Ring in the Year of the Dragon with Julie Leung | 梁婉君 & Hanna Cha’s Caldecott Honor Book and winner of the Asian Pacific American Award for Literature, The Truth About Dragons! 🐉 bit.ly/3tTw2Wy

📖 “Counting the Stars” by @lclineransome 📖 “Who Did It First?” by Julie Leung | 梁婉君 📖 “We Are Water Protectors” by Carole Lindstrom 🪶🦬 📖 “The Meteorologist in Me” by Brittney Shipp 📖 “Hidden Figures” by Margot Lee Shetterly 📖 “Flying Free” by Karyn Parsons

More adoration for Yifan Wu’s “luminescent” illustrations in MR. PEI’S PERFECT SHAPES — including this lovely review from Publishers Weekly! Can’t wait to see this book out in the world on May 28th!

Hi Teachers & Librarians, here’s an opportunity to win an author visit and gorgeous poster featuring art from The Truth About Dragons!

Spotted THE TRUTH ABOUT DRAGONS at my local @BNDanburyCT sitting shiny with its seals!! End cap placement at a national book retailer’s brick-and-mortar?! Hooo, what a milestone! Also, for my local friends, some signed editions are now available!

May is AAPI Heritage Month and to celebrate we recommend picking up a copy of THE TRUTH ABOUT DRAGONS by Julie Leung | 梁婉君 & Hanna Cha, winner of the 2024 Asian Pacific American Award for Literature and a Caldecott Honor. Download our Activity Kit here: bit.ly/3UG73jW

Thrilled to share Paper Son, the inspiring story of Tyrus Wong, Immigrant and Artist, by Julie Leung | 梁婉君 with kindergartners at Boston's Blackstone School. Thank you to Boston Police Dept. ReadBoston - and the Lingzi Foundation which provided books to the students for #AAPIHeritageMonth

Continuing our celebration for #AAPIHeritageMonth with 4th & 5th graders by reading “The Truth About Dragons” by Julie Leung | 梁婉君 . Students explored different perspectives and made their own 🐲 breathing tools to support “big” feelings. Laura Avakians Danielle Quartarone

Our updated #AAPI booklists include lots of new titles, including recent award winners and new releases! 35+ themed booklists for kids, middle grade, and YA colorincolorado.org/books-authors/… Kelly Yang Hena Khan Julie Leung | 梁婉君

Happy book birthday to Mr. Pei’s Perfect Shapes: The Story of Architect I. M. Pei by Julie Leung | 梁婉君 and Yifan Wu! This stunning nonfiction picture book tells the inspiring story of I. M. Pei, the man who changed architecture forever with his forward-thinking shapes.

Signing at #ALAAC24 this Sunday at MacKids Books booth 1516! Can’t wait to celebrate with Hanna Cha and Team Macmillan Children's School & Library 📚!

We have so many incredible authors signing in booth 1516 this afternoon! Stop by to meet Steve Sheinkin, Nasuġraq Rainey Hopson, Julie Leung | 梁婉君, Hanna Cha, Vanessa Le, and Kalela Williams: bit.ly/4c2sDph #MacKidsALA #ALAAC24

So so so thrilled to work with Julia Kuo on the Corky Lee picture book!!

In a small bookstore in Vancouver I discovered this gem: a gorgeously illustrated and beautifully heartfelt and tactful story about being of two cultures. I cannot recommend it strongly enough for your child and for you. ❤️👏🙏 Julie Leung | 梁婉君 Hanna Cha us.macmillan.com/books/97812508…

A highlights reel from #ALAAC24, a red letter weekend. So thankful for the support of American Library Association and grateful for the honors bestowed upon The Truth About Dragons.

On Aug 10, I'll present THE FASTEST DRUMMER: CLAP YOUR HANDS FOR VIOLA SMITH! on a virtual panel with NYC's @BooksOfWonder. Click here to join Julie Leung | 梁婉君, Karen Swanson, Robyn McGrath and me for a 4 pm ET discussion of "Great Picture Book Biographies." booksofwonder.com/blogs/upcoming…

We are one week away from our 6th annual Children's Book Festival that we put on in collaboration with the CU Boulder School of Ed at BoulderPublicLibrary! Come see jenny kostecki-shaw, Brittany Cicchese, Julie Leung | 梁婉君, Chris Grabenstein, Amalie Howard, & Craig Kofi Farmer, M.Ed. - colorado.edu/event/bookfest

Celebrate Appreciate A Dragon Day with the ornately illustrated picture book, The Truth About Dragons by Julie Leung | 梁婉君 & Hanna Cha! Eastern and Western mythologies coexist and enrich each other in this warm celebration of mixed cultural identity. bit.ly/3tTw2Wy