Books on
Social Awareness
A Different Pond
By Bao Phi
Illustrated by Thi Bui
A River For My Family
By Abyan Junus-Nishizawa and Farah Landemaine
Illustrated by Cecillia Hidayat
Ah Gong’s Uniform
By Ames Chen
Illustrated by Jayl Chen
Arai & The Tall Grass
By Shoba Dewey Chugani
Translated by Cisca Lim
Illustrated by Ratna Kusuma Halim
Awesome Women of Singapore
By Edited by Margaret Thomas, written by Debbie Chia and Dr Phyllis Chew
Illustrated by 8EyedSpud, Anngee Neo, Arai Kreva, Cheng Puay Koo, Hafi, Kim Ngyuyen, Natalie Christian Tan, Niki Koh, Nisa’ Tuzzakirah S., Shana Kamaldin
Earth Hour: A Lights-Out Event for Our Planet
By Nanette Heffernan
Illustrated by Bao Luu
Elephants Live Upstairs!
By Melissa Ong
Illustrated by Javon Chan
Every School A Good School
By Ng Ziqin
Girls on Wheels
By Srividhya Venkat
Illustrated by Kate Wadsworth
Go: A Coming of Age Novel
By Kazuki Kaneshiro
Translated by Takami Nieda
Grandmother School
By Rina Singh
Illustrated by Ellen Rooney
Growing Kitchen Scraps
By Nur’afifah Binte Mohd Hussain
Illustrated by Shakina Razale
I Need to Pee
By Neha Singh
Illustrated by Meenal Singh, Erik Egerup
Jamlo Walks
By Samina Mishra
Illustrated by Tarique Aziz
Karung Guni Boy
By Lorraine Tan
Illustrated by Eric Wong
Last Flight
By Kirsten Mai Giang
Illustrated by Dow Phumiruk
M is for Movement
By Innosanto Nagara
Mina vs the Monsoon
By Rukhsanna Guidroz
Illustrated by Debasmita Dasgupta
Moon Pops
By Heena Baek
Translated by Jieun Kiaer
Illustrated by Heena Baek
My Daddy is a Runner
By Bùi Phương Tâm
Illustrated by Jeet Zdũng
Soaring Saturdays
By Sophia N. Lee
Illustrated by Aaron M. Asis
Soul Lanterns
By Shaw Kuzki
Translated by Emily Balistrieri
Still a Family: A Story About Homelessness
By Brenda Reeves Sturgis
Illustrated by Jo-Shin Lee
Sweet Bean Paste
By Durian Sukegawa
Translated by Alison Watts
The Boy and the Box
By Leila Boukarim, Shameer Bismilla
Illustrated by Barbara Moxham
The Brilliant Oil Lamp
By Quek Hong Shin
The Clever Tailor
By Srividhya Venkat
Illustrated by Nayantara Surendranath
The Color of the Sky is the Shape of the Heart
By Chesli
Translated by Takami Nieda
The Girl and the Box
By Leila Boukarim, Shameer Bismilla
Illustrated by Barbara Moxham
The Humpback Whale
By Quek Hong Shin
The Most Beautiful Thing
By Kao Kalia Yang
Illustrated by Khoa Le
The Night Shift
By Ames Chen
Illustrated by Jayl Chen
The River That Brings Us Life
By Sarah Ang
The Women I Could Be
By Sangita Jogi
Translated by Gita Wolf
Illustrated by Ragini Siruguri
There Must Be More Than That
By Shinsuke Yoshitake
Thirst
By Varsha Bajaj
Tiger Daughter
By Rebecca Lim
Tim’s Adventure (Pengembaraan Tim)
By Rhaimie Wahap
Illustrated by Rizal Wahap