Today, I am thrilled to do the cover release for The Teachers March! How Selma’s Teachers Changed History by Sandra Neil Wallace and Rich Wallace, illustrated by Charly Palmer. I have been thinking a lot lately about activism. Can one person can make a difference? In controlling what we can control — as parents, as…
Category: Diverse Books for Kids
Diversity books for kids including authors and characters of color and diversity themes.
Cover Reveal of My Newest Book: Asian Pacific American Heroes!
I’m thrilled to announce my newest book: Asian Pacific American Heroes! Meet 18 Asian Pacific American leaders from yesterday and today! From musician Bruno Mars and Olympian Chloe Kim to chef Niki Nakayama, these real-life heroes inspire us to learn about Asian Pacific American history, language, and culture. It’s middle grade non-fiction for ages 8…
Today is LAST day to get my book FREE!
Are you looking for the best diversity books for kids? Do you want these books to be written by authors of the SAME marginalized identities as the character in the book? I’ve been reviewing children’s books for ten years and I’ve compiled book reviews of my favorite #OwnVoices books. I’m giving away my ebook FREE…
Today is Multicultural Children’s Book Day!
Welcome to our 7th Multicultural Children’s Book Day! Here’s how to celebrate: Link up your diversity book reviews Win diversity book bundles at our Twitter Party tonight, January 31, 2020! We’re giving away 100+ children’s books from 9pm to 10pm EST. RSVP here. Use hashtag: #ReadYourWorld. Get your free copy of Best #OwnVoices Children’s Books….
Best #OwnVoices Children’s Books FREE for 5 Days Starting Jan 29th
In celebration of Multicultural Children’s Book Day, my ebook resource to find the best diversity books written by authors who share the same marginalized identity as the characters in their books will be FREE starting January 29th through February 2nd at Amazon here. EST OWNVOICES CHILDREN’S BOOKS: My Favorite Diversity Books for Kids Ages 1-12…
Win Book Bundles at Multicultural Children’s Book Day Twitter Party
In honor of our seventh Multicultural Children’s Book Day, we are increasing our Twitter Party Book Bundles prizes from five to SEVEN books! More books, more diverse KidLit discussions, and more FUN! Please join us Friday, January 31st 9 pm-10 pm EST Use hashtag #ReadYourWorld to find the party We will be giving away 14…
Sumo Joe Virtual Author Visit
I was thrilled to do a Skype author visit with 120 kindergartners! They were well prepared having read the story ahead of time. They also came up with questions that the Media Specialist had collected ahead of time. For such a young group, the teachers asked for a 20-minute visit. The kids were great and…