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…
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Books written by me, Mia Wenjen.
Thank you for including Multicultural Children’s Book Day PBS So Cal!
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…
CHANGING THE GAME at Multicultural Bookstore & Gifts
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…
CHANGING THE GAME books are here!
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:…
Thank you everyone! SUMO JOE on 2nd printing!!!
I was thrilled to learn from my publisher, Lee & Low, that Sumo Joe is on its second printing! Thank you to everyone who has supported my debut picture book! Hi Mia, Kandace may have already let you know but SUMO JOE is actually now in its second printing! That means, however, that we will…
Sumo Joe at Newton Family Fun Day 2021
Thank you to Newton’s Cultural Development Department has teamed up and Newton Community Pride to promote springtime fun with Family Fun Day. Thank you also to Story Starters who invited me to join their storytime event for Newton’s Family Fun Day 2021. Story Starters equips families with strategies to raise kids with anti-racist values and…
My #AuthorAcrostic poem (a series by Nancy Tupper Ling)
I was thrilled to be invited to join Nancy Tupper Ling‘s #AuthorAcrostic series. You may know Nancy from her children’s books: I have to be honest. I did not know exactly what an acrostic poem was when she asked me. I looked it up. It does not have to be rhyming but I found the…