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“An invitation to be mindful of our planet’s never-ending treasures”
SKY LUCK (september 30, 2025)
Illustrator: Dagmar Seulgi Smith
Publisher: Blue Dot Kids Press
As friends gather to look for shooting stars, one boy discovers how to pay attention to what’s here, not what’s missing. From an Own Voices Award winner comes a magical picture book celebrating abundant thinking.
A dark night. Friends have gathered. One by one, they point out flames streaking across the sky. All but one boy. He sees an airplane, the Milky Way, a full moon, but no shooting stars. Frustrated by his bad luck, he gives up and goes inside.
His uncle sees things differently. He asks . . . What if we open our hearts to all the wonders in the sky? The bright and the quiet, the everyday and the once-in- a-lifetime. What if nature’s gifts are all around, ready for us to recognize them? What if sky luck is infinite, and everywhere, for everyone?
Crisp, evocative text and lush, cinematic illustrations deliver an invitation to be mindful of our planet’s never-ending treasures. A final spread reminds readers of the abundance of celestial surprises all of us are lucky to delight in.
“A lyrical story that shows young readers how to appreciate the bounty of nature and the beauty of identity”
WILD GREENS, BEAUTIFUL GIRL 野菜姑娘 (August 15, 2024)
Illustrator: Cinyee Chiu
Publisher: Sleeping Bear Press
Grand Prize Winner of the 2022 Own Voices, Own Stories Award
Gold Standard Selection by the Junior Library Guild
Longlisted for the 2025 Pedro and Daniel Intersectionality Book Awards
On the eastern plains of Taiwan, a young aboriginal girl and her mother pick wild greens before a rainstorm drenches them and their garden. When she goes to pull at the roots of a spiky, stalky weed, she learns that the plant is not what it seems...
Chinese and Pinyin translations are included in pages and backmatter features additional information on the Indigenous Amis people of Taiwan.
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Early character sketches by illustrator Cinyee Chiu