We are seeking auction items for our online auction for Read Your World celebrates Multicultural Children’s Book Day. Help us change the world one book at a time! Donate to our online auction here: https://buff.ly/3INy4el Our auction will run from May 1 through May 15. The link to bid on items…
My Book Announcements
I’m excited to announce my book news! Food for the Future selected by dPICTUS as 100 Outstanding Picture Books of 2023 FOOD FOR THE FUTURE is a Junior Library Guild Gold Selection! Scholastic Purchased CHANGING THE GAME! Changing the Game: Asian Pacific American Female Athletes is my Kickstarter book, created in collaboration with…
Save the Date: Josh Funk and I will be at Hummingbird Books
Please save the date for Storytime at Hummingbird Books 55 Boylston St Suite 5510 Chestnut Hill, MA in The Street mall Sunday, May 28th 11:00 am with Josh Funk I will be celebrating my book birthday for Food for the Future: Sustainable Farms Around the World. Josh will be reading his newest picture…
Announcing My Newest Picture Book with Red Comet Press!
I’m thrilled to announce a new picture book through Red Comet Press. We Sing from the Heart: How the Slants® Took Their Fight for Free Speech to the Supreme Court by Mia Wenjen, illustrated by Victor Bizar Gomez. This is the story of Simon Tam, the leader of the popular all-Asian-American dance-pop band, The Slants®,…
Kirkus reviews Food for the Future: Sustainable Farms Around the World
The Food for the Future: Sustainable Farms Around the World review went live on the Kirkus website on February 25th and was published in the March 15th edition of Kirkus Reviews. “A dozen sustainable farms around the world offer intriguing possibilities for the future of agriculture. Simple four-beat rhyming couplets concisely describe a…
Mythology behind Rainbow Falls in Hilo, Hawaii
There is a beautiful waterfall on the way to Hilo and it’s a quick stop to see it. The hike to the waterfall is a short and easy one. I loved learning about the mythology behind the Rainbow Falls. One of the most well-known stories is about the goddess Hina, who is the mother of…
Multicultural Children’s Book Club: Wiggles, Stomps, and Squeezes Calm My Jitters Down
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. April’s event will be held on April 6th and we are celebrating Neurodiversity using Wiggles, Stomps, and Squeezes Calm My Jitters…
Asian Immigrant Family Children’s Books & 2 Picture Book GIVEAWAY!
Please welcome my guest author/illustrator, Qing Zhuang. We are both in the Soaring 20s picture book group, and I remember meeting her in a workshop at Kweli years ago with Bryan Collier! It is a small world! We are giving away 2 copies of her writing debut picture book, Rainbow Shopping. To enter, please fill…
Tropical Culinary Garden in Hawaii
If you are on the Big Island and heading from Kailua-Kona towards the Hawai’i Volcanos National Park, make a pit stop at the Punalu’u Bake Shop. Not only is the food amazing there — be sure to buy some malasada donuts — but there is also a wonderful tropical culinary garden to explore. …