Please welcome my guest author today, Sivan Hong! She is the author and illustrator of the Super Fun Day Book series. We interviewed her on her neurodiverse picture book series on our Multicultural Children’s Book Day Instagram Live series. Her books are wonderful conversation starters to discuss children with neurodiversity. Additionally, her picture books normalize…
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Multicultural Children’s Book Day NEW Classroom Kit on Structural Racism!
Multicultural Children’s Book Day has just released our newest classroom kit: Conversations, Books, and Kids: Raising Awareness on Systemic Racism in America The wonderful poster is by Isabel Roxas. Isabel Roxas is an author and illustrator. Her newest book is The Adventures of Team Pom! The Adventures of Team Pom: Squid Happens: Book 1 by…
The Beginners Guide to Writing College Essays
Writing an essay is an essential skill that college students have to cultivate to succeed academically. Find out what you should do to compose high-quality papers. I Can’t Write Essays. What Should I Do? College essays are academic papers that are used to develop an argument or idea by means of analysis, solid evidence, and…
Today is International Literacy Day!
Today is International Literacy Day and I wanted to use this important day to support a cause close to my heart – education! Right now it is so important to support education and children’s learning. School the World, an international nonprofit organization is working in rural Central America to bring education to the world’s poorest…
8 Children’s Books to Celebrate Grandparents’ Day
I’m thrilled to have author Andrea Wang guest posting today. She’s always been a strong writer with a voice that represents Asian American culture proudly and accurately, but she’s recently made the leap from being great to exceptional. I feel like this is her breakout year. Her newest picture book, Watercress, is on my list…
CHANGING THE GAME at Newtonville Books!
Thank you Newtonville Books for carrying Changing the Game! “The Olympics may be over, but here are some books about sports to keep you going.” from Newtonville Books Newsletter Changing the Game: Asian Pacific American Female Athletes Local author Mia Wenjen stopped by to sign copies of Sumo Joe, and to drop off signed copies…
8 Middle Grade Books Featuring Characters Who are Incarcerated
Please welcome my guest author today, Padma Venkatraman. Many people might not know that in addition to being an acclaimed children’s book and young adult author, Padma is also a scientist! I think one of the reasons why Padma’s books resonate with authenticity is that she grew up well-educated but surrounded by poverty. She grew…