Anonymous, illustrated by David Diaz,
De Colores: Bright with Colors
Marshall Cavendish, 2008.
reviewed by Aline Pereira

Marcie Aboff, illustrated by Zachary Trover,
Guatemala ABCs / A Book About the People and Places of Guatemala
Picture Window Books, 2006.
reviewed by Marjorie Coughlan

Francisco X. Alarcón, illustrated by Maya Christina Gonzalez,
Animal Poems of the Iguazú /Animalario del Iguazú
Children’s Book Press, 2008.
reviewed by Abigail Sawyer

Alma Flor Ada, F. Isabel Campoy, illustrated by Felipe Dávalos, Viví Escrivá, Susan Guevara and Leyla Torres,
Tales Our Abuelitas Told: A Hispanic Folktale Collection
Atheneum, 2006.
reviewed by Aline Pereira

Cesar Alegre,
Extraordinary Hispanic Americans ("Extraordinary People" Series)
Scholastic, 2007.
reviewed by Aline Pereira

Malin Alegria,
Estrella's Quinceanera
Simon Pulse, 2006.
reviewed by Kristen O. Daniel

Elisa Amado, illustrated by Alfonso Ruano,
Tricycle
Groundwood Books, 2007.
reviewed by Charlotte Richardson

Ianna Andreadis, text by Elisa Amado, Sun Stone illustration by Felipe Dávalos,
Sun Stone Days / Tonaltin / Dias de Piedra
Groundwood Books, 2007.
reviewed by Marjorie Coughlan

Jorge Argueta, illustrated by Luis Garay, translated by Elisa Amado,
Alfredito Flies Home
Groundwood Books, 2007.
reviewed by Aline Pereira

Jorge Argueta, illustrated by María Jesús Álvarez, translated by Joe Hayes & Sharon Franco,
The Fiesta of the Tortillas/La Fiesta de las Tortillas
Alfaguara, 2006.
reviewed by Aline Pereira

Jorge Argueta, illustrated by Lucía Angela Pérez,
Talking to Mother Earth/Hablando con Madre Tierra
Groundwood Books, 2006.
reviewed by Aline Pereira

Ana Baca, illustrated by Anthony Accardo,
Benitos Sopaipillas / Las Sopaipillas de Benito
Piñata Books, 2006.
reviewed by Mary Beth Cecchini

Hyun-Joo Bae,
New Year's Clothes for New Year's Day
Kane/Miller, 2007.
reviewed by Aline Pereira

Anjali Bannerjee,
Looking for Bapu
Wendy Lamb Books, 2006.
reviewed by Abigail Sawyer

Lynne Barasch, illustrated by the author,
Hiromi's Hands
Lee and Low Books, 2007.
reviewed by Charlotte Richardson

Jamie Bastedo,
On Thin Ice
Red Deer Press, 2006.
reviewed by Jeannine Stronach

Brigitte Benchimol,
Jadyn and the Magic Bubble / Discovering India
East West Discovery Press, 2007.
reviewed by Marjorie Coughlan

Anilu Bernardo, illustrated by Christina Rodriguez,
A Day With My Aunts / Un Dia con mis Tias
Piñata Books, 2006.
reviewed by Mary Beth Cecchini

Carmen T. Bernier-Grand,
Frida: Viva la Vida! Long Live Life!
Marshall Cavendish, 2007.
reviewed by Charlotte Richardson

Anne-Laure Bondoux, translated from French by Y. Maudet,
The Killer's Tears
Delacorte Press, 2006.
reviewed by Ann Grandin

Ann Bowler, illustrated by Lak-Khee Tay-Audouard,
Adventures of the Treasure Fleet / China Discovers the World
Tuttle Publishing, 2006.
reviewed by Marjorie Coughlan

Warren Brim, Anna Eglitis,
Creatures of the Rainforest/ Two artists explore Djabugay country.
Magabala Books, 2005.
reviewed by Marjorie Coughlan

Monica Brown, illustrated by Raul Colón
My Name is Gabito
Rising Moon Books, 2008
reviewed by Abigail Sawyer

Stephen Buchmann and Diana Cohn, illustrated by Paul Mirocha,
The Bee Tree
Cinco Puntos Press, 2007.
reviewed by Ann Grandin

