Please welcome Kat Zhang with her picture book list about being the new kid. In the latest Amy Wu book, Amy Wu and the Warm Welcome, Amy tries her hardest to welcome a new boy to her class. But no matter what she does, she can’t make the connection she wants! It isn’t until she…
What is Genocide? Before 1944, the word genocide did not exist. In 1944, a Jewish lawyer from Poland named Raphael Lemkin wanted a way to describe the Nazi policies of systematic murder. He combined geno from the Greek word meaning “race” or “tribe” with cide, from a Latin word meaning “killing.” Today, the word genocide…
Please join me for our tenth 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. July’s event will be held on July 7th and we are celebrating both National Clean Beaches Week (July…
Please welcome author Valerie Bolling with her list of Parent-Child Special Moments, a reminder that we can also celebrate single mothers on Father’s Day for the multi-parenting roles they play. We are giving away a copy of Together We Ride. To enter, please fill out the Rafflecopter at the bottom. How about you? What are…
I had such a wonderful time presenting Sumo Joe to 225 kindergarteners and first graders at Sowams and Nayatt Elementary Schools in Barrington, Rhode Island. The Barrington public school librarians created an Asian & Pacific Islander (APICBA) Community Book Award 2022 program to introduce all the students at the elementary schools to the five picture…
Please join me for our tenth 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. June’s event will be held on June 2nd and we are celebrating Pride Month ‘Twas the Night Before Pride…
Asian characters in picture books just going about their everyday lives during modern times written by Asians? Yes! Asian joy! Let’s make a list together! Thank you for your suggestions! 44 Picture Books Celebrating Asian Joy Here’s my contribution: Sumo Joe by Mia Wenjen, illustrated by Nat Iwata This is my debut picture book,…