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See the feature hereThe Fib has been selected as a part of the Crushes of the Week: October 19-25, 2025.
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View the shortlistWe are honored that Calling All Future Voters! made the shortlist for THE 2025 Goddard Riverside CBC Youth Book Prize for Social Justice. Congratulations to the winner and other shortlisted books!
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Read the Review NowWhat to Expect: Honesty, Imagination, Consequences, and Self-Correction.
"The Fib is a creative and memorable tale that teaches children about the impact of their words and the value of truth, while also celebrating the positive power of imagination." -
Read the review nowOctober 22,2025
"A particular aspect of the illustrations that I liked, especially as a Hispanic, was the visual diversity of Pepe and his peers. Most of the picture books I read as a young girl rarely featured non-white characters, so it was heartwarming to see this detail in the story."
Abigail Ortiz, Pine Reads Review Writer and Editor
This children's book is a feast for the eyes and celebrates some of the most delicious Asian cuisine. For more on "A Very Asian Guide to Taiwanese Food," KRON4 News Anchor Stephanie Lin spoke with the author Nancy Jeng and the illustrator Felicia Liang.
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The Fib, by Pedro Iniguez | Book Review
Read The Full Review!October 3rd, 2025 - "The Fib is a creative and memorable tale that teaches children about the impact of their words and the value of truth, while also celebrating the positive power of imagination."
--The Children's Book Review
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Book Review of Baby Go! Mexico and Baby Go! France
Read both Reviews!October 3rd, 2025 - "In these vibrant picture books, readers will embark on a delightful journey through Mexico and France, experiencing their rich culture through the eyes of a baby."
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"Proud To Be Very Asian": A Journey to Represent and Share Taiwanese Culture
Read The Full Review!October 1st, 2025 - For author Nancy Jeng and illustrator Felicia Liang, sharing dishes unique to Taiwan in their latest book“A Very Asian Guide to Taiwanese Food”is something they are proud of. It’s the culmination of a journey that has allowed them to explore their Taiwanese roots and culture.
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“A wise picture book about the snowballing consequences of dishonesty.”
Read the Full ReviewOctober 2025
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Taiwan's flavors get a playful new spotlight.
Read the Full Article!August 28th, 2025 - A new book by Bay Area natives invites Taiwanese food lovers to learn more about the history behind their favorite dishes.
Why it matters:Taiwanese food has exploded in popularity in the U.S...
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Kirkus Reviews The Fib!
Read the Full ReviewJune 14th, 2025 -
"An effective and sympathetic exploration of lies—and the importance of telling the truth."
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Now Upon a Time
Read the articleJune 29th, 2025 - Today, old-fashioned stories about princesses being saved by princes are being turned on their heads as part of The Martin Agency’sNow Upon a Timeseries of fairy tale rewrites. The new storytelling platform was the brainchild of Neel Williams, group creative director at the Richmond-based agency, who was inspired to put a fresh, more modern spin on the books he reads to his two daughters
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From Landfill to ‘Composting for Community’
Read The ArticleJanuary 8th, 2025 - Growing up, Michael Martinez lived near one of the nation’s largest landfills. While this was an unpleasant experience, Martinez also witnessed how his family was able to repair and create things from everyday items that had been thrown away.
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Check out the full ListThis unique online bibliography, created April 2025, features the best of new and backlist books from CBC publishers celebrating Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage Month. Gloo Books is honored to have a few of our books featured:
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Photos: Speakers and authors at the 2025 Los Angeles Times Festival of Books
Check out More Photos HereApril 26, 2025 - Harry Shum Jr. and his wife Shelby Rabara recently wrote their debut children’s book, “Martee Dares to Dance,” about a boy who loves dancing but faces a moment of self-doubt after an embarrassing experience.
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See the full listMarch, 14, 2025 - From "Bold, Brilliant, and Latine" by Alyssa Reynoso-Morris to "Crack Goes the Cascarón by Sara Fajardo", these are must reads for our niños
Karen Chan, our Founder, joins the Tremendous Talk Podcast
Karen Chan on Empathy, Diverse Storytelling, and Being Resilient With Gloo Books!
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Read the article hereJan 19th, 2025 - For kids, Japanese food ‘is a doorway to exploration.
Containing just two simple recipes among its pages, it’s hard to call “A Very Asian Guide to Japanese Food” a cookbook in the traditional sense of the word.
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Read the Article Here!Dec, 10th, 2024 - Little Readers Learn About Voting in This Terrific Remixed Fable. A fun and informative story about democracy and voting rights is no fairy tale in this clever picture book (Princess and the Pea-tition) for kids.
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Read The Article Here!Mon, Nov 18, 2024 - Kids’ publishers Lil’ Libros, Bitty Bao, and Gloo Books foster an appreciation of global identities.
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Read the Full ReviewSept, 6th, 2024 - SLJ Reviews Martee Dares to Dance!
VERDICT: A suggested purchase for collections seeking more books that will empower young readers.
See Kim Nguyen's interview on Fox 7 News and learn about the book, why she wrote the story, and what it means to her to write re-telling of the classic fairytale.
