Books written by me, Mia Wenjen.
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…
Thank you so much to Matthew Winner for having us on The Children’s Book Podcast: Mia Wenjen and Nat Iwata share SUMO JOE on The Children’s Book Podcast. “SUMO JOE is a story told in rhyme about a boy and his friends upholding a centuries-old tradition considered through a modern lens. It’s the first picture…
I had so fun giving a virtual author visit to a 4th grade elementary school in Texas. This is my free SUMO JOE author visit in which I tell the origin story of my debut picture book and detail the process of how a picture book gets made from idea to revision to illustration to…
Thank you Newtonville Books for carrying Changing the Game! “The Olympics may be over, but here are some books about sports to keep you going.” from Newtonville Books Newsletter Changing the Game: Asian Pacific American Female Athletes Local author Mia Wenjen stopped by to sign copies of Sumo Joe, and to drop off signed copies…
A huge thank you to Rebekah Gienapp, long-time co-host of Multicultural Children’s Book Day and blogger at The Barefoot Mommy for including us in this PBS So Cal article! 14 Ways to Build a Home Library on a Budget Research shows that children who have book collections at home are more likely to…
Thank you Multicultural Bookstore & Gifts for carrying Changing the Game! Thank you for featuring us in your newsletter! Meet 17 Asian-Pacific American female athletes from yesterday and today! From snowboarder Chloe Kim and hockey player Julie Chu to soccer player Natasha Kai-Marks, these champions inspire us as we learn how they rose to compete…
Like a home renovation project, my Kickstarter book cost 50% more than estimated and took twice as long, but it’s finally done, and just in time for the Tokyo Olympics. Asian Pacific American Female Olympians Let’s celebrate some of the Asian Pacific American female Olympians in CHANGING THE GAME: ASIAN PACIFIC AMERICAN FEMALE ATHLETES:…