Document Type
Resource
Publication Date
7-7-2026
Abstract
The Best of the Best Booklist celebrates stories from across the Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) diaspora. All APALA members were invited to nominate picture book titles about AANHPI communities and experiences that were published between September 1, 2024–August 31, 2025. The Family Literacy Focus Committee selected books aligned with the Talk Story mission and used the APALA Rubric for Evaluating Asian American and Pacific Islander Youth Literature to guide the curation of the list. Eligible titles that earned a 2025-2026 APALA Literature Award or Honoree designation have been included at the end of this list.
Digital Commons @ LMU & LLS Citation
APALA Best of the Best Booklist 2023 - 2024 Authors Asian Pacific American Librarians Association, Family Literacy Focus Committee; Young (Co-Chair), Jessea; Woo, Jennifer; Fernandez, Nicole; Fitzpatrick, Erika; Lai, Alvina; Lin, Cathy; Sumire McGowan, Patty; and Nguyen, Kim, "APALA Best of the Best Booklist 2025" (2026). Librarian Publications & Presentations. 175.
https://digitalcommons.lmu.edu/librarian_pubs/175
