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…
I Started Sparring Again … but am on a break from boxing
It’s official. My sparring partner, Danielle, was selected for her first amateur fight for a cancer fundraiser through Haymakers for Hope. My boxing training partner Suzanne and I are both sparring with Danielle to get her ready. Danielle needs to raise $10,000 for her charity fight. If you want to support her, please go here….
Boxer Baby Battles Bedtime! read by Storytime Adventures with Mr. T!
Thank you to Storytime Adventures by Mr. T for featuring Boxer Baby Battles Bedtime! in this read-aloud rendition! p.s. Related posts: Thank You to everyone who featured Boxer Baby Battles Bedtime! Meet Kai Gietzen, illustrator of Boxer Baby Battles Bedtime! Boxer Baby Battles Bedtime! book launch with Andrew Hacket Review of Boxer Baby…
6 Picture Books to Celebrate the Moon and 2 Book GIVEAWAY!
Please welcome my guest author Katrina Moore with her book list of 6 picture books to celebrate the moon, just in time for the Chinese Mid Autumn Festival! The Mid-Autumn Festival, also known as the Moon Festival or Mooncake Festival, is a harvest festival celebrated in Chinese culture. It is held on the 15th day…
12 Banned Books in New England #fREADomToRead
I am part of Authors Against Banned Books and in our most recent meeting, we all wanted to take an action step to fight against banned and challenged books. One suggestion was to raise awareness of affected books in your state so here is my list which I got from the Boston Public Library. I…
22 Banned Asian American Children’s Books #fREADomToRead
This list is curated from Advancing Justice’s list of BANNED: An Asian American Reading List of Banned Books in 2023 on Medium. Let’s all read these books and request them at your local library to support Asian American authors! 22 Banned Asian American Children’s Books Red Kite, Blue Kite by Jiang Ji-li, illustrated…
I’ll be at the Chappaqua Children’s Book Festival 2024!
I’ll be at the Chappaqua Children’s Book Festival 2024 this Saturday! I hope to see you there! p.s. Related posts: Chappaqua Children’s Book Festival 2023 My First Book Festival: Chappaqua Children’s Book Festival Announcing the Inaugural Newton Children’s Book Festival! To examine any book more closely at Amazon, please click on image of…
Sign Up for FREE Diverse Books: Be a Read Your World Reviewer!
Many people have asked how to get free diverse KidLit for their classroom and home! Read Your World nonprofit, formerly known as Multicultural Children’s Book Day, hosts an annual event that gives away free diverse children’s and young adult books! How can I participate in Read Your World Day? From September through December, get…