Best picture books, chapter books, young adult books, graphic novels and non fiction for kids.
I’m grateful that my mother was able to read my debut picture book. My mother was always supportive of everything we did and when my sister and I started writing and publishing books, she would make a point of purchasing five copies. At the time, she was living in an Independent Living facility so she…
It was such a pleasure to speak at UMass Boston Asian American Studies class recently, taught by Dr. MinJin Kim. My thanks to Priya Sonal who found me on social media. She wrote to me: Hello Ms Mia, I saw your recent post on Instagram, My heart felt sorry for you and your family’s…
Please welcome award-winning guest author, Elizabeth Suneby, and author-illustrator, Laurel Molk, with their newest book, No Room for a Pup! published by Kids Can Press. This fun read-aloud, cleverly illustrated book is a hilarious twist on a revered Yiddish folktale about gratitude popularized in It Could Always Be Worse, published in 1977. In No Room for a…
I read piles of picture books all year and I do feel there is a place for all of them on someone’s bookshelf, but certain books stand out as special. Without further ado, here are 29 outstanding picture books from 2019. 29 Favorite New Picture Books of 2019 16 Words: William Carlos Williams &…
Please welcome Katrina Moore as my guest author today! We are both in the New in 19 debut picture book group. One Hug is her debut picture book, and she also has Grandpa Grumps coming out in April of 2020! We are giving away a signed and inscribed copy of One Hug! To enter, please…
I have two kids who had separation anxiety at preschool drop off and that can be a developmental thing that kids grow out of. But I’ve also had a child experience anxiety and depression that coincided with long-term concussions. I have found CBT (Cognitive Behavioral Therapy) to be a really great tool for sound mental…
Do you remember, long ago, when food trucks were considered “Roach Coaches” and no one in their right mind would eat at one? I think it all changed when Roy Choi created his Mexican-Korean mash-up with his fleet of Koji food trucks. His cookbook memoir is one of my favorites! Today, I’m celebrating food trucks…