Diversity books for kids including authors and characters of color and diversity themes.
My friend Lori sent me this article about how the Native Hawaiian salt makers are protecting their sacred traditions. Kauai’s salt ponds are featured in my picture book, Food for the Future: Sustainable Farms Around the World. Here are some interesting excerpts from the article: “Nobrega-Olivera believes Hanapepe salt has the power to ward…
We are thrilled to get our first review! It’s from Kirkus! WE SING FROM THE HEART: How The Slants® Took Their Fight for Free Speech to the Supreme Court Author: Mia Wenjen; Illustrator: Victor Bizar Gómez The story of Simon Tam, a Chinese American activist who took his fight for the right to trademark his…
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I made a book trailer! We Sing from the Heart: How the Slants® Took Their Fight for Free Speech to the Supreme Court by Mia Wenjen, illustrated by Victor Bizar Gomez A compelling account of Simon Tam’s fight for free speech that ended with a landmark Supreme Court decision Music is a way to transcend…
In the Netflix series, Taco Chronicles, the episode on basket tacos features Marven, the “Lady Tacos de Canasta,” a transgender taco vendor who identifies as ‘muxe’, the third Zapotec indigenous gender. She used her rise to fame from the show to fight against police harassment, using her experiences as an LGBTQIA+ street vendor to run…
Juneteenth Multicultural Children’s Book Club with Carole Boston Weatherford 9 Juneteenth Children’s Books Price Month Multicultural Children’s Book Club with Michael Genhart My 8 LGBTQIA Book Lists for Kids Understanding Transgender with LGBTQ+ Books for Kids Children’s Books With LGBT Characters 10 Groundbreaking LGBTQ Children’s Books Favorite Children’s Books Featuring an LGBTQ Character 5 Great…
Today is Boxer Baby Battles Bedtime!‘s one-year birthday! To celebrate, Daria A. Marmaluk-Hajiioannou of World Music created a song and music video! I am giving away 5 copies of the book plus the boxing glove squish ball! To enter, please fill out the Rafflecopter at the bottom. Boxer Baby Battles Bedtime! by Mia Wenjen,…