Books written by me, Mia Wenjen.
I have a new Food for the Future: Sustainable Farms Around the World Discussion and Activity Guide! It’s perfect for educators and parents who want gardening extension activities that can be done indoors. Get it here or here FoodfortheFuture_ActivityPack Food for the Future: Sustainable Farms Around the World Song and Music Video! …
I’m thrilled to announce that Food for the Future is included in Chicago Public Library’s Best of the Best lists! This is a staff-created list. Food for the Future is on their Best Informational Books for Younger Readers of 2023 list for kids in kindergarten through 3rd grade. The Best of the Best lists represent…
I am thrilled to be part of The Writers Loft Annual Literary Extravaganza! We are hosting a book sale and signing, including the release of the latest poetry anthology, Gnomes and Ungnomes: Poems of Hidden Creatures! Please join us on Saturday, December 2nd from 10 am to 3 pm at The Writers Loft in Hudson,…
Barefoot Books has partnered to create edible for KIDS, a four-page insert that is in EdibleBoston and other cities that are part of the Edible Community magazine series. Here’s a video of the four-page spread for Food for the Future: Sustainable Farms Around the World. Have you seen this in your city? Please…
I was thrilled to get the opportunity to speak at the ALA Conference 2023 on the Diversity in Publishing stage for Food for the Future. My topic was Sustainable Values in Children’s Books. While only a handful of people attended, the CEO of Barefoot Books, Nancy Traversy, recorded it for me. That’s the extra mile…
There is 1 day left for my Kickstarter picture book, Boxer Baby Battles Bedtime. It ends at noon today EST. If you are interested in pre-ordering a hard-cover book, please go here. Boxer Baby Battles Bedtime! by Mia Wenjen, illustrated by Kai Gietzen Dad needs to get Boxer Baby down for her nap but she is not going down without a…
I hope you can join me for an author event at the More Than Words bookstore in Boston. More Than Words is a nonprofit social enterprise based in the Boston area, operating as a job training program for system-involved young people ages 16-24. It helps foster children who leave the system to acquire job skills….