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May is Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month
- By Melissa Iwai
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It is so exciting to see all the new children’s books coming out in recent years that feature Asian characters. When I was a child, I NEVER saw Asian people in books, and I was an avid reader! The only ones in our home with people who looked like me…
Revisit: Melissa Iwai, Children’s Book Author and Illustrator
- By Melanie Breault
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Melissa Iwai has wanted to be a children’s book author and illustrator as far back as she can remember. She has illustrated more than 30 picture books, beginning with Night Shift Daddy published in 2000. Melissa also wrote and illustrated Soup Day and Pizza Day. And speaking of soup and…