Robert Burleigh, illustrated by Ed Young,
Tiger of the Snows / Tenzing Norgay: The boy whose dream was Everest
Atheneum Books, 2006.
reviewed by Marjorie Coughlan

Dawn Casey, illustrated by Anne Wilson,
The Great Race / The Story of the Chinese Zodiac
Barefoot Books, 2006.
reviewed by Marjorie Coughlan

Veronika Martenova Charles, illustrated by Annouchka Gravel Galouchko and Stéphan Daigle,
The Birdman
Tundra Books, 2006.
reviewed by Aline Pereira

Chosen by Debjani Chatterjee,
Masala/ Poems from India, Bangladesh, Pakistan and Sri Lanka
Macmillan Children's Books, 2005.
reviewed by Marjorie Coughlan

Andrea Cheng,
Where the Steps Were
Wordsong, 2008
reviewed by Marjorie Coughlan

Christopher W. Cheng,
New Gold Mountain / The Diary of Shu Cheong / Lambing Flat, NSW, 1860-1861
Scholastic Australia, 2005.
reviewed by Marjorie Coughlan

Cynthia Chin-Lee, illustrated by Megan Halsey and Sean Addy,
Amelia to Zora: Twenty-six Women Who Changed the World
Charlesbridge, 2005.
Akira to Zoltán: Twenty-six Men Who Changed the World
Charlesbridge, 2006.
reviewed by Aline Pereira

Jane Christophersen, illus. by Christine Christophersen,
My Home in Kakadu
Magabala Books, 2005.
reviewed by Marjorie Coughlan

Judith Clarke,
Kalpana's Dream
Front Street, 2004.
reviewed by Kristen Daniel

Sandra Comino, Illustrated by Max,
Morning Glory
Groundwood Books, 2006.
reviewed by Abigail Sawyer

Ying Chang Compestine,
Revolution Is Not a Dinner Party
Henry Holt, 2007.
reviewed by Marjorie Coughlan

Ying Chang Compestine, illustrated by Stephane Jorisch,
The Real Story of Stone Soup
Dutton Juvenile, 2007.
reviewed by Marjorie Coughlan

Retold by David Conger, Kay Lyons, Liana Romolo, Joan Suyenaga, Marian Davies Toth, illustrated by Patrick Yee,
Asian Children's Favorite Stories
Tuttle Publishing, 2006.
reviewed by Marjorie Coughlan

Various, Edited by Sarah Cortez,
Windows Into My World: Latino Youth Write Their Lives
Piñata, 2007.
reviewed by Aline Pereira

Mary Cummings, illustrated by Lin Wang,
Three Names of Me
Albert Whitman & Company, 2006.
reviewed by Mary Beth Cecchini

Ina Cumpiano, illustrated by JoseL Ramirez
Quinito, Day and Night/Quinito dia y noche
Children's Book Press, 2008
reviewed by Abigail Sawyer

Póli Delano, illustrated by Manuel Monroy,
When I Was A Boy Neruda Called me Policarpo: A Memoir
Groundwood Books, 2006.
reviewed by Aline Pereira

Demi, calligraphy by Jeanyee Wong,
Su Dongpo/ Chinese Genius
Lee & Low, 2006.
reviewed by Marjorie Coughlan

Deborah Ellis,
Sacred Leaf: The Cocalero Novels
Groundwood, 2007.
reviewed by Marjorie Coughlan

Deborah Ellis,
I am a Taxi
Groundwood Books, 2006.
reviewed by Marjorie Coughlan

Sid Fleischman, illustrated by the author,
The White Elephant
Greenwillow Books, 2006.
reviewed by Abigail Sawyer

Debbi Michiko Florence, illustrated by Jim Caputo,
China: A Kaleidoscope Kids Book
Williamson Books, 2008.
reviewed by Abigail Sawyer

Judith Bloom Fradin and Dennis Brindell Fradin,
Jane Addams: Champion of Democracy
Clarion Books 2006.
reviewed by Abigail Sawyer

