Today is my book birthday for The Traveling Taco! To celebrate, I’m giving away 10 signed copies! Please fill out the Rafflecopter at the bottom to enter! The Traveling Taco by Mia Wenjen, illustrated by Kimberlie Clinthorne-Wong An exploration of the history of kids’ favorite foods from around the world From pizza to pasta…
Resources for Pride Month and Juneteenth
Juneteenth Multicultural Children’s Book Club with Carole Boston Weatherford 9 Juneteenth Children’s Books Price Month Multicultural Children’s Book Club with Michael Genhart My 8 LGBTQIA Book Lists for Kids Understanding Transgender with LGBTQ+ Books for Kids Children’s Books With LGBT Characters 10 Groundbreaking LGBTQ Children’s Books Favorite Children’s Books Featuring an LGBTQ Character 5 Great…
My Book Announcements
My Book News! Cover reveal for The Traveling Taco by Mia Wenjen, illustrated by Kimberlie Clinthorne-Wong, and published by Red Comet Press. It releases on May 6, 2025. An exploration of the history of kids’ favorite foods from around the world From pizza to pasta and ice cream to French fries, some of our favorite foods…
Cover Reveal for Fight for the Right to Read
I’m thrilled to be doing the cover reveal for a new picture book biography on a timely topic! Award-winning author Jeff Gottesfeld and #OwnVoices co-writer Michelle Y. Green introduce us to another important historical figure who deserves to be better known. Fight for the Right to Read: Samuel Wilbert Tucker and the 1939 Sit-Down Strike…
We Sing From the Heart makes Bank Street Best Children’s Book of the Year 2025!
I am thrilled to announce that We Sing From the Heart has been selected as Bank Street’s Best Children’s Books of the Year 2025! Congratulations to everyone on the list, and thank you so much to Bank Street College of Education for this honor! We Sing From the Heart by Mia Wenjen, illustrated by Victor…
Sumo Joe turns 6 Years Old and 6 book GIVEAWAY!
My debut picture book, Sumo Joe, turns 6 today. I had entered the Lee and Low New Voices competition, and … I didn’t win! I did get an offer for editorial support from the Lee and Low team and seven months later, after at least four rounds of revisions that included a new backmatter section,…
7 Interfaith Picture Books & GIVEAWAY!
Please welcome my guest children’s book creator today, Bub, who created a list of 7 interfaith picture books. Her book, Eight Fairy Nights, was born out of the desire to make Hanukkah meaningful and magical for her four precious granddaughters and two wonderful sons’ families. Eight Fairy Nights by Bub Eight Fairy Nights offers an…
Read Your World Summer Flash Sale!
Read Your World Summer Flash Sale Sponsorship has begun for Authors & Publishers … Our 2026 Platinum and Author Sponsorship Summer Flash Sale for Read Your World 2026 (1/29/26) is now open! Take advantage of the 30% savings by locking in your 2026 Platinum or Author Sponsorship before July 31! The Flash Sale for Read Your World (formerly…
I’m Signing Books at ALA 2025 in Philly!
Are you going to ALA in Philadelphia? I’d love to see you! I’ll be signing books on Saturday and Sunday! I hope to see you! Saturday, June 28 10:30-11:15 I’m signing with Simon Tam, We Sing From the Heart, at Red Comet Press Booth #319 2:00 – 2:30 I’m signing Food for the…
Food for the Future: Half Moon Miracle in the Sahal
The Half Moon farming method is a way to turn arid and semi-arid infertile areas into productive farmland in Chad, Kenya, and Mauritania. It’s a simple solution: capture rainwater by digging catch areas in a half-moon shape. Reviving this traditional farming technique has transformed the land and the lives of the people who live there….