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Read the Article Here!October 31st, 2024
Cast Your Ballot With These 5 Children’s Books About Voting and Elections. Book Riot's list includes Princess & the Pea-tition by Kim Nguyen & Libby VanderPloeg.
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Red the Article Here!Harry Shum Jr. (Glee, Grey's Anatomy), Shelby Rabara (Steven Universe) teach dance, confidence in new children’s book ‘Martee Dares to Dance’
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Check Out The List!May 29th, 2024
We are honored to be featured as one of the 37 Asian-Owned Businesses That Might Turn Into Your Favorite Brands!
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Listen to the Podcast!July 29th, 2024
Ty-Juana Taylor's new book "A Life of Song, the story of Ella Jenkins"
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Read The Article!
March 26, 2024
GLOO BOOKS STRETCHES BOUNDARIES
Beginning with a picture book about appreciating global foods, an indie publisher builds a diverse catalog.
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Watch The SegmentMarch 4th, 2024
From Martin Luther King Jr., Rosa Parks to Congressman John Lewis, many of us know or learned in school the names of those who led the way in the civil rights movement.
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Read the article!February 2, 2024
MEET DEBUT CHILDREN’S BOOK AUTHOR DR. TY-JUANA TAYLOR
A Life of Song is a picture book about the musician Ella Jenkins. -
Watch the Segment!January 18, 2024
A Stillwater children's author hopes to inspire the youngest readers through her "Baby Go!" board book series.
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ReAD THE article!
January 8, 2024
FROM LANDFILL TO ‘COMPOSTING FOR COMMUNITY’.
Martinez added the role of author to his environmental work, publishing “Composting for Community,” a children’s picture book that shares the importance of reducing waste, taking care of communities and our environment.
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Check Out the guide!December 12th, 2023
Pair 12 Children’s Books by Asian Authors
Asian books by Asian authors for the budding young bibliophile in your life.
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Check out the Feature!December 14th, 2023
Pair text The Best New Children’s Food Books of 2023 Inspire Young Minds and Bellies.
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Check Out the Guide!November 2023
Chrissy-selected, Chrissy-approved holiday gift list.
She’s your holiday gifting guru, ready with reco’s on all things kids and kitchen (plus a few other key categories).
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Read NowNovember 27th, 2023
For The Little In Your Life -"A Very Asian Guide to Korean Food" is a children's book written by Michelle Li. Li, a former anchor at New 3 Now, is a journalist in St. Louis who co-founded the Very Asian Foundation.
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Read NowNovember 1st, 2023
The Baby Go! Series is featured on Design Milk's 2023 Best Modern Gifts for Kids + Parents.
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Read NowJune 2nd, 2023 - California mom launches children’s books about Asian food to fight against ‘lunch shaming’
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Read NowNovember 29th, 2021
Today we’re pleased to invite Karen Chan to the WNDB blog to discuss her picture bookWhat’s That?,illustrated by Basia Tran.
Former teacher promotes community composting with new educational book
Philadelphia mom pens children's book to teach kids about Vietnamese food, traditions.
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Read NowSeptember 28th, 2023
Writer JiaYing Grygiel talks to Gloo Books' Karen Chan on the importance of representation in kid lit—for kids, obviously, but for adults, too.
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Read NowMay 29th, 2023
Former lawyer and mother of two creating a more just and compassionate future for kids through publishing company.
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Read NowDecember 3rd, 2022
Inspired by a racist voicemail, TV anchor writes kids’ guide to Korean food. Michelle Li took the "Very Asian" complaint and ran with it.
A local mother decided to write a children's book celebrating her Asian background after getting "lunch shamed" during her childhood. "A Very Asian Guide" highlights Indian, Filipino and Vietnamese food.
Former KING 5 anchor Michelle Li is back in town and treats us to a sneak peek of her new book "A Very Asian Guide to Korean Food." #newdaynw
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Read the Full List of Winners2022
A Very Asian Guide to Korean Food was selected as a Bookstagang best of 2022 in the category of Most Innovative Non Fiction.
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Read NowApril 21st, 2022
Two children’s books on Korean food, “A Very Asian Guide to Korean Food,” written by Michelle Li and illustrated by Sunnu Rebecca Choi, and “Kimchi, Kimchi Everyday,” written and illustrated by Erica Kim, combat the “lunchbox moment.”
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Listen to the Episode NowSeptember 20th, 2021
Dr. Dan interviews Karen Chan, a UCLA-educated former food blogger, attorney, mom, and founder of the new Gloo Books.
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Read NowOctober 20th, 2022 - Reporter who was called 'very Asian' writes kids book on Korean food to instill pride
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November 29th, 2021
Today we’re pleased to invite Karen Chan to the WNDB blog to discuss her picture book What’s That?,illustrated by Basia Tran.
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Read NowDecember 3rd, 2021
BOOK PICKS: “WHAT’S THAT?” AND SOME “MISERABLE HOLIDAY STORIES”.
A Very Asian Guide to Korean Food and a conversation with author Michelle Li
September 27th, 2022 - #ReadingWithYourKids #Podcast
