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Eyes That Speak to the Stars
Joanna Ho
Illustrator: Dung Ho
Ages: 6+
Published: 2022
Publisher: Harper/HarperCollins
ISBN: 978-0-06-305775-3
Keywords: Chinese Americans, identity
When a Chinese American boy is hurt by a classmate's stereotypical drawing of his eyes, his father helps him see all the ways their eyes are wonderful. Joyful illustrations.