I’m not very knowledgeable about football, but I wanted to learn more by starting a list. But then I found this story about Jasen Bracey: He lost his vision at age 7. Now 15—and still blind—he’s a starting quarterback. I love how sports are a backdrop for the stories that showcase drama as well as…
Category: Reading Lists: Picture Books
Best picture books for kids including Caldecott and other award winning books for children.
Multicultural Children’s Book Club with Traci Sorell for Native American Heritage Month
Please join Melissa Konstantatos and Leanna for our seventh Multicultural Children’s Book Club. We host a FREE multicultural children’s picture book virtual book club on the first Thursday of every month from 7 pm to 8 pm EST. November’s event will be held on November 4th and we are celebrating Indigenous People’s Month using We…
Sumo Joe on The Children’s Book Podcast with Matthew Winner
Thank you so much to Matthew Winner for having us on The Children’s Book Podcast: Mia Wenjen and Nat Iwata share SUMO JOE on The Children’s Book Podcast. “SUMO JOE is a story told in rhyme about a boy and his friends upholding a centuries-old tradition considered through a modern lens. It’s the first picture…
10 Picture Books about Sensory Differences and Signed Book GIVEAWAY!
Please welcome neurodivergent author Lindsey Rowe Parker who is guest posting with her favorite kids’ books about sensory differences for Sensory Awareness Month! She also has a new book out, Wiggles, Stomps, and Squeezes Calm My Jitters Down, and we’re doing a signed giveaway below! Have you ever felt the need for a wiggle,…
My FREE Sumo Joe Virtual Classroom Visit
I had so fun giving a virtual author visit to a 4th grade elementary school in Texas. This is my free SUMO JOE author visit in which I tell the origin story of my debut picture book and detail the process of how a picture book gets made from idea to revision to illustration to…
Tough Topics to talk to kids using A Kids Book About …
I’m so impressed by the children’s books from A Kids Book About. Their books are meant to be read by an adult and child and serve to guide a discussion around a tough topic. Think of this series as a Bird and Bees manual but on tough topics from current events to emotional wellness. The…
Halloween Multicultural Children’s Book Club & GIVEAWAY!
Please join me for our fourth Multicultural Children’s Book Club. We host a FREE multicultural children’s picture book virtual book club on the first Thursday of every month from 7 pm to 8 pm EST. October’s event will be held on October 7th and we are celebrating Halloween using Boo Stew by Donna L. Washington,…