Finding Papa has been named the 2024 Asian/Pacific American Award Picture Honor Book by the Asian Pacific American Librarians Association!

This poignant and lyrical debut picture book based on the author's own experience and illustrated by Caldecott Honoree Thi Bui follows young Mai and her mother's perilous journey from Vietnam to America to find Papa--who left ahead of them to start a better life for their family.

No one can make Mai laugh like her Papa! She loves playing their favorite game--the crocodile chomp chomp! But then Papa leaves Vietnam in search of a new home for their family in America and Mai misses him very much.

Until one day Mama and Mai pack a small bag and say goodbye to the only home Mai has ever known. And so begins Mai and Mama's long, perilous journey by foot and by boat, through dangers and darkness, to find Papa.

Finding Papa reminds us that love and courage can stretch an ocean and that nothing can keep us apart from those we care about.

A JUNIOR LIBRARY GUILD GOLD STANDARD SELECTION!

A CHICAGO PUBLIC LIBRARY'S BEST OF THE BEST LIST 2023 FOR KIDS!

Author: Angela Pham Krans
Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: 02/07/2023
Pages: 40
Weight: 0.97lbs
Size: 9.37h x 11.30w x 0.34d
ISBN: 9780063060968
Audience: Ages 4-8

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 2.6
Point Value: 0.5
Interest Level: Lower Grade
Quiz #/Name: 519546 / Finding Papa


Award: 2024 Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature Honor Book - Picture Book


Review Citation(s):
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 12/01/2022
Kirkus Reviews 12/01/2022
Publishers Weekly 01/02/2023
School Library Journal 01/01/2023 pg. 61
Booklist 02/01/2023 pg. 58
Horn Book Magazine 03/01/2023 pg. 47
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2023 - Superior,Well Above Average