Please join us for our 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. September’s event will be held on September 7th and we are celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month using Run, Little Chaski!: An…
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 Live!
I’m pre-selling hardcover copies of my newest picture book, Boxer Baby Battles Bedtime! through a Kickstarter campaign that launched today! Please go here to help bring picture book Boxer Baby Battles Bedtime! to life … Boxer Baby Battles Bedtime by Mia Wenjen, illustrated by Kai Gietzen Dad needs to get Boxer Baby down for…
7 Food-Themed Picture Books That Offer Cultural Windows
Please welcome author Charlotte Offsay today with her list of food-themed picture books about other cultures. You don’t have to be Jewish to love Jewish food, especially challah! Have you ever tried it for French Toast? Delicious! I get my challah at my local (non-chain) bagel shop, Rosenfeld’s Bakery. My daughter’s college roommate, however, baked…
Don’t Wash Winston by Ashley Belote COVER REVEAL!
I’m so excited today to show you the cover of Ashley Belote’s newest picture book, Don’t Wash Winston! Anyone who knows someone attached to their stuffed animal can relate to this book! When Liam and his stuffed bear friend, Winston, made mud pies, something terrible happened. Winston took a tumble and ended up covered in…
11 Picture Books about Swimming
Please welcome my guest author, Valerie Bolling, with her picture book list on learning on to swim. Her newest picture book, Together We Swim, celebrates overcoming fear and learning a new skill. What are your favorite picture books about swimming? Thanks for sharing! Together We Swim by Valerie Bolling, illustrated by Kaylani Juanita Celebrate…
7 Picture Books Set in Southeast Asia
Please welcome my guest author today, Patricia Tanumihardja, with her list of picture books set in Southeast Asia. Her newest picture book is about shoe designer, Jimmy Choo! He is from Penang, Malaysia, where Patricia also hails from. Jimmy’s Shoes: The Story of Jimmy Choo, Shoemaker to a Princess by Patricia Tanumihardja, illustrated by Derrick…
Cover Reveal: Boxer Baby Battles Bedtime!
I’m thrilled to reveal the cover of my newest picture book, Boxer Baby Battles Bedtime! I wanted to introduce Kai Gietzen, the illustrator for Boxer Baby Battles Bedtime. Kai is a recent graduate of the Illustration program at the Rhode Island School of Design! This is his debut picture book as an illustrator. …







