Fortune Cookies for Everyone!

By Mia Wenjen / Red Comet Press / October 21, 2025

A Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection

“This delightful picture book blends family warmth and cultural history with an inside look at a favorite after-meal treat… With vibrant paper-collage illustrations and engaging text, this title is more than just a history; it’s a tribute to the dreams and resilience of ethnic communities, offering a unique view of U.S. history while celebrating the everyday magic of family, food, traditions, and shared stories.”
—Booklist Magazine

Piano Wants to Play

By Colleen Kong-Savage / Page Street Kids Publishing / 2024

National Education Association, Read Across America 2024-2025, August feature

“The evocative text and stirring story will win over readers while the mixed-media collages dazzle throughout… A tender invitation to rediscover old friendships and create new melodies.”
— Kirkus Reviews

“Vibrant, meticulously constructed mixed-media collage illustrations manifest a piano’s ‘joyful noise’… Textural collage-style artwork skews perspective via rolling curves that explode with nature imagery. Sincere text utilizes alliteration and understated humor…”
— Publishers Weekly

The Turtle Ship

By Helena Ku Rhee / Lee & Low Books / 2018
Freeman Honor / Bank Street’s 2019 Best Children’s Books of the Year.

“The splendor of Kong-Savage’s paper collages adds to the storytelling with rich overlapping compositions and patterns.”
—Kirkus Reviews

“Kong-Savage’s collage illustrations bring the story to life through almost 3-D imagery… beautiful…”
—Starred review, School Library Journal

“Striking, precise paper-collage scenes…”
—Publishers Weekly

Buy This, Not That

By Sam Dogen / Penguin Random House / 2022
Wall Street Journal Bestseller List