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Today is We Sing from the Heart: How the Slants® Took Their Fight for Free Speech to the Supreme Court book birthday! It is gorgeously illustrated by Victor Bizar Gomez, and published by Red Comet Press. We Sing From the Heart is a Junior Library Guild Gold selection. It’s been reviewed by School Library…
My dear friend from Hawaii, Lori A., has a book club and they have been visiting presidential libraries throughout the country. I was so thrilled to show them the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum in the Boston area. The building itself is notable. It’s designed by MIT graduate I. M. Pei. The setting…
Thank you to School Library Journal for reviewing 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 Gómez, and published by Red Comet Press. It comes out on October 15, 2024. [nonfiction picture book, for ages 7 and up] This…
I am thrilled to announce a new picture book! Violeta Encarnación will illustrate Barbed Wire Between Us. I’m so lucky that this story speaks to her! This is the picture book of my heart. I have been working on this for more than 5 years, trying to figure out how to structure the story. I am…
I was thrilled to be part of the Boston Public School Inaugural Books Fair. I gave away 120 copies of Boxer Baby Battles Bedtime! to Boston Public School teachers. It was a huge success: Schools Attended: 6 schools attended across three days. Books Distributed: 1,800 books were distributed to students across all grade levels….
I am so excited to reveal the cover of my newest picture book, out May 6, 2025! The Traveling Taco: The Amazing and Surprising Journey of Your Favorite Foods by Mia Wenjen, illustrated by Kimberlie Clinthorne-Wong An exploration of the history of kids’ favorite foods from around the world From pizza to pasta and ice…
There is still a good chunk of summer left! It’s perfect to ease the kids back into school mode. Here is a round-up of my posts for Back to School! If you need resources for starting kindergarten or preschool, want some ideas for math review, or would like to do some cool STEM stuff with…