Welcome to the Unforgotten Blog Tour! To celebrate the release of Unforgotten: The Wild Life of Dian Fossey and Her Relentless Quest to Save Mountain Gorillas by Anita Silvey on June 29th, blogs across the web are featuring original content from Anita, as well as 5 chances to win the complete trilogy: Unforgotten, Untamed, and Undaunted. Why…
Category: Reading Lists: Middle Grade
Middle grade chapter books for kids ages 9 through 14 and including 3rd grade books, 4th grade books, 5th grade books, 6th grade books, and 7th grade books.
35 Vietnamese American Children’s Books
I received Wishes by Muon Thi Van and searched my blog to add it to my Vietnamese American book list only to find … that I don’t have one! I’m not sure why I never made one. Perhaps there weren’t enough books to make a list? Or, more likely, I just forgot. That was remiss…
10 Diverse Middle Grade Novels in Verse & GIVEAWAY!
Please welcome my guest author today, Rajani LaRocca. I am dubbing 2021 The Year of Rajani LaRocca Children’s Books because look at the amazing lineup of books being released this year!!! I met Rajani at The Concord Bookshop several years ago for her Midsummer’s Mayhem book launch event. We shared a book birthday. Sumo Joe…
I’m on NBC with Julie Chu!!
I am thrilled to be part of an internal NBC event that included Julie Chu, Abby Marks, and Abby Chin. This was spearheaded by Caroline Delfin (Executive Assistant To The Chairman, NBC Sports Group at NBCUniversal Media, LLC) and Liz Eng (Senior Director, Content Integration at NBC Sports Group) who are part of NBCUniversal APA…
10 Lucha Libre Children’s Books
Wrestling fans of all ages will delight in Lucha Libre children’s books which bring Latino culture to the ring. And, in the spirit of Title IX, let’s give some love to the female athletes who also bring the same level of excitement to the sport of Lucha Libre. Please check out the video of The…
Sumo Joe listed on 25 #OwnVoices Books for Kids!
The #OwnVoices hashtag movement started in 2015 on Twitter to give readers a chance to share books about diverse groups that were written by authors that belong in the same group. For instance, a book with a Black child as the subject would be written by a Black author. from Chicago Parent 25 #OwnVoices Books…
My first CHANGING THE GAME virtual author visit
My Kickstarter children’s book campaign was a great excuse to catch up with classmates from a long time ago. I went to UCLA’s Anderson School for an M.B.A. nearly 30 years ago. My favorite extracurricular activity was this program called T.E.C. on Campus. It stood for The Executive Committee and it was run by a…







