HOME IS A WISH

Written and illustrated by Julia Kuo

A deeply moving, gorgeously illustrated picture book about leaving home and finding a new place to fit in, for anyone dealing with a move, to another town or to a new country.
Sometimes we leave home in the mornings, in the evenings, or for much longer. But we always come back.

Home becomes a wish when we move, when the new place isn’t the same. Everything might be different: the sounds, the smell, the people, the weather.

But home isn’t just a place. We carry home in our hearts, and it can grow and change as we do in our lives. With time, new faces become friends, and what is different becomes familiar.

Home can be a wish that comes true.

Chicago READER
Cover

THE ECONOMIST
Failed Eradication

University of Washington
Cover: Viewpoint Magazine

THE NEXT SCIENTIST

Written by Kate Messner
Illustrated by Julia Kuo

Before the world’s great scientists were scientists, they were, in fact, doing all the things kids do:

Taking things apart,
putting things together,
gazing up at the night sky,
drawing, imagining, building, and exploring.

Things that scientists do, too.

WHEN LOVE IS MORE THAN WORDS

Written by Jocelyn Chung
Illustrated by Julia Kuo

A beautiful story about a family who shows their love in a multitude of ways

There are so many ways to say "I love you" without saying a word! One little girl sees the love shown in her family by the way they nurture one another through stories, food, and spending time together. With great-grandparents, grandparents, parents, aunts, uncles, and siblings around, there are so many ways for love to shine through.
Jocelyn Chung's lyrical text and Julia Kuo's vibrant illustrations beautifully portray and celebrate an extended Taiwanese family whose caring actions speak louder than words.

THE ECONOMIST
Cover: Why East Asia needs a social revolution

HOUSTONIA MAG
Reflecting on Four Decades of Houston’s Asiatown

THE NEW YORK TIMES
AI is becoming a key factor in Hollywood union negotiations

MCDONALD’S CORPORATION
Lunar New Year Campaign for 2023 Year of the Rabbit

LUMINOUS: LIVING THINGS THAT LIGHT UP THE NIGHT

Written and illustrated by Julia Kuo

When it’s dark out, we need light to see. But what if your body could make its own light?

From acclaimed author-illustrator Julia Kuo comes a remarkable picture book about bioluminescence, the light made from living things, and its many forms: fireflies and foxfire, fungi and glow-worms, deep-sea fish and vampire squids.

Kuo’s radiant art portrays a young child and adult discovering different bioluminescent creatures, accompanied by simple lyrical text and informative sidebars that reveal fascinating scientific facts about each of them.

An introduction to an extraordinary natural phenomenon, Luminous shines a light upon how truly wondrous the world is.

APPLE NEWS / VOX
The anti-abortion movement is about to win

URBAN COMMUNITY SCHOOL
Mural in Ohio City, OHIO

LET’S DO EVERTYHING AND NOTHING

Written and illustrated by Julia Kuo

Let's Do Everything and Nothing is a lush and lyrical picture book from Julia Kuo celebrating special moments—big and small—shared with a child.

Will you climb a hill with me?
Dive into a lake with me?
Reach the starry sky with me,
and watch the clouds parade?

Love can feel as vast as a sky full of breathtaking clouds or as gentle as a sparkling, starlit night. It can scale the tallest mountains and reach the deepest depths of the sea.

Standing side by side with someone you love, the unimaginable can seem achievable.
But not every magical moment is extraordinary. Simply being together is the best journey of all.

Rise: A Pop History of Asian America from the Nineties to Now

By Jeff Yang, Phil Yu, Philip Wang

RISE is a love letter to and for Asian Americans--a vivid scrapbook of voices, emotions, and memories from an era in which our culture was forged and transformed, and a way to preserve both the headlines and the intimate conversations that have shaped our community into who we are today.

THE ECONOMIST
China and America prepare for a human-rights showdown at the UN

I AM AN AMERICAN:
THE WONG KIM ARK STORY

Written by Martha Brockenborough and Grace Lin
Illustrated by Julia Kuo

When American-born Wong Kim Ark returns home to San Francisco after a visit to China, he’s stopped and told he cannot enter: he isn’t American. What happens next would forever change the national conversation on who is and isn’t American. After being imprisoned on a ship for months, Wong Kim Ark takes his case to the Supreme Court and argues any person born in America is an American citizen.

I am an American: The Wong Kim Ark Story is an important picture book that introduces young readers to the young man who challenged the Supreme Court for his right to be an American citizen and won, confirming birthright citizenship for all Americans.

VOX
How your favorite jeans might be fueling a human rights crisis

WORLDWIDE WALLS
Mural in Cleveland, OHIO

VOX
The Many Asian Americas