I’m excited to be reviewing books for our 10th Multicultural Children’s Book Day to shine a spotlight on all the great diverse KidLit! Today, I want to also talk about The ReFoReMo Challenge, or Reading for Research Month Challenge, which was founded in 2015 to help picture book writers reform writing by reading and researching…
Category: Diverse Books for Kids
Diversity books for kids including authors and characters of color and diversity themes.
Scholastic Purchased CHANGING THE GAME!
I wanted to thank everyone again for their support of my book passion project, a response to my middle daughter’s comment in high school that there weren’t any Asian female athletes. After the Kickstarter campaign ended and I was able to fund my book, I assumed that I would sell books on Amazon by running…
Multicultural Children’s Book Club: Opal Lee and What It Means To Be Free
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. February’s event will be held on February 2nd and we are celebrating Black History Month using Opal Lee and What It…
Children’s Books to Combat Antisemitism
Antisemitism (also spelled anti-semitism or anti-Semitism): Prejudice, discrimination, vandalism, and/or violence against people who are Jewish. From Ruth Bader Ginsberg: The Case of R.B.G. vs. Inequality by Jonah Winter, illustrated by Stacy Innerst There are plenty of books on racism and even skin color, but when I tried to make this list, I had trouble finding books for…
Picture Book Announcement: Boxer Baby, illustrated by Kai Gietzen
I am thrilled to announce that I have a new picture book coming out with Eifrig Publishing. Boxer Baby will be illustrated by Kai Gietzen. Boxer Baby by Mia Wenjen, illustrated by Kai Gietzen Mom is counting on Dad to get Boxer Baby down for her nap but Boxer Baby is the G.O.A.T. of sleep…
Join us for our Read Your World Virtual Party with Massive GIVEAWAYS!
Join us for our Read Your World Virtual Party Thursday, January 26, 2023 9:00 – 10:00 pm EST We will be giving away 14+ book bundles! Question 1: How has the past year been for you and your kids? What issues did you face and what books helped? Question 2: What diversity topics…
Multicultural Children’s Book Day 10th Anniversary VIDEO!
Thank you to everyone who helped create our Multicultural Children’s Book Day (MCBD) 10th Anniversary VIDEO: Jadyn Newman (MCBD Board of Advisors Member) Leanna (MCBD Social Media Director) Frances Evans (MCBD Project Manager) Jimmie Quick (MCBD Board of Advisors Member) Sivan Hong (MCBD Board of Trustees Member) … and to everyone who submitted videos! …