Books written by me, Mia Wenjen.
BARBED WIRE BETWEEN US [STARRED REVIEW!] Author: Mia Wenjen Illustrator: Violeta Encarnación Review Issue Date: November 15, 2025 Online Publish Date: October 10, 2025 Publisher: Red Comet Press Pages: 48 Price (Hardcover): $19.99 Publication Date: March 31, 2026 ISBN (Hardcover): 9781636551920 Section: Children’s Japanese Chinese American author Wenjen and Cuban American artist Encarnación have created a sobering, stupendous reminder of recurring injustice. Wenjen’s reverso…
Today is my book birthday! To celebrate, I’m giving away 5 signed/inscribed copies! To enter, please leave a comment below! Fortune Cookies for Everyone! (Smithsonian): The Surprising Story of the Tasty Treat We Love to Eat by Mia Wenjen, illustrated by Colleen Kong-Savage, published by Red Comet Press Junior Library Guild Gold Selection An investigative…
I am humbled and thrilled for the recognition that We Sing From the Heart has received. We Sing from the Heart: How the Slants® Took Their Fight for Free Speech to the Supreme Court ALSC Notable Children’s Book 2025 Carter G. Woodson Book Award Middle Level Honoree Orbis Pictus Recommended Book for Outstanding Nonfiction…
Thank you to BookList for such a nice write-up on FORTUNE COOKIES FOR EVERYONE! p.s. Related posts: FORTUNE COOKIES FOR EVERYONE is a Junior Library Guild Gold Selection! FORTUNE COOKIES FOR EVERYONE Unboxing! Cover Reveal of my latest picture book … FORTUNE COOKIES FOR EVERYONE! Picture Book Announcement: Fortune Cookies for Everyone! To examine any…
If you are going to NCTE 2025 in Denver, Colorado, I’d love to meet up with you! I’ll be leading a roundtable and attending an awards luncheon. Roundtable: The Nerdy Book Club: Dreaming of a More Empathetic World—One Book and Reader at Time Venue: Colorado Convention Center Room: Mile High Ballroom 1A/1B Date/Time: November…
Lisa Rogers gave the nicest introduction to the Julia Ward Howe Award for We Sing From the Heart. My award acceptance speech is also here: p.s. Related posts: We Sing From the Heart wins Julia Ward Howe prize for children’s literature! WE SING FROM THE HEART is Carter G. Woodson Book Award Honoree!…
I have made picture book trailers myself in the past, but this is the first time that I have done a voice-over. Usually, I just use the illustrations to create the video, but I realized that the story is too complicated to understand with just a few of the illustrations. I decided to write a…