Here is the Teacher’s Guide for Barbed Wire Between Us: Barbed Wire Between Us by Mia Wenjen, illustrated by Violeta Encarnación This is a free and downloadable guide: Barbed Wire Between Us Teacher’s Guide Related Barbed Wire Between Us Videos Interview with illustrator Violeta Encarnacio: Original song music video for Barbed Wire…
There are a lot of holidays in October to celebrate! I’ve listed my resources below each celebration. Banned Books Week Banned Books Week is October 4-10, 2026 22 Banned Asian American Children’s Books #fREADomToRead 12 Banned Books in New England #fREADomToRead Top 10 Must-Read Banned Books for Kids Top 10: Challenged or Banned…
My Book News! How To Coach Girls books are back in print! Teacher’s Guide for BARBED WIRE BETWEEN US BARBED WIRE BETWEEN US in Read Across America calendar The original song “Barbed Wire Between Us” by Daria Music won a Bronze Global Music Award in the category of Protest Music in July 2026: …
I’m excited to be on a picture book panel at Books of Wonder in New York City: These picture books tell brilliant true stories that you just can’t miss. Join us in-store to hear all about them! Picture Books to Inspire From activists to artists to brave children, these picture books tell the tales of…
It was a great pleasure to host a storytime and craft session with Kathleen Choi at Turtle Books in Brookline Village, Massachusetts. This is a new bookstore, dedicated solely to children’s books! Kathy read Giving Thanks with Halmoni: Celebrating Chuseok, the Korean Harvest Festival, illustrated by Sook Nyul Choi, with a beautiful craft creating a…
Thank you to Nichi Bei for reviewing Barbed Wire Between Us by Mia Wenjen, illustrated by Violeta Encarnación, and published by Red Comet Press. BARBED WIRE BETWEEN US Written by Mia Wenjen Illustrated by Violeta Encarnación New York: Red Comet Press, 2026 48 pp., $19.99, hardcover/paperback “Barbed Wire Between Us” is a profound and…
Barbed Wire Between Us, an original song by Daria Marmaluk-Hajioannou of Daria World Music for Kids has won a bronze award in the protest song category of the Global Music Awards: Daria, Barbed Wire Between Us: A Song About Kids in Detention Camps, protest Check out her YouTube channel or listen to her on Spotify. Here’s the Barbed…
We had another great Red Comet Crawl with Alison Goldberg, Kathy Choi, Andrew Hackett, and me, this time in Boston. We visited Beacon Hill Books & Cafe, Trident Booksellers and Cafe in the Back Bay, and I Am Books in Boston’s North End. Lunch was a giant slice of pizza at Ernesto’s, followed by coffee…
Thank you to Shalin Hai-Jew at the International Examiner for reviewing Food for the Future: Sustainable Farms Around the World! “Food for the Future” highlights sustainable “boutique” farming practices worldwide There is a salt farm based on the evaporating of sea water. There is a honey farm. There is a mushroom farm. Under the ocean,…
Please welcome my guest author, Lydia Lukidis, with her list of 10 great Early Reader Graphic Novels. That’s right! Graphic novels for ages 3 and up, but with the sweet spot at ages 6 and up. We are giving away the second book in her Groucho series, Groucho the Grouchy Groundhog. To enter, please leave…