, Generation: 1st, Identity: Exploration, Identity: Multiracial, Own Voices/Lived Experience

All Mixed Up

by Raj Tawney

Age 09 or older

Themes: Coming of Age, Cross-Group Friendship, Discrimination: Immigration Status, Discrimination: Religious, Generation: 1st, Generation: 2nd, Identity: Multiracial, Own Voices/Lived Experience, Religious Background: Muslim, Welcoming by Individual

All That You Are

by Smriti Prasadam-Halls

Age 03 or older

Themes: Accolades & Awards, Accolades & Awards: Starred Review, Cultural Empowerment, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Family, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Identity, Family Relationship: Grandparents, Family Relationship: Parents, Family Relationship: Siblings, Identity: Body Image, Identity: Multiracial, Own Voices/Lived Experience

All the Yellow Suns

by Malavika Kannan

Age 14 or older

Themes: Activism, Coming of Age, Cross-Group Dating, Cross-Group Friendship, Engagement Tool: Video, Format: Audiobook, LGBTQIA+, Own Voices/Lived Experience

Always Anjali (Always Anjali #1)

by Sheetal Sheth

Age 04 or older

Themes: Discrimination: Racial, Format: Audiobook, Identity: Names & Pronunciations, Own Voices/Lived Experience

American as Paneer Pie

by Supriya Kelkar

Age 08 or older

Themes: Celebrations: Diwali, Cross-Group Friendship, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Celebrations & Traditions, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Family, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Food, Discrimination: Cultural, Discrimination: Racial, Format: Audiobook, Identity: Body Image, Identity: Multiracial, IYNB Recommends: Community Rallying Against Hate

American Betiya

by Anuradha Rajurkar

Age 12 or older

Themes: Accolades & Awards, Arts, Cross-Group Dating, Family Relationship: Parents, Generational Differences: Dating, Multilingual: Spanish

American Desi

by Jyoti Rajan Gopal

Age 04 or older

Themes: Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Identity, Generation: 1st, Generation: 2nd, Own Voices/Lived Experience

Amira & Hamza: The Quest for the Ring of Power (Amira & Hamza #2)

by Samira Ahmed

Age 08 or older

Themes: Accolades & Awards: Starred Review, Genre: Fantasy & Folklore, Own Voices/Lived Experience

Amira & Hamza: The War to Save the Worlds (Amira & Hamza #1)

by Samira Ahmed

Age 08 or older

Themes: Accolades & Awards: Starred Review, Format: Audiobook, Genre: Fantasy & Folklore, Own Voices/Lived Experience

Amla Mater

by Devi Menon

Age 16 or older

Themes: Accolades & Awards, Cultural Empowerment, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Food, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Friendship, Format: Graphic Novel, Mental Health, Own Voices/Lived Experience, Welcoming by Individual

Amma’s Sari

by Sandhya Parappukkaran

Age 04 or older

Themes: Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Clothing, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Identity, Family Relationship: Parents, Generation: 1st, Own Voices/Lived Experience

An Invitation to Passover

by Rabbi Kerry Olitzky

Age 04 or older

Themes: Celebrations, Celebrations: Passover, Cross-Group Friendship, Cultural Empowerment, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Celebrations & Traditions, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Family, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Food, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Identity, Family Relationship: Parents, Outdoor Exploration, Religious Background: Jewish, Welcoming by Community

Ani’s Light

by Tanu Shree Singh

Age 05 or older

Themes: Family Relationship: Grandparents, Family Relationship: Parents, Mental Health, Own Voices/Lived Experience, Setting: Home Country, Trauma & Healing, Trauma & Healing: Illness