Diversity books for kids including authors and characters of color and diversity themes.
I will never get enough of Chloe Kim snowboarding the halfpipe! She is beauty, grace, and nerves of steel. I also loved learning about her as a normal teenager who likes Korean snacks from the Korean market. Her ability to balance her Southern California cool-girl vibe while embracing her Korean cultural identity makes her an…
When I started writing Asian Pacific American Heroes, the first person I wrote about was Bruno Mars. It was daunting to capture his huge and successful life thus far in just a few paragraphs. I submitted what I had to my editors and they responded with specific questions including why Bruno Mars got dropped from…
Best #OwnVoices Children’s Books: My Favorite Diversity Books for Kids Ages 1-12 is FREE for five days from May 1 through May 5 in celebration of Asian Pacific American Heritage Month! BEST #OWNVOICES CHILDREN’S BOOKS: My Favorite Diversity Books for Kids Ages 1-12 is a book that I created to highlight books written by authors…
Please welcome Isra from Muslims in KidLit! I met Isra years ago when I first started blogging when she was still living in the Boston area. She had a lifestyle blog then called The Frugalette. We spend hours on a bus ride from hell sponsored by McDonald’s to go to a blogging convention in New…
Thank you to everyone who requested me for a Skype author visit on World Read Aloud Day. One of the teachers also needed activities to go with Sumo Joe so I found some activities and wanted to post them for next year. Pink Stripey Socks, a fabulous kids’ craft blogger, has two great sumo activities…
Today, I am thrilled to do the cover release for The Teachers March! How Selma’s Teachers Changed History by Sandra Neil Wallace and Rich Wallace, illustrated by Charly Palmer. I have been thinking a lot lately about activism. Can one person can make a difference? In controlling what we can control — as parents, as…
I’m thrilled to announce my newest book: Asian Pacific American Heroes! Meet 18 Asian Pacific American leaders from yesterday and today! From musician Bruno Mars and Olympian Chloe Kim to chef Niki Nakayama, these real-life heroes inspire us to learn about Asian Pacific American history, language, and culture. It’s middle grade non-fiction for ages 8…