Read Your World has created merchandise as a fundraising campaign and it’s available to order now! To support Read Your World and purchase any of these items, please go here. The t-shirts, hoodies, long sleeve tees, and tank tops feature the illustration by Federico Erebia which is also part of our newest classroom…
My Book Announcements
I’m excited to announce my book news! Angus Yuen-Killick at Red Comet Press has bought world rights to the nonfiction picture book Fortune Cookies for Everyone by Mia Wenjen (l.) (Food for the Future), illustrated by Colleen Kong-Savage (Piano Wants to Play), which tells the history and “true” story behind a favorite sweet treat. It’s slated for fall 2025; Lary…
WE SING FROM THE HEART is a Junior Library Guild Gold Selection
I am humbled and thrilled to announce that We Sing from the Heart: How the Slants® Took Their Fight for Free Speech to the Supreme Court, illustrated by Victor Bizar Gomez, is a Junior Library Guild Gold selection. It comes out on November 12, 2024, through Red Comet Press p.s. Related posts: We Sing…
Picture Book Biographies of Black Women in STEM & GIVEAWAY!
Please welcome my guest authors today Lydia Lukidis and Mélina Mangal with their list of children’s books featuring Black women in STEM. We are giving away a copy of Dancing Through Space. To enter, please fill out the Rafflecopter at the bottom. p.s. Related posts: 31+ STEM Books to Inspire Girls 30 Black Joy Picture…
Read Your World Celebrates LGBTQIA+ Pride Month Free Virtual Event
Read Your World is celebrating LGBTQIA+ during Pride Month with a virtual event featuring Michael Genhart, Ph.D., Afsaneh Moradian, Federico Erebia, and C.K. Malone. Join us as we chat with authors and allies from the LGBTQIA+ community, unveil our classroom kit: Creating Inclusive Classrooms: LGBTQIA+ Classroom Kit, give away books and so much more. 📅…
19 Wonderful Bilingual Spanish Picture Books
This is my third bilingual Spanish book list. Author Derek Taylor Kent wrote the first one. The second bilingual Spanish picture book list is from illustrator Wendy Martin. Today’s list is my own, the result of a pile of bilingual books that I’ve been saving for six months, and the books I read to create…
Resources for Asian Pacific American Heritage Month
I do have quite a few book lists and videos on my blog for Asian Pacific American Heritage Month so I wanted to put it all in one place: 80+ Asian American Children’s Book Lists Korean American Books for Kids Japanese American Books for Kids Chinese American Books for Kids South Asian Books for Kids…
22 Books to Gift Teachers and Principals
My girls are I are a little obsessed with gift-giving right now. We wrack our brains to find the right gift for each person. If the present delights and amuses, we know we have a winner. It’s not about spending a lot of money per se, it’s more about finding a personal connection from that…
75 Children’s Books for Young Activists
In the last month, I have written a half-dozen letters to politicians and even made a few calls. That’s more than I’ve ever done in my life politically, with the exception of that Saturday in New Hampshire when I first arrived at college. My friend, David Nacht, persuaded me to campaign for Gary Hart and…