Welcome to Multicultural Children’s Book Day 2023! Let’s celebrate by sharing diverse book reviews and posts on our Big Giant Linky. Also, don’t forget to come to our Read Your World Virtual Party tonight at 9 pm EST. We will be giving away tons of book bundles! Link up your book reviews and posts here:…
Scholastic Purchased CHANGING THE GAME!
I wanted to thank everyone again for their support of my book passion project, a response to my middle daughter’s comment in high school that there weren’t any Asian female athletes. After the Kickstarter campaign ended and I was able to fund my book, I assumed that I would sell books on Amazon by running…
FOOD FOR THE FUTURE: SUSTAINABLE FARMS AROUND THE WORLD Cover Reveal!
I’m so excited to reveal the cover of my latest picture book! Food for the Future: Sustainable Farms Around the World by Mia Wenjen, illustrated by Robert Sae-Heng This is a rhyming picture book featuring twelve unusual farms around the world. From vertical gardens in Singapore to ancient terrace farms in Chile, humans have…
Picture Book Announcement: Boxer Baby, illustrated by Kai Gietzen
I am thrilled to announce that I have a new picture book coming out with Eifrig Publishing. Boxer Baby will be illustrated by Kai Gietzen. Boxer Baby 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 sleep…
Book Announcement! Postcards from Malcolm X: How Yuri Kochiyama Became a Civil Rights Activist
I am so thrilled to be making a book with Angus Yuen-Killick, founder of Red Comet Press. The incredibly talented Keith Henry Brown will illustrate Postcards from Malcolm X: How Yuri Kochiyama Became a Civil Rights Activist. This middle grade picture book biography is slated to come out in 2024! p.s. Related posts: Highlights…
RISD Students Fast Track Their Careers in Silicon Valley
Most memorable trips or experiences come from the people you meet,” Lee said. “And the fact that we already have this connection of being from RISD, the conversation was just so easy… the alumni were able to understand where I was coming from and give great advice and mentoring that will help me navigate my…
MY Multicultural Children’s Book Day BOOK REVIEWS!
I’m excited to be reviewing books for our 10th Multicultural Children’s Book Day to shine a spotlight on all the great diverse KidLit! Today, I want to also talk about The ReFoReMo Challenge, or Reading for Research Month Challenge, which was founded in 2015 to help picture book writers reform writing by reading and researching…
Multicultural Children’s Book Club: Opal Lee and What It Means To Be Free
Please join us for our Multicultural Children’s Book Club. We host a FREE multicultural children’s picture book virtual book club on the first Thursday of every month from 7 pm to 8 pm EST. February’s event will be held on February 2nd and we are celebrating Black History Month using Opal Lee and What It…
Unique Ways to Spend Your Mental Health Day
Everyone deserves a mental health day now and then. It’s when you don’t feel physically sick but need a break from the daily grind. You’ll know you’re past due for a little rest and relaxation when you start losing joy in your work and leisure activities and adopt a more negative attitude towards your career…
Nora Lester Murad Book Event for IDA IN THE MIDDLE
I was so surprised to realize that author Nora Lester Murad was my neighbor at my old house, about a mile from where I live now! Everyone in our close-knit neighborhood knew Nora and her family and said how wonderful they were. They were abroad living in Jerusalem when I moved in. My kids played…