May is Asian American Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander (AANHPI) Heritage Month, and there are wealth of books for children and teens introducing key people and historical events important to AANHPI communities. Check out these picks from Booklist Reader!
Raina Telgemeier is practically a household name when it comes to kids comics, and Scott McCloud wrote one of the foremost books (Understanding Comics) explaining how comics work. Readers inspired by the duo’s latest collaboration, “The Cartoonists Club,” will appreciate these other titles that teach key elements of cartooning and offer stories of kids creating comics together—and sometimes both at the same time.
