Debut Picture Book ~ NOTHING ALIKE
My debut book, NOTHING ALIKE, is a lighthearted look at the serious topic of race, perception and stereotyping, and the phenomenon of #sorrywrongasian
Tag: #OwnVoices
Debut Picture Book Author Sandhya Parappukkaran: Q&A
“The pronunciation of my name is something that is always on the back of my mind… a moment of awkwardness where I brace myself, knowing the other person is probably uncomfortable having to say my name.”
A Grandmother picture book like no other: THE MOST BEAUTIFUL THING
A review of The Most Beautiful Thing, by Kao Kalia Yang and Khoa Le, a picture book exploring grandparents, family, refugees and poverty.
FOUND: An interrogative children’s picture book text about the Stolen Generation in Australia
A reader response review of FOUND, children’s picture book about Australia’s Stolen Generation, by award-winning author Bruce Pascoe and debut illustrator Charmaine Ledden-Lewis
Dealing with parental mental illness: THE SURPRISING POWER OF A GOOD DUMPLING
The Surprising Power of a Good Dumpling was one of my favourite books of 2019. It’s a Young Adult contemporary about Anna Chiu, a Chinese-Australian girl growing up in Ashfield, Sydney. She’s in Year 11 at school and trying to cope with average marks, her snarky scholarship-winning sister, Lily, and …