"APALA Best of the Best Booklist 2023 - 2024" by Asian Pacific American Librarians Association, Family Literacy Focus Committee, Education Subcommittee, Jessea Young (Chair) et al.
 

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5-2025

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Started in 2022, 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 in the 2023 and 2024 calendar years. To curate the final list, members of the APALA Family Literacy Focus Committee evaluated the nominations, guided by the mission of Talk Story and APALA Rubric to Evaluate Asian American and Pacific Islander Youth Literature. The committee is grateful to all the members who nominated titles. Eligible titles that earned a 2023 or 2024 APALA Literature Award or Honoree designation were automatically added to the Best of the Best Booklist.

The titles depict diverse representations of heritages and cultures across the AANHPI diaspora. The committee selected books that support family literacy, create space for intergenerational conversation, and provide an opportunity to uplift a reader’s cultural identity or promote cultural literacy. While selecting books, the committee considered how a book could facilitate a moment for a child to reflect on a personal connection, learn about lives different from their own, and practice empathy. However, this booklist is for readers of all ages. This list is a resource for parents, caregivers, educators, librarians, and community members to purchase new books and support educational learning and programming.

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