I’m excited to announce my book news! 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…
We Make Our First Bonsai
I love bonsai. I found a wonderful collection of bonsai at the Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens in Pittsburgh when I visited there a few years ago. For my birthday, I requested a trip to a local bonsai nursery. Every year for my birthday which falls in early January, I make my husband…
Multicultural Picture Book Club for June: Rainbow A First Book of Pride
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. June’s event will be held on June 1st and we are celebrating Pride Month using Rainbow: A First Book of Pride…
Food for the Future BOOK BIRTHDAY Tomorrow!
My “sophomore” picture book comes out tomorrow! Food for the Future: Sustainable Farms Around the World by Mia Wenjen, illustrated by Robert Sae-Heng Kirkus says, “A dozen sustainable farms around the world offer intriguing possibilities for the future of agriculture. Simple four-beat rhyming couplets concisely describe a plethora of farming methods old and new around…
Join Josh Funk and Me at Hummingbird Books!
Josh Funk and I will be doing a Storytime at Hummingbird Books Sunday, May 28th 11:00 am 55 Boylston St Suite 5510 (near the Lululemon Store) Chestnut Hill, MA The Street mall Hope you can join us! I will be celebrating my book birthday for Food for the Future: Sustainable Farms…
My Author Copies Arrived! FOOD FOR THE FUTURE unboxing with Salt Blessing
My author copies for Food for the Future arrived so I did an unboxing video and blessed the books using the sacred Native Hawaiian salt that my friend Michelle sent me. This salt farm located in Kauai, Hawaii, is featured in the book: p.s. Related posts: Starred Review for FOOD FOR THE FUTURE…
How One Person/Child Can Make A Difference & GIVEAWAY!
Please welcome my guest author today, Marsha Diane Arnold. She has a new picture book, One Small Thing, that celebrates how one person can truly make a difference. We are giving away a copy of One Small Thing. To enter, please fill out the Rafflecopter at the bottom. —– Thank you, Mia, for inviting me…
Starred Review for FOOD FOR THE FUTURE from School Library Journal!
I’m thrilled to announce that I’ve received my first starred ⭐️ review ever! School Library Journal gives Food for the Future a ⭐️ starred review! This review will be in the May issue. An exciting overview of traditional and innovative farming techniques that will warrant repeated reading, for casual browsing or classroom use. –Sally A….