I am thrilled to announce a new picture book, Fortune Cookies for Everyone, illustrated by Colleen Kong-Savage and published by Red Comet Press! It comes out Fall of 2025!! Angus Yuen-Killick at Red Comet Press has bought world rights to the nonfiction picture book Fortune Cookies for Everyone by Mia Wenjen (l.) (Food for the Future), illustrated by Colleen…
Meet Kai Gietzen, illustrator of Boxer Baby Battles Bedtime!
Meet Kai Gietzen, the illustrator for my newest picture book Boxer Baby Battles Bedtime! It comes out on May 26, 2024. Pre-order here. Boxer Baby Battles Bedtime! by Mia Wenjen, illustrated by Kai Gietzen Mom is counting on Dad to get Boxer Baby down for her nap, but Boxer Baby is the G.O.A.T. of…
{Boston Area} Summer Creative Arts Day Camp Scholarships at Charles River Creative Arts Program
Thank you to Charles River Creative Arts Program for sponsoring this post. I am offering a special 15% discount for any Charles River Creative Arts Summer program including CIT. See below for discount code. We believe in the Joy of Summer! Summer should be a time for children and teenagers to explore, learn, grow,…
Read Your World Auction is LIVE!
Check out all the amazing items at our 2nd Annual Read Your World Auction! It runs from April 1st through April 15th. We have more than 39 children’s book bundles! We have wonderful art! We have manuscript critiques by literary agents, editors, and authors; author visits, yoga and Zoom classes, and more! Please help Read…
Presenting for Massachusetts Association for the Education of Young Children (MAAEYC)
I will be presenting my “story behind the story” of Food for the Future: Sustainable Farms Around the World to the Massachusetts Association for the Education of Young Children (MAAEYC) on Saturday, April 13th at the Mass Audubon’s Boston Nature Center and Wildlife Sanctuary. It started with a visit to an oyster farm in…
Food for the Future is a finalist for 2023 INDIES Book of the Year!
I’m so thrilled to announce that Food for the Future is a finalist for the 2023 INDIES Book of the Year Awards! The award is organized by Foreword Reviews, a trade magazine dedicated to helping booksellers and librarians discover great books from indie presses. Here’s the full list. p.s. Related posts: New! Food…
Earth Day & Autism Acceptance Book Lists and Resources
Here are my resources for April’s Earth Day and Autism Acceptance. Earth Day Book Lists and Resources 17 Picture Books for Earth Day 12 KidLit Books for Earth Day Top 10 Earth Day Picture Books Happy Earth Day! Non-Fiction Books for Kids Celebrating Earth Day with Picture Books 6 Picture Books on Light Pollution…