CALA Annual Best Book Award, 2008-2025
Resources for the juvenile and children's titles recognized by this award since its inception in 2008 -- promoting awareness of the best books of Chinese topics or literature written by authors of Chinese descent, in English or Chinese language, that are originally published in North America
- 700 Resources including
- 102 Videos
- 46 Book Readings
- 75 Lesson Plans
- List Analysis Report
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From a Whisper to a Rallying Cry: The Killing of Vincent Chin and the Trial That Galvanized the Asian American Movement
by Paula Yoo
(Winner, 2022)
35+ Resources9 Awards
Messy Roots: A Graphic Memoir of a Wuhanese American
by Laura Gao
(Honor, 2023)
30+ Resources5 Awards
Mamie Tape Fights to Go to School: Based on a True Story
by Traci Huahn and Michelle Jing Chan
(Winner, 2025)
25+ Resources3 Awards
Cao Chong Weighs an Elephant
by Songju Ma Daemicke and Christina Wald
(Winner, 2018)
15+ Resources5 Awards
On the Tip of a Wave: How Ai Weiwei's Art Is Changing the Tide
by Joanna Ho and Catia Chien
(Winner, 2024)
15+ Resources6 Awards
Summoning the Phoenix: Poems and Prose about Chinese Musical Instruments
by Emily Jiang and April Chu
(Winner, 2014)
15+ Resources2 Awards
The Rise (and Falls) of Jackie Chan
by Kristen Mai Giang and Alina Chau
(Honor, 2023)
10+ Resources1 Awards
The Year of the Fortune Cookie
by Andrea Cheng and Patrice Barton
(Winner, 2014)
10+ Resources2 Awards
Secrets of the Terra-Cotta Soldier
by Ying Chang Compestine and Vinson Compestine
(Winner, 2014)
10+ Resources2 Awards
The Boy from Clearwater: Book 1
by Pei-Yun Yu and Jian-Xin Zhou
(Winner, 2024)
10+ Resources2 Awards
Escape to Gold Mountain: A Graphic History of the Chinese in North America
(Winner, 2013)
10+ Resources1 Awards
A Nest in Springtime: A Bilingual Book of Numbers
by Belle Yang
(Winner, 2013)
10+ Resources4 Awards
Chinese and English Nursery Rhymes: Share and Sing in Two Languages
by Faye-Lynn Wu and Kieren Dutcher
(Winner, 2010)
5+ Resources2 Awards
Jojo Sing and Learn: Chinese Songs for Baby and Me, Book 1
by Christine Yang Barry, Lukas Miao Zhang, Fang Liu, and Meitong Chen
(Honor, 2025)
5+ Resources2 Awards
Jojo Sing and Learn: Chinese Songs for Baby and Me, Book 2
by Christine Yang Barry, Lukas Miao Zhang, Fang Liu, and Meitong Chen
(Honor, 2025)
5+ Resources2 Awards
