Diversity books for kids including authors and characters of color and diversity themes.
Please support #BooksForMaui auction here. I’m donating a book featuring Native Hawaiian athletes Natasha Kai-Marks and Anona Napoleon. Evelyn Tokue Kawamoto, Michelle Wie & Liane Lissa Sato are also from Hawaii. My other personal connections to Hawaii include my husband who played varsity golf for the University of Hawaii at Manoa and my great uncle…
I’m pre-selling hardcover copies of my newest picture book, Boxer Baby Battles Bedtime! through a Kickstarter campaign that launched today! Please go here to help bring picture book Boxer Baby Battles Bedtime! to life … Boxer Baby Battles Bedtime by Mia Wenjen, illustrated by Kai Gietzen Dad needs to get Boxer Baby down for…
Please welcome author Charlotte Offsay today with her list of food-themed picture books about other cultures. You don’t have to be Jewish to love Jewish food, especially challah! Have you ever tried it for French Toast? Delicious! I get my challah at my local (non-chain) bagel shop, Rosenfeld’s Bakery. My daughter’s college roommate, however, baked…
We are so excited to release our newest Classroom Kit at Read Your World Celebrates Multicultural Children’s Book Day on Climate Change and Understanding Environmental Justice. Climate Change and Understanding Environmental Justice Classroom Kit Sign up for your free download and receive: Books recommendations on climate change and environmental justice. Activities for home or classroom:…
Please welcome my guest author, Valerie Bolling, with her picture book list on learning on to swim. Her newest picture book, Together We Swim, celebrates overcoming fear and learning a new skill. What are your favorite picture books about swimming? Thanks for sharing! Together We Swim by Valerie Bolling, illustrated by Kaylani Juanita Celebrate…
Please welcome my guest author today, Patricia Tanumihardja, with her list of picture books set in Southeast Asia. Her newest picture book is about shoe designer, Jimmy Choo! He is from Penang, Malaysia, where Patricia also hails from. Jimmy’s Shoes: The Story of Jimmy Choo, Shoemaker to a Princess by Patricia Tanumihardja, illustrated by Derrick…
I’m thrilled to reveal the cover of my newest picture book, Boxer Baby Battles Bedtime! I wanted to introduce Kai Gietzen, the illustrator for Boxer Baby Battles Bedtime. Kai is a recent graduate of the Illustration program at the Rhode Island School of Design! This is his debut picture book as an illustrator. …