SFPL_ELM_Collection

"Even though Milly Lee does not have many books, what she published is still mighty! Picture story style mixed with non-fiction narratives intertwined tell the stories she witnessed as a child growing up in San Francisco's Chinatown. SFPL was honor..."

"Artist extraordinaire! Thacher Hurd books have delighted readers for a long time. SFPL was honored to have had him as our 2001, Effie Lee Morris Lecture guest of honor. These are some of his books in our Children's Historical Collection."

"A trailblazing writer sharing the Latinx experience before many others, Alma Flor Ada's stories have enchanted readers for many years. Ada also spent many years translating stories into Spanish so that Spanish speakers could enjoy some beloved sto..."

"Laurence Yep writes books that draw from his Chinese American background yet speak to common feelings and experiences. And his childhood in San Francisco resonates in many of the stories he wrote. He was a guest lecturer of the 1998 Effie Lee Morr..."