I’m thrilled to reveal a page spread of my newest picture book, Boxer Baby Battles Bedtime, illustrated by Kai Gietzen. Boxer Baby Battles Bedtime by Mia Wenjen, illustrated by Kai Gietzen Dad needs to get Boxer Baby down for her nap but she is not going down without a fight! This funny picture book…
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Please support #BooksForMaui auction
Please support #BooksForMaui auction here. I’m donating a book featuring Native Hawaiian athletes Natasha Kai-Marks and Anona Napoleon. Evelyn Tokue Kawamoto, Michelle Wie & Liane Lissa Sato are also from Hawaii. My other personal connections to Hawaii include my husband who played varsity golf for the University of Hawaii at Manoa and my great uncle…
Multicultural Children’s Book Club for Sept: Run, Little Chaski! An Inka Trail Adventure
Please join us for our Multicultural Children’s Book Club. We host a FREE multicultural children’s picture book virtual book club on the first Thursday of every month from 7 pm to 8 pm EST. September’s event will be held on September 7th and we are celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month using Run, Little Chaski!: An…
Boxer Baby Battles Bedtime! KICKSTARTER is Live!
I’m pre-selling hardcover copies of my newest picture book, Boxer Baby Battles Bedtime! through a Kickstarter campaign that launched today! Please go here to help bring picture book Boxer Baby Battles Bedtime! to life … Boxer Baby Battles Bedtime by Mia Wenjen, illustrated by Kai Gietzen Dad needs to get Boxer Baby down for…
Read Your World NEW Classroom Kit: Climate Change and Understanding Environmental Justice
We are so excited to release our newest Classroom Kit at Read Your World Celebrates Multicultural Children’s Book Day on Climate Change and Understanding Environmental Justice. Sign up for your free download and receive: Books recommendations on climate change and environmental justice. Activities for home or classroom: lesson plans, activities, and more! Resource links…
Picture Books on Swimming + Ask Me Anything GIVEAWAY!
Please welcome my guest author, Valerie Bolling, with her picture book list on learning on to swim. Her newest picture book, Together We Swim, celebrates overcoming fear and learning a new skill. What are your favorite picture books about swimming? Thanks for sharing! Together We Swim by Valerie Bolling, illustrated by Kaylani Juanita Celebrate…
Picture Books Set in Southeast Asia & GIVEAWAY!
Please welcome my guest author today, Patricia Tanumihardja, with her list of picture books set in Southeast Asia. Her newest picture book is about shoe designer, Jimmy Choo! He is from Penang, Malaysia, where Patricia also hails from. Jimmy’s Shoes: The Story of Jimmy Choo, Shoemaker to a Princess by Patricia Tanumihardja, illustrated by Derrick…