Happy Year of the Snake!

2025 is The Year of the Snake!

On January 29th, start the lunar new year right by celebrating the most flexible animal in our annual Tales from the Chinese Zodiac series.

The revised edition of The Year of the Snake features a new bilingual translation in simplified Chinese.

Enjoy this exciting and amazing tale, illustrated by Jennifer Wood (artist of The Year of the Dragon and Horse).

Suzie's journey is full of engaging characters and humorous action. Her colorful world will captivate both children and adults.

We are visiting many schools, libraries, and museums and teaching kids how to draw their very own snake!

Book Spotlight - The Discovery of Chess

The Discovery of Chess is our 4th adventure in our series The Asian Hall of Fame.

Learn how this iconic board game originated in Asia!

Travel through time with Dao the red panda and his pals Emma and Ethan, back to ancient India. See how the board game evolved through empires and trade. Across the centuries and cultures, it took Europe by storm. Then chess conquered America and then the world!

Enjoy the first English children's book on how the creation of chess and how it changed the globe.

Encounter legendary players, The Queen's Gambit, and more!

The Octonauts on Netflix

The Octonauts Ring of Fire movie on Netflix just won a 2022 Emmy award for Outstanding Sound Mixing and Sound Editing for a Preschool Animated Program.

Enjoy the first-ever box set of The Octonauts.

Meomi created The Octonauts and the original 4 book series, which inspired the hit animated TV show that is now broadcast in more than 100 countries around the globe (including the Disney Channel in the USA).

The slipcase also includes a bonus Octonauts art poster! Order your commemorative box set today!

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See More Awesome Asian Americans

Volume 2 of Awesome Asian Americans has arrived!

Meet another 20 trailblazers - each profile has a 6 page chapter and 3 illustrations. This graphic novel is illuminating and informative!

See That Girl on TV

Best non-fiction children's picture book in the International Latino Book Awards! Leticia Ordaz is an Emmy-winning newscaster on Channel 3 in Sacramento, CA. Her life story inspires you to pursue your dreams!

Enjoy Anime and Manga!

Read the sequel to The Discovery of Ramen and Fireworks and Gunpowder in our series The Asian Hall of Fame.

Learn how Japanese animation and comics came to be!