Buzz By Janet S. Wong (Grades 1-3)

A child experiences his environment as he interacts with the sighs and sounds of the morning. "Buzz" is a coming-of-age children's picture book that explores family routines reoccuring sounds. Janet S. Wong is a Chinese-Korean American poet and author of children's literature. She is the winnder of the 2021 NCTE Award for Excellence in poetry, one of th most prestigious award for a children's poet. She grew up in Los Angeles, California in Koreatown, however did not speak neither Chinese nor Korean. She draws inspiration from her own identity and cultural background, and features these experiences in her published writings.