Best picture books for kids including Caldecott and other award winning books for children.
I’m so excited to reveal the cover of my latest picture book! Food for the Future: Sustainable Farms Around the World by Mia Wenjen, illustrated by Robert Sae-Heng This is a rhyming picture book featuring twelve unusual farms around the world. From vertical gardens in Singapore to ancient terrace farms in Chile, humans have…
Antisemitism (also spelled anti-semitism or anti-Semitism): Prejudice, discrimination, vandalism, and/or violence against people who are Jewish. From Ruth Bader Ginsberg: The Case of R.B.G. vs. Inequality by Jonah Winter, illustrated by Stacy Innerst There are plenty of books on racism and even skin color, but when I tried to make this list, I had trouble finding books for…
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. January’s event will be held on January 5th and we are celebrating the Chinese New Year using It’s Chinese New Year,…
I’m thrilled to host the cover reveal for Her Eyes on the Stars: Maria Mitchell, Astronomer by Laurie Wallmark!! Her Eyes on the Stars: Maria Mitchell, Astronomer by Laurie Wallmark, illustrated by Liz Wong Maria Mitchell’s curiosity about the night sky led her to spend hours studying the stars. She discovered a comet as a…
If you grew up Asian-American like me, you’ve probably been steered towards three career choices: doctor, engineer, and attorney. And maybe C.P.A. I can understand why my parents wanted “safe” jobs that were rooted in education in the face of systemic racism. But I’ve been immersed in the world of work as co-founder of Aquent,…
Modern Singapore was founded in the 19th century, thanks to politics, trade and a man known as Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles. Singapore’s prosperity suffered a major blow during World War II, when it was attacked by the Japanese on 8 December 1941. The invaders arrived from the north, confounding the British military commanders who had expected…
Today, there are 41 million people, including 9 million children, who are food insecure right here in America. That’s 12% of the U.S. population according to The Barbeque Lab. This is not a new problem. In the 1960s, John van Hengel opened the first food bank. Jeff Gottesfeld tells his story. We are both…