Best picture books for kids including Caldecott and other award winning books for children.
Please join me for our ninth 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 6th and we are celebrating Multicultural Children’s Book Day using Watercress by Andrea…
The winter solstice happens between December 20 and 23, and it’s when the earth’s axis tilts away from the sun, making it the shortest day and longest night of the year for those living in the Northern Hemisphere. Today, the winter solstice is a reminder to honor our connection to the natural world. from The…
In years past, I would create book lists to predict the Caldecott and Newbery. To select books, I would read books from the library and bookstore and also research other bloggers who made similar lists. This year is different. In this “new normal” Covid year, I am taking a different approach. I started hoarding picture…
With the time change, it’s getting dark by 5:00 pm here in Boston. The nights are longer and colder, and it feels like we should all be in bed earlier, and for a longer period of time. Yet, this is also a cozy time. The oven now calls out to me to bake treats like…
Please join me 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. December’s event will be held on December 2nd and we are celebrating Interfaith Holidays using The Hanukkah Magic of Nate Gadol…
Artists 4 Israel has a global mural project that honors the Righteous Among the Nations. This project educates the next generation about The Holocaust through murals, street art, film, social media, public works, and more. I am honored to contribute to this project with children’s and young adult books that focus on Holocaust heroes who…
Sometimes you just gotta ask! (Me asking): Please consider my SUMO JOE picture book … Hello Japanese American National Museum store manager, My name is Mia Wenjen and I’m the author of a rhyming picture book SUMO JOE. I am half Japanese American and wrote it to show that sumo is not a sport…