Best picture books for kids including Caldecott and other award winning books for children.
I am humbled and honored to receive these honors for We Sing from the Heart: How the Slants® Took Their Fight for Free Speech to the Supreme Court, illustrated by Victor Bizar Gomez. ALSC Notable Children’s Book Orbis Pictus Recommended Book for Outstanding Nonfiction for Children California Eureka Non-Fiction Award Honor Book Notable Social…
I had the great honor of sitting next to Nikki Grimes at my first Chappaqua Children’s Book Festival and it was wonderful to see her again this past one a few months ago. She told me about her newest picture book, A Cup of Quiet, and offered to share a poem. It is such a…
Thank you to author Sarah Hunter for including We Sing From the Heart in her BookList Essentials article on History in Trials! p.s. Relates posts: We Sing From the Heart is a Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People Winner! WE SING FROM THE HEART wins California Eureka! Nonfiction Children’s Book Award…
I am thrilled to reveal the cover of my newest picture book, Fortune Cookies for Everyone, illustrated by the fabulous Colleen Kong-Savage, and published by Red Comet Press. An investigative picture book which cracks the cookie open to discover what is known about the origins of everyone’s favorite crunchy after-dinner treat – a collaboration with…
I am thrilled to announce that We Sing from the Heart: How the Slants® Took Their Fight for Free Speech to the Supreme Court is an ALSC Notable Children’s Book! We Sing from the Heart: How the Slants® Took Their Fight for Free Speech to the Supreme Court. By Mia Wenjen. Illus. Victor Bizar Gómez….
I’m thrilled to release the book trailer for my newest picture book, The Traveling Taco! The Traveling Taco: The Amazing and Surprising Journey of Many 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…
Our Group Story Time at Newtonville Books with Mia Wenjen, Andrew Hacket, Nancy Tupper Ling & Lisa Rogers was great fun! – Nancy Tupper Ling read Bless The Earth: A Collection of Poetry for Children to Celebrate and Care for Our World by June Cotner and Nancy Tupper Ling, illustrated by Keum Jin Song –…