Publishers

Who is publishing books for readers with children, East Asian culture, Asian-American concerns, education, and imagination in mind? I have been web-surfing and sifting through google searches. The very short list below excludes major publishing houses (Simon and Schuster, Random House, etc.) and publishers of general children's literature (e.g., Candlewick), whose broad reach does include excellent books that overlap with this blog's interests. But here, my purpose is to bring attention to the more focused missions of smaller companies. I believe that there are others that belong on this list, and I'm hoping that readers will write in and add to it.

Children's Book Press
  Nonprofit publisher of multicultural and bilingual literature for children

http://www.thingsasianpress.com/
  Publisher of travel and cultural books about Asia for children and others

http://www.shens.com/
  Publisher of multicultural children’s literature that emphasizes cultural diversity and tolerance, with a focus on introducing children to the cultures of Asia. 

http://www.cheng-tsui.com/
  Independent publisher of Asian language and culture learning materials for students and adults.


http://peripluspublishinggroup.com/tuttle/
  Tuttle Publishing, founded by Charles E. Tuttle in Tokyo in 1948, publishes "books to span the East and West," including crafts, cookbooks, and other genres appealing to children and adults.


http://www.leeandlow.com/
  A family-owned company with a major goal of the company is to meet the need for stories that children of color can identify with and that all children can enjoy. In addition, we make a special effort to work with writers and illustrators of color, 




I will continue to add to this list, but in the meantime, I am also beginning to explore the world of eBooks. How will eBooks change the way we read and learn? Are there eBooks out there that exploit the new possibilities when it comes to learning about another culture and cross-cultural understanding? These are questions that will be on my mind as I continue reading and reviewing in 2011.