Well, it’s been thirty years in the making but my sister’s piano teaching method books, Keiko and Sam’s Musical Journeys, are finally ready. I did the illustrations thirty years ago as well. In fact, it’s so long ago that I barely recognized some of the drawings. Noreen’s wrote Keiko and Sam’s Musical Journeys when the…
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Books written by me, Mia Wenjen.
So You Want to Write a Children’s Book FREE event at Blue Bunny Books!
So You Want to Write a Children’s Book FREE event at Blue Bunny Books! Back by popular demand! The Boston Authors Club is so excited to have an in-person event at The Blue Bunny, Books and Toys on Monday, April 25th, at 7 pm! Come support your local authors Peter H. Reynolds (host), Janet Bates,…
Sumo Joe is in Jambo Books’ January Box!
Jambo Books is an award-winning children’s books subscription box that delivers 2-3 books each month featuring a child of color as the star. I am so thrilled that Sumo Joe is included in their January 2022 box which is geared for children ages 3-4. Yamile Saied Mendez’s picture book, Where Are You From?, is…
I’m Thrilled to be Featured on The Collaborative
It was such an honor to be part of The Collaborative hosted by educators Dr. Sheka Houston and Tammy Taylor in celebration of National Family Literacy Night. I was joined by author Rudy Ruiz. I loved learning about Rudy Ruiz’s newest book, The Resurrection of Fulgencio Ramirez: A Novel. You can watch it here:…
Sumo Joe at the Japanese American National Museum
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…
Sumo Joe on The Children’s Book Podcast with Matthew Winner
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…
My FREE Sumo Joe Virtual Classroom Visit
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…