Anthony Fredericks, illustrated by Tammy Yee,
The Tsunami Quilt: Grandfather's Story (Tales of Young Americans Series)
Sleeping Bear Press, 2007.
reviewed by Kristen O. Daniel

Cristina García, illustrated by Sebastià Serra,
The Dog Who Loved the Moon
Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2008.
reviewed by Abigail Sawyer

Jamila Gavin, illus. by Peter Bailey,
Grandpa Chatterji
Grandpa's Indian Summer
Grandpa Chatterji's Third Eye
Egmont, 2006.
reviewed by Marjorie Coughlan

Campbell Geeslin, illustrated by Ryan Sanchez,
Clara & Senor Frog
Schwartz & Wade Books, 2007.
reviewed by Abigail Sawyer

Phillis Gershator, illustrated by Holly Meade,
Sky Sweeper
Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 2007.
reviewed by Charlotte Richardson

Lucia Gonzalez, illustrated by Lulu Delacre
The Storyteller's Candle/La velita de los cuentos
Children's Book Press, 2008.
reviewed by Abigail Sawyer

Gena K. Gorrel, illustrated by Andrej Krystoforski
In the Land of the Jaguar: South America and its People
Tundra Books, 2007.
reviewed by Jeannine Stronach

Guo Yue and Clare Farrow, illustrated by Helen Cann,
Little Leap Forward: A Boy in Beijing
Barefoot Books, 2008.
reviewed by Marjorie Coughlan

Sally Grindley
Broken Glass
Bloomsbury, 2008
reviewed by Marjorie Coughlan

Libby Hakaraia,
Celebrating Matariki
Reed Children's Books, 2006.
reviewed by Marjorie Coughlan

Kay Haugaard, illustrated by Carolyn Reed Barritt,
The Day the Dragon Danced
Shen's Books, 2006.
reviewed by Abigail Sawyer

Diane Haynes,
Crow Medicine (Jane Ray's Wildlife Rescue Series)
Whitecap Books, 2007.
reviewed by Aline Pereira

Juan Felipe Herrera,
Cinnamon Girl: Letters Found Inside a Cereal Box
Harper Collins, Joanna Cotler Books /Tempest, 2005.
reviewed by Abigail Sawyer

Ann Jaramillo,
La Línea
Roaring Brook Press, 2006.
reviewed by Ann Grandin

Jacqueline Jules, illustrated by Amy Huntington,
No English
Mitten Press, 2008.
reviewed by Aline Pereira

Cynthia Kadohata,
Outside Beauty
Atheneum Books for Young Readers/ Simon and Schuster, 2008.
reviewed by Charlotte Richardson

Cynthia Kadohata,
Cracker! The Best Dog in Vietnam
Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2007.
reviewed by Charlotte Richardson

Douglas Keister
To Grandmother's House: A Visit to Old-Town Beijing
Gibbs Smith Publisher, 2008
reviewed by Abigail Sawyer

Rose Kent,
Kimchi & Calamari
Harper Collins Children's Books, 2007.
reviewed by Aline Pereira

Laurie Krebs, illustrated by Christopher Corr,
Off We Go To Mexico: An Adventure in the Sun
Barefoot Books, 2006.
reviewed by Aline Pereira

Uma Krishnaswami, illustrated by Jamel Akib,
Bringing Asha Home
Lee & Low Books Inc, 2006.
reviewed by Anna Kelly

René Colato Laínez, illustrated by Fabiola Graullera Ramírez,
I am René, the Boy / Soy René, el niño
Piñata Books, Arte Público Press, 2005.
reviewed by Marjorie Coughlan

Milly Lee, illustrated by Yangsook Choi,
Landed.
Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 2006.
reviewed by Marjorie Coughlan

Amy Lee-Tai, illus. by Felicia Hoshino,
A Place Where Sunflowers Grow
Children's Book Press, 2006.
reviewed by Marjorie Coughlan

Janice Levy, illustrated by Loretta Lopez,
Celebrate! It's Cinco de Mayo!/Celebremos! Es El Cinco de Mayo!
Albert Whitman & Company, 2007.
reviewed by Abigail Sawyer

Ted and Betsy Lewin
Horse Song: The Naadam of Mongolia
Lee & Low Books, 2008
reviewed by Abigail Sawyer

