I had so fun giving a virtual author visit to a 4th grade elementary school in Texas. This is my free SUMO JOE author visit in which I tell the origin story of my debut picture book and detail the process of how a picture book gets made from idea to revision to illustration to…
I was thrilled to learn from my publisher, Lee & Low, that Sumo Joe is on its second printing! Thank you to everyone who has supported my debut picture book! Hi Mia, Kandace may have already let you know but SUMO JOE is actually now in its second printing! That means