Diversity books for kids including authors and characters of color and diversity themes.
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…
Thank you to School Library Journal for reviewing 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 Gómez, and published by Red Comet Press. It comes out on October 15, 2024. [nonfiction picture book, for ages 7 and up] This…
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I am thrilled to announce a new picture book! Violeta Encarnación will illustrate Barbed Wire Between Us. I’m so lucky that this story speaks to her! This is the picture book of my heart. I have been working on this for more than 5 years, trying to figure out how to structure the story. I am…
I was delighted to be part of the Greater Roxbury Book Fair and do a story time with Anna Staniszewski at the Roxbury Branch of the Boston Public Library. The lineup of speakers was incredible with keynotes from Dr. Ibram X. Kendi and Jacqueline Woodson. Other authors included: Abria Smith (Somebody Soup) Art Collins (Soapbox Sermons:…
The Pedro and Daniel Intersectionality Book Awards Read Your World announces two new intersectionality book awards thanks to RYW board member, Federico Erebia, and his husband, James J. Jordan. There will be two prizes for The Pedro and Daniel Intersectionality Book Awards of $1500 each: one for a picture book or graphic novel, and a second…
I am so excited to reveal the cover of my newest picture book, out May 6, 2025! The Traveling Taco: The Amazing and Surprising Journey of Your Favorite Foods by Mia Wenjen, illustrated by Kimberlie Clinthorne-Wong An exploration of the history of kids’ favorite foods from around the world From pizza to pasta and ice…