Richard Lewis,
The Killing Sea: A Story of the Tsunami That Stunned the World
Simon & Schuster, 2007.
reviewed by Charlotte Richardson

Moying Li,
Snow Falling in Spring: Coming of Age in China during the Cultural Revolution
Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2008.
reviewed by Charlotte Richardson

Jimmy Liao, English text adapted by Sarah L. Thomson,
The Blue Stone: A Journey Through Life
Little, Brown 2008.
reviewed by Charlotte Richardson

Grace Lin,
The Year of the Dog
Little, Brown and Company, 2006.
reviewed by Marjorie Coughlan

Grace Lin,
The Year of the Rat
Little, Brown and Company, 2008.
reviewed by Marjorie Coughlan

Frederick Lipp, illustrated by Jason Gaillard
Running Shoes
Charlesbridge, 2008
reviewed by Aline Pereira

Michelle Lord, illustrated by Shino Arihara,
A Song for Cambodia
Lee & Low Books, 2008.
reviewed by Abigail Sawyer

Ai-Ling Louie, illustrated by Cathy Peng,
Vera Wang:  Queen of Fashion
('Amazing Asian American' Series)
Dragoneagle Press, 2007.
reviewed by Kristen Daniel

Catherine Louis,
Liu and the Bird: A Journey in Chinese Calligraphy
North-South Books, 2006.
reviewed by Anna Kelly

Linda Lowery,
Truth and Salsa
Peachtree, 2006.
reviewed by Marjorie Coughlan

Jorge Luján, illustrated by Piet Grobler, translated by John Oliver Simon and Rebecca Parfitt,
Colors ¡Colores!
Groundwood Books, 2008.
reviewed by Marjorie Coughlan

Jorge Luján, illustrated by Mandana Sadat, translated by Elisa Amado,
Tarde de invierno / Winter Afternoon
Groundwood Books / Libros Tigrillo, 2006.
reviewed by Marjorie Coughlan

Gabiann Marin, illustrated by Jacqui Grantford,
A True Person
New Frontier, 2007.
reviewed by Marjorie Coughlan

Carolyn Marsden and Virginia Shin-Mui Loh,
The Jade Dragon
Candlewick Press, 2006.
reviewed by Ann A. Grandin

Patricia McCormick,
Sold
Hyperion, 2006.
reviewed by Abigail Sawyer

Rigoberta Menchú with Dante Liano, illus. by Domi,
The Honey Jar
Groundwood, 2006.
reviewed by Aline Pereira

Ken Mochizuki, illustrated by Dom Lee,
Be Water, My Friend / The Early Years of Bruce Lee
Lee & Low, 2006.
reviewed by Marjorie Coughlan

Sy Montgomery, with photographs by Nic Bishop and illustrations by Robin Wingrave,
Quest for the Tree Kangaroo: An Expedition to the Cloud Forest of New Guinea
Houghton Mifflin, 2006.
reviewed by Jeannine Stronach

Pat Mora, illustrated by Maribel Suárez,
Let’s Eat/ ¡A Comer!
Sweet Dreams/ ¡Dulces Sueños!
Here, Kitty, Kitty!/ ¡Ven, gatita, ven!
("My Family/Mi Familia" series)
HarperCollins/Rayo, 2008.
reviewed by Aline Pereira

Yuyi Morales,
Little Night
Roaring Brook Press, 2007.
reviewed by Kristen O. Daniel

Edna Cabcabin Moran,
The Sleeping Giant : A Tale from Kauai
Beach House Publishing, 2006.
reviewed by Abigail Sawyer

Lisa Moser, illustrated by Stacy Schutt,
Watermelon Wishes
Clarion Books 2006.
reviewed by Marjorie Coughlan

An Na,
The Fold
Putnam Juvenile, 2008.
reviewed by Kristen Daniel

An Na,
Wait For Me
Putnam Juvenille, 2006.
reviewed by Charlotte Richardson

Lensey Namioka,
Mismatch
Delacorte Books for Young Readers, 2006.
reviewed by Charlotte Richardson

