Books written by me, Mia Wenjen.
Best #OwnVoices Children’s Books: My Favorite Diversity Books for Kids Ages 1-12 is FREE for five days from May 1 through May 5 in celebration of Asian Pacific American Heritage Month! BEST #OWNVOICES CHILDREN’S BOOKS: My Favorite Diversity Books for Kids Ages 1-12 is a book that I created to highlight books written by authors…
Alison Foley and I wrote How To Coach Girls two years ago and we are back with a new book. Today, we are revealing the cover! The college athletic landscape has changed dramatically in the last six months. The NCAA rules have changed for many sports, creating new timelines for communicating with college coaches. COVID-19 adds…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…