We Sing from the Heart has been selected as the 2024 winner of our Julia Ward Howe prize for children’s literature! This is the first award that I’ve won outright. I am thrilled and humbled! The Boston Authors Club Julia Ward Howe Book Awards are awarded annually by the Boston Authors Club to authors living…
School is out and July is a slow month for children’s book list-related events, but here is what I have. 4th of July 6 Favorite Diverse Picture Books for 4th of July Here’s a video interview of Janet Wong on her inspiration behind writing Apple Pie Fourth of July: July 14th: Shark Awareness Day 22…
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…
This year, Read Your World hosted a virtual panel to celebrate Asian Pacific American Heritage Month. Here is the replay of Read Your World Celebrates AAPI Heritage Month Virtual Event: p.s. Related posts: How to Find Diverse Books About Asian American Pacific Islander Cultures: I’m thrilled to be featured on the Colorin Colorado…
I got so behind that my box of my newest picture book, The Traveling Taco, was buried in my office. Luckily, I finally found it and made an unboxing video! The Traveling Taco: The Amazing and Surprising Journey of Many of Your Favorite Foods by Mia Wenjen, illustrated by Kimberlie Clinthrone-Wong A mouthwatering exploration of the…
Exciting News! The 2026 PADIBA Awards are now open for submissions! Get all the details here. SUBMISSION PERIOD: July 1, 2025 – August 31, 2025 CRITERIA: The book must be traditionally published in 2025. The main character must be intersectional. In other words, they identify with two or more marginalized and/or underrepresented identities, which may include their Race, Ethnicity,…
Today is Changing the Game: Asian Pacific American Female Athletes‘s 4th birthday. In celebration, I am giving away four signed books! Changing the Game: Asian Pacific American Female Athletes by Mia Wenjen Meet 17 Asian Pacific American female athletes from yesterday and today! From snowboarder Chloe Kim and hockey player Julie Chu to soccer player…
This was my first time to watch the Battle of Lexington and Concord Reenactment even though I live twenty minutes away. I have always wanted to watch this but it seemed to fall too close to the Boston Marathon which goes through my town. This year was different. It’s the America 250th, our Semiquincentennial, and…
Here is Wonder Why by Lisa Varchol Perron storytime book event at Molly’s Bookstore in Melrose, Massachusetts! Wonder Why by Lisa Varchol Perron, illustrated by Nic Henderson Giant sky, brightest blue, like an artist painted you. How I wonder, wonder why, why are you so blue, big sky? This is a charming picture book…