Kae Nishimura,
Bunny Lune
Clarion Books 2007.
reviewed by Marjorie Coughlan

Linda Sue Park,
Keeping Score
Clarion Books, 2008.
reviewed by Marjorie Coughlan

Linda Sue Park,
Archer's Quest
Clarion, 2006.
reviewed by Marjorie Coughlan

Linda Sue Park, illustrated by Ho Baek Lee,
Bee-Bim Bop!
Clarion, 2006.
reviewed by Aline Pereira

Nancy Patz and Susan L. Roth,
Babies Can't Eat Kimchee
Bloomsbury Children's Books,2007.
reviewed by Marjorie Coughlan

Amada Irma Perez, illustrated by Maya Christina Gonzalez,
Nana's Big Surprise/Nana Que Sorpresa!
Children's Book Press, 2007.
reviewed by Abigail Sawyer

Mitali Perkins,
First Daughter: White House Rules
Dutton Juvenille, 2008.
reviewed by Marjorie Coughlan

Mitali Perkins,
First Daughter: Extreme American Makeover
Dutton Juvenile, 2007.
reviewed by Marjorie Coughlan

Mitali Perkins, illustrated by Jamie Hogan,
Rickshaw Girl
Charlesbridge, 2007.
reviewed by Abigail Sawyer

Sandra Pinkney, illustrated by Myles Pinkney,
I Am Latino: The Beauty in Me
Little, Brown, and Company 2007.
reviewed by Mary Beth Cecchini

Anushka Ravishankar, illustrated by Christiane Pieper,
Elephants Never Forget
Houghton Mifflin, 2008.
reviewed by Charlotte Richardson

Shazia Razzak, photographed by Prodeepta Das,
P is for Pakistan
Frances Lincoln, 2007.
reviewed by Marjorie Coughlan

Helen Recorvits, illustrated by Gabi Swiatkowska,
Yoon and the Christmas Mitten
FSG, 2006.
reviewed by Aline Pereira

Betty Reynolds,
Japanese Celebrations: Cherry Blossoms, Lanterns and Stars!
Tuttle Publishing, 2006.
reviewed by Abigail Sawyer

Sandhya Rhao, illustrated by Nina Sabnani,
My Mother's Sari
North South, 2006.
reviewed by Aline Pereira

Anthony Robles, illustrated by Carl Angel, translated by Eoisa D. de Jesús,
Lakas and The Makibaka Hotel/ Si Lakas at ang Makibaka Hotel
Children's Book Press, 2006.
reviewed by Aline Pereira

Rene Saldana, Jr.
The Whole Sky Full of Stars
Wendy Lamb Books, 2007.
reviewed by Jeannine Stronach

Allen Say,
Kamishibai Man.
Houghton Mifflin, 2005.
reviewed by Marjorie Coughlan

Alice Schertle, illustrated by Kenneth Addison,
We
Lee & Lowe Books, 2007.
reviewed by Charlotte Richardson

Francisco Serrano, illustrated by Pablo Serrano, biography translated and adapted by Trudy Balch, poetry translated by Jo Anne Engelbert,
The Poet King of Tezcoco/ A Great Leader of Ancient Mexico
Groundwood, 2007.
reviewed by Marjorie Coughlan

Kashmira Sheth, illustrated by Yoshiko Jaeggi,
My Dadima Wears a Sari
Peachtree Publishers, 2007.
reviewed by Kristen Daniel

Kashmira Sheth,
Koyal Dark, Mango Sweet
Hyperion, 2006.
reviewed by Mary Beth Cechinni

Gary Soto,
Help Wanted
Harcourt, Inc 2005.
reviewed by Charlotte Richardson

David Spillman & Lisa Wilyuka,
Us Mob Walawurru
Magabala Books, 2007.
reviewed by Marjorie Coughlan

Shaun Tan,
Tales From Outer Suburbia
Allen & Unwin, 2008.
reviewed by Marjorie Coughlan

Shaun Tan,
The Arrival
Lothian, 2006.
reviewed by Marjorie Coughlan

Victor Villaseñor, illustrated by José Ramírez, Spanish translation by Edna Ochoa,
The Frog and His Friends Save Humanity / La rana y sus amigos salvan a la humanidad
Piñata Books, 2005.
reviewed by Marjorie Coughlan