FRIDAY, DECEMBER 5: 3:00 pm: Notable Social Studies Trade Books Program, Room 204A. Samira Ahmed, author of This Book Won’t Burn Mia Wenjen, author of We Sing From the Heart SATURDAY, DECEMBER 6: 2:00 pm Book Signing: WE SING FROM THE HEART at Publisher Spotlight Booth, Booth 701 and 703 4:00 pm:…
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Read Your World Giving Tuesday Fundraiser is LIVE today!
This year, Read Your World’s Giving Tuesday will support a Title 1 Elementary School in Waltham, MA. Imagine an elementary school that can’t have a book fair simply because the students are low income. Research has shown that owning books, especially books that reflect the reader, improves literacy rates. Our fundraiser will donate over 500…
Boston Marathon 2025 in Newton MA
This year, I was determined to watch all the leaders of the Boston Marathon as they passed through my town, infamous for Heartbreak Hill. I always missed the wheelchair leaders because they are so fast, but I find them the most compelling of the racers. I told my son that it was interesting to watch…
I’ll be at NCTE Denver!
If you are going to NCTE, I hope to see you! Here’s my schedule: Friday, November 21 11:00am – 12:15pm Nerdy Book Club Mia Wenjen Mile High Ballroom 1A/1B 2:00pm – 3:00pm We Sing from the Heart (Book) Mia Wenjen RCP Booth #830 Saturday, November 22 8:15am – 9:30am Teaching with the 2025…
My FOOD FOR THE FUTURE author visit in Columbus OH
I had such a wonderful time visiting an Urban Farming Summer Program in Columbus, Ohio! The kids wrote me letters and made beautiful cards. They are all such wonderful artists! Thank you so much for having me! p.s. Related posts: New! Food for the Future Activity and Discussion Guide! Food for the Future:…
We Sing From the Heart Wins Social Justice Literature Award
We are thrilled that We Sing From the Heart received a Social Justice award from the International Literacy Association! 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 Recommended Reading for the Social Justice Literature Award 2025…
Princess Battle Royale by Phaea Crede Picture Book Launch
It is not surprising that a picture book launch by Phaea Crede would be a ton of fun! The illustrator of Princess Battle Royale, Jen Hill, joined in with a lively and hilarious reading of the book. Jen also did a drawing session with the crowd, letting them create their own Princess character for the…







