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….
Category: Reading Lists: Picture Books
Best picture books for kids including Caldecott and other award winning books for children.
The Traveling Taco book trailer!
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 ice…
Our Story Time at Newtonville Books was great fun!
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 –…
All the Rocks We Love by Lisa and Tyler Perron book launch
I had such a fun time at Lisa and Tyler Perron’s book launch for All the Rocks We Love. Not only did I learn about the different kinds of rocks, but I was able to spot them on the scavenger hunt they set up at Whitelam Books in Reading, MA. All the Rocks We…
8 Children’s Books with Heart (and Soul) & 2 Book GIVEAWAY to teacher or librarian!
Please welcome my guest author and dear friend today, Nancy Tupper Ling. In addition to being an award-winning children’s book author, Nancy is a librarian and book seller at Peter H. Reynolds and Paul Reynolds bookstore, The Blue Bunny Bookstore. You will find her in the center of KidLit in Massachusetts where she helps to…
HANUKKAH 1-2-3! Cover Reveal!!!
I am thrilled to announce the cover reveal for HANUKKAH 1-2-3! by Joy Nelkin Wieder, illustrated by Aura Lewis! Learning to count is as easy as 1, 2, 3 in this unique board book celebrating the holiday of Hanukkah! From opening one gift to lighting two menorah candles and from frying three latkes all the…
Kirkus Reviews My Newest Picture Book: THE TRAVELING TACO
Fun facts for future foodies. THE TRAVELING TACO: The Amazing and Surprising Journey of Many of Your Favorite FoodsAuthor: Mia Wenjen Illustrator: Kimberlie Clinthorne-Wong Review Issue Date: March 15, 2025Online Publish Date: February 15, 2025Publisher:Red Comet Press Pages: 36 Price ( Hardcover ): $18.99 Publication Date: May 6, 2025ISBN ( Hardcover ): 9781636551319 Section: Children’s A brightly colored exploration of the…







