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Julie Leung

JULIE LEUNG is an award-winning author of numerous children’s books. Her picture book, The Truth About Dragons, was a 2024 Caldecott Honor Book and winner of the Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature. She is also the author of Paper Son, Mr. Pei's Perfect Shapes, and The Fearless Flights of Hazel Ying Lee, all of which received multiple starred reviews. By day, she works in book publishing.

ANGIE KANG is an illustrator and writer whose debut picture book, OUR LAKE, is publishing with Kokila in 2025. The recipient of fellowships and support from MacDowell, Tin House, VONA/Voices, the Sundress Academy of Arts, and other organizations, she was shortlisted for the Cartoonist Studio Prize. Her work has appeared in The New Yorker, Narrative, The Believer, The Rumpus, Ecotone, and elsewhere.
Paper Son: The Inspiring Story of Tyrus Wong, Immigrant and Artist

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Paper Son: The Inspiring Story of Tyrus Wong, Immigrant and Artist

Cookie Queen

Perfect for dessert lovers and budding bakers, this is the true story of a girl who followed her dream to make the perfect chocolate-chip cookie–and, one day, founded world-renowned TATE’S BAKE SHOP®. Original cookie recipe included! Eleven-year-old Kathleen King was positively obsessed with baking the perfect chocolate chip cookie. She experimented over and over and

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Cookie Queen