Educations Matters: Diverse Children's Book Reviews
Sumo Joe is the debut picture book by Mia Wenjen and illustrator Nat Iwata.
I was thrilled to be invited to join Nancy Tupper Ling‘s #AuthorAcrostic series. You may know Nancy from her children’s books: I have to be honest. I did not know exactly what an acrostic poem was when she asked me. I looked it up. It does not have to be rhyming but I found the…
I was thrilled to participate in a picture book storytime event for Aquent‘s Take Your Child to Work Day. To examine any book more closely at Amazon, please click on image of book. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. My books: BEST #OWNVOICES CHILDREN’S BOOKS: My Favorite Diversity Books for Kids Ages…
Thank you to Reading Partners for including Sumo Joe on their list of 13 kids books that celebrate Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) culture and heritage. To examine any book more closely at Amazon, please click on image of book. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. My books: BEST #OWNVOICES CHILDREN’S…
Please visit Historic Newton’s Facebook page for my Sumo Joe Storytime event. The book, illustrated by Nat Iwata, follows Sumo Joe and his friends as they enjoy pretending to be sumo wrestlers. But when his little sister wants to join their boy-only game, what should Sumo Joe do? As a bonus, after Wenjen reads the…
I am thrilled to be part of an internal NBC event that included Julie Chu, Abby Marks, and Abby Chin. This was spearheaded by Caroline Delfin (Executive Assistant To The Chairman, NBC Sports Group at NBCUniversal Media, LLC) and Liz Eng (Senior Director, Content Integration at NBC Sports Group) who are part of NBCUniversal APA…