Please welcome my guest author today, Maria Gianferrari, with her list of 9 children’s books about farms and farm workers. Her newest picture book, Thank A Farmer, celebrates farmers. Thank A Farmer by Maria Gianferrari, illustrated by Monica Mikai Learn about the origins of food in this gorgeous and lyrical picture book that celebrates farmers…
Category: Reading Lists: Picture Books
Best picture books for kids including Caldecott and other award winning books for children.
Boxer Baby Battles Bedtime! Kickstarter is FULLY FUNDED!
I am thrilled to announce that, as of yesterday, my Boxer Baby Battles Bedtime! Kickstarter is FULLY FUNDED! Thank you to everyone who has supported my Kickstarter! There is still time to pre-order a hard copy of Boxer Baby Battles Bedtime! which will arrive well in time for the holiday season! Please go here…
13 Favorite Bowerbird Books
Please welcome my guest author today, Maria Gianferrari, with her picture book list of favorite Bowerbird children’s books! We are also giving away a copy of You and the Bowerbird. To enter, please fill out the Rafflecopter at the bottom. This giveaway ends in 7 days (usually my giveaways last 30 days). p.s. Related…
FOOD FOR THE FUTURE Book Launch with Josh Funk at Hummingbird Books
Josh Funk kindly offered to do a book event with me so for my book launch for Food for the Future, I scheduled a Storytime at Hummingbird Books, a new independent bookstore in Chestnut Hill/Newton MA, near where I live. Because Food for the Future came out on May 23, 2023, the closest weekend landed…
Boxer Baby Battles Bedtime! PAGE REVEAL!
I’m thrilled to reveal a page spread of my newest picture book, Boxer Baby Battles Bedtime!, illustrated by Kai Gietzen. Boxer Baby Battles Bedtime! by Mia Wenjen, illustrated by Kai Gietzen Dad needs to get Boxer Baby down for her nap but she is not going down without a fight! This funny picture book…
9 Picture Books About Making Music
Please welcome my guest author, Valerie Bolling, with her list of 7 picture books about making music. I met Valerie from a KitLit diversity and inclusion committee that we sat on together. I found her to be a great leader, solution-oriented, and supportive. At that time her debut picture book, Let’s Dance, was about to…
Let’s Learn about the Hindu Holiday Rakhi & 2 Signed Books GIVEAWAY!
Please welcome my guest author today, Amita Shah, with her post on Rakhi, also known as Raksha Bandhan! She also has a new picture book to celebrate this holiday. I also have a post on how Indian boxing champion Vaibhav Yadav celebrates Raksha Bandhan with his family. Shanti and the Knot of Protection: A…







