This year, Read Your World hosted a virtual panel to celebrate Asian Pacific American Heritage Month. Here is the replay of Read Your World Celebrates AAPI Heritage Month Virtual Event: p.s. Related posts: How to Find Diverse Books About Asian American Pacific Islander Cultures: I’m thrilled to be featured on the Colorin Colorado…
Category: Best Books for Kids
Best picture books, chapter books, young adult books, graphic novels and non fiction for kids.
The Traveling Taco Unboxing!
I got so behind that my box of my newest picture book, The Traveling Taco, was buried in my office. Luckily, I finally found it and made an unboxing video! The Traveling Taco: The Amazing and Surprising Journey of Many of Your Favorite Foods by Mia Wenjen, illustrated by Kimberlie Clinthrone-Wong A mouthwatering exploration of the…
We Sing From the Heart wins Julia Ward Howe prize for children’s literature!
We Sing from the Heart has been selected as the 2024 winner of our Julia Ward Howe prize for children’s literature! This is the first award that I’ve won outright. I am thrilled and humbled! The Boston Authors Club Julia Ward Howe Book Awards are awarded annually by the Boston Authors Club to authors living…
Changing the Game’s 4th Birthday & 4 Signed Book GIVEAWAY!
Today is Changing the Game: Asian Pacific American Female Athletes‘s 4th birthday. In celebration, I am giving away four signed books! Changing the Game: Asian Pacific American Female Athletes by Mia Wenjen Meet 17 Asian Pacific American female athletes from yesterday and today! From snowboarder Chloe Kim and hockey player Julie Chu to soccer player…
WONDER WHY by Lisa Varchol Perron Book Event
Here is Wonder Why by Lisa Varchol Perron storytime book event at Molly’s Bookstore in Melrose, Massachusetts! Wonder Why by Lisa Varchol Perron, illustrated by Nic Henderson Giant sky, brightest blue, like an artist painted you. How I wonder, wonder why, why are you so blue, big sky? This is a charming picture book…
10 STEM Picture Books about Planet Earth & GIVEAWAY!
Please welcome my guest author today, Lydia Lukidis. She has a list of 10 STEM Picture Books About Planet Earth. We are giving away a copy of her newest book, Up, Up High: The Secret Poetry of Earth’s Atmosphere. To enter, please fill out the Rafflecopter at the bottom. —- I’m a big fan of…
WE SING FROM THE HEART is Carter G. Woodson Book Award Honoree!
Thank you to NCSS for this award, and congratulations to everyone on this list. I am humbled and honored to be amongst you all! NCSS established the Carter G. Woodson Book Awards for the most distinguished books appropriate for young readers that depict ethnicity in the United States. First presented in 1974, this award is…







