Kids’ Indie Next List January/February 2021 • A Bank Street Best Children’s Book of the Year and noted for Outstanding Merit 2023
This much anticipated companion to the New York Times bestseller, Eyes that Kiss in the Corners, follows a young Taiwanese boy who is bullied for the shape of his eyes. Through the loving relationships he shares with his father, grandfather and baby brother, the boy comes to realize that his eyes connect him to his past and give him visions for the future.
Recommended for reading age 4+
Eyes that Speak to the Stars by Joanna Ho (Hardback)
Joanna Ho is the New York Times bestselling and award-winning author of many books for kids. She has received the Asian/Pacific American Award for Children’s Literature Honor, a Golden Kite Award, an Ezra Jack Keats Honor, and been finalist for the Kirkus Prize.
She is a writer and educator with a passion for anti-bias, anti-racism and equity work. She holds a BA in psychology from the University of Pennsylvania, and a master’s from the Principal Leadership Institute at Berkeley. She has been an English teacher, a dean, the designer of an alternative-to-prison program, a creator of educator professional development, and a high school vice principal.
She lives in the Bay Area, where she survives on homemade chocolate chip cookies, outdoor adventures, and dance parties with her kids. Keep your eyes open for more books to come!