Please welcome author Marsha Diane Arnold today with a list of her favorite children’s books for Earth Day, April 22nd, or celebrate all month for Earth Month in April! First celebrated in 1970, Earth Day now includes events in more than 193 countries, which are now coordinated globally by the Earth Day Network. I have…
Category: Reading Lists: Picture Books
Best picture books for kids including Caldecott and other award winning books for children.
12 Books for Kids about Entrepreneurship
I wasn’t a child entrepreneur like one of my business partners at Aquent, John, who bought soda wholesale as a kid and tried to sell it in Central Park from his wagon. The business was brisk until other food sellers sent over the police to shut him down because he was selling without a permit….
SUMO JOE got a Great Review from Kirkus!
My editor, Kandace Coston, gave me the good news! Sumo Joe received a really nice review from Kirkus Reviews. Here’s our review from Kirkus Reviews: SUMO JOE Author: Mia Wenjen Illustrator: Nat Iwata Review Issue Date: April 1, 2019Online Publish Date: March 17, 2019Publisher:Lee & Low Pages: 40 Price ( Hardcover ): $18.95 Publication Date: May 14, 2019ISBN ( Hardcover…
7 Picture Books About Women Who Dared
Please welcome author Lori Mortensen today with her list of Seven Picture Books About Women Who Dared. We are giving away 2 copies of her book, Away with Words: The Daring Story of Isabella Bird. Please fill out the Rafflecopter at the bottom to enter. What are your favorite books about women who dared? Thanks for sharing! ————– Ever…
8 Women Inventors That Changed the World Picture Books
Please welcome author Vivian Kirkfield! I have known Vivian for a long time in the blogosphere as a very supportive children’s book blogger. I remember when I read that she had decided to write children’s books. Fast forward a few years later and here she is today with a slew of books coming out. I’m…
SUMO JOE Cover Reveal & GIVEAWAY!
Andrea Wang and I have an Asian Culture and KidLit series. Today, I am releasing the cover of my debut picture book, Sumo Joe, illustrated by debut picture book illustrator Nat Iwata. I want everyone to meet my awesome illustrator, Nat Iwata, so I have interviewed him below. Asian Culture and KidLit series with…
I’m a Cybils Picture Books and Board Books Judge!
This is my first time judging the Cybils Picture Book and Board Book First Round Long List, but my fourth time as a judge in the Graphic Novel and Easy Reader/Early Chapter Book categories. If you don’t know about the Cybils, it’s a children’s and young adult book award by book bloggers. The Cybils Awards…






