Thank you to Ariel Gordon Bernstein for the heads up that Sumo Joe was included in Bank Street College’s The Best Children’s Books of the Year! I never would have thought to check. I have recently been submitting manuscripts to literary agents and am in recovery from rejection. Ditto for editors whom I have submitted…
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Books written by me, Mia Wenjen.
Sumo Craft Round Up
Thank you to everyone who requested me for a Skype author visit on World Read Aloud Day. One of the teachers also needed activities to go with Sumo Joe so I found some activities and wanted to post them for next year. Pink Stripey Socks, a fabulous kids’ craft blogger, has two great sumo activities…
Cover Reveal of My Newest Book: Asian Pacific American Heroes!
I’m thrilled to announce my newest book: Asian Pacific American Heroes! Meet 18 Asian Pacific American leaders from yesterday and today! From musician Bruno Mars and Olympian Chloe Kim to chef Niki Nakayama, these real-life heroes inspire us to learn about Asian Pacific American history, language, and culture. It’s middle grade non-fiction for ages 8…
Why Kids Should Play More Than One Sport
Alison Foley on why kids should play more than one sport and how coaches can support multi-sport athletes. Alison Foley is the winningest coach in Boston College history. As the former head coach of women’s soccer, her program went to eight Sweet 16’s, three Elite Eights, and the 2010 College Cup (Final Four). She also…
National Girls and Women in Sports Day is TODAY!
Alison and I wrote How To Coach Girls to share her knowledge from coaching for more than two decades when we realized that girls were quitting sports at six times the rate of boys. In fact, 70% of all kids quit organized sports by the age of 13. Why? The number one reason is that…
Today is LAST day to get my book FREE!
Are you looking for the best diversity books for kids? Do you want these books to be written by authors of the SAME marginalized identities as the character in the book? I’ve been reviewing children’s books for ten years and I’ve compiled book reviews of my favorite #OwnVoices books. I’m giving away my ebook FREE…
Best #OwnVoices Children’s Books FREE for 5 Days Starting Jan 29th
In celebration of Multicultural Children’s Book Day, my ebook resource to find the best diversity books written by authors who share the same marginalized identity as the characters in their books will be FREE starting January 29th through February 2nd at Amazon here. EST OWNVOICES CHILDREN’S BOOKS: My Favorite Diversity Books for Kids Ages 1-12…