Kirkus Reviews | 30 Books To Celebrate AANPHI Heritage Month featuring Simone
A compiled list of books to celebrate AANPHI Heritage Month from Kirkus Reviews Simone By Viet Thanh Nguyen; Illustrated by Minnie Phan A powerful, multilayered depiction of an increasingly common situation. In Pulitzer Prize–winning Nguyen’s latest, a Vietnamese American girl and her mother evacuate their home. Má wakes Simone from a dream, depicted in vibrant […]
BookPage | Starred Review of ‘Simone’
Norah Piehl reviews Simone, a children’s book by Viet Thanh Nguyen and illustrated by Minnie Phan for BookPage In Simone, Minnie Phan’s illustrations combine with Viet Thanh Nguyen’s prose to offer a vision of hope and healing in the wake of generations of displacement. Pulitzer-winning novelist Viet Thanh Nguyen (The Sympathizer) takes his first foray into […]
Loyalty Bookstores | Viet Thanh Nguyen and Minnie Phan for SIMONE
Join Loyalty in welcoming Viet Thanh Nguyen and Minnie Phan for a VIRTUAL event to celebrate the release of Simone! This event will be held digitally via Crowdcast and is free to attend. Click here to register for the event. You can also order the book from our website to be added to the event’s […]
Barnes and Noble Reads | Our Most Anticipated Kids’ Books May 2024 — Simone
With the weather slowly but surely warming up, we’re sure the little ones are enjoying hikes, scavenger hunts and outdoor activities aplenty this spring — are they still wearing those eclipse glasses outside? From the next installment in one of our favorite epic series to enchanting new worlds and captivating picture books, you’ll have ample […]
VAALA | Viet Book Fest 2024 | Picturing Community: Graphic Novels and Picture Books
Picturing Community: Graphic Novels and Picture Books VAALA | Viet Book Fest 2024 | Picturing Community: Graphic Novels and Picture Books
Penguin Random House Spring Book & Author Festival 2024
On April 25th, join Penguin Random House, Library Journal, and School Library Journal for our Spring 2024 virtual book and author festival, a free day-long event celebrating reading, authors, and librarians everywhere! Enjoy a day packed with author panels and interviews, book buzzes, virtual shelf browsing, and adding to your TBR pile. You’ll hear from many of your favorite authors, […]
Penguin Random House | Viet Thanh Nguyen at Vroman’s Bookstore in Pasadena
Storytime and art activities with Pulitzer Prize-winning author Viet Thanh Nguyen and artist Minnie Phan From Pulitzer Prize-winning author Viet Thanh Nguyen and illustrator Minnie Phan comes an unforgettable story of a Vietnamese American girl whose life is transformed by a wildfire. When Simone is awakened by her mom as a wildfire threatens their home, […]
Minerva | In Conversation: Pulitzer Prize Winner Viet Thanh Nguyen and Minnie Phan on their New Children’s Picture Book
Join Viet Thanh Nguyen (Pulitzer Prize winning author of The Sympathizer) and acclaimed artist Minnie Phan in conversation with School Library Journal blogger Elizabeth Bird about their soon-to-be-published children’s book, SIMONE for Minerva Read below for transcript, watch video here Viet Thanh Nguyen: The stream is live. Hello. Hi there. Betsy Bird: Hello. Wonderful. Well, […]
Reviews for SIMONE, A New Children’s Book by Viet Thanh Nguyen, illustrated by Minnie Phan
“A powerful, multilayered depiction of an increasingly common situation.” Viet Thanh Nguyen writes a children’s book set to release in May 2024. Read below for early reviews from Kirkus Reviews, Publishers Weekly, and Booklist Publishers Weekly “Evocative….inventive illustrations … introduces a full rainbow spectrum of experience.” Publishers Weekly Rooted, per a contextualizing end note, in […]
Simone
From Pulitzer Prize-winning author Viet Thanh Nguyen and illustrator Minnie Phan comes an unforgettable story of a Vietnamese American girl whose life is transformed by a wildfire.
Kirkus Reviews says “Stunning…. a powerful, multilayered depiction of an increasingly common situation.”
