My Book News! Picture Book Announcement: Barbed Wire Between Us by Mia Wenjen, illustrated by Violeta Encarnación, and published by Red Comet Press. Picture Book Announcement: Fortune Cookies for Everyone by Mia Wenjen, illustrated by Colleen Kong-Savage, and published by Red Comet Press. Cover reveal for The Traveling Taco…
My friend from Aquent who grew up in Paris but now lives in London told me to buy tickets to the Dior Museum. She said that everyone would like it, not just fashionistas. It is a spectacularly laid-out museum, with displays of not just haute couture but history! I wish we had time to eat…
I was at NCTE 2024 in Boston when I heard that We Sing From the Heart was recognized as an Orbis Pictus Recommended Book for Outstanding Nonfiction for Children. Thank you so much to the NCTE Orbis Pictus committee for this honor! We Sing From The Heart: How The Slants® Took Their Fight for…
Please join us for the Read Your World Virtual Party on Thursday, January 30, 2025, from 9 pm to 10 pm EST. Register here! We will be giving away book bundles of 10 books each every 10 minutes as we discuss the state of children’s book publishing. Sign up for the virtual party and…
My friend Dr. Hyeouk Chris Hahm from Boston University School of Social Work created a panel for Hallyu on “The City Talks: Korean Standards and Stigmas”. Hahm explains that while Korea’s influence on pop culture is an exciting and positive phenomenon, addressing societal issues like the country’s fierce competition and strict beauty standards can help…
Erin Dionne, Kelly Carey, and I were invited to participate in a Story and Song Festival in Millis, Massachusetts organized by singer and illustrator Robert Zammarchi. Robert has brought new life to Niagara Hall in Millis by creating a performance showcase for his town. This is one example of the events that he created. Thank…
I am thrilled and honored to have received the California Reading Association’s Eureka! Honor Book Award in the nonfiction children’s book category for We Sing From The Heart: How The Slants® Took Their Fight for Free Speech to the Supreme Court, illustrated by Victor Bizar Gómez and published by Red Comet Press. Thank you…
I had so much fun at the Louisville Book Festival despite still recovering from Bell’s Palsy. You might notice that my smile is a little weird from partial face paralysis thanks to Bell’s Palsy. Deedee Cummings, a fabulous board member of Read Your World, created the Louisville Book Festival in 2020 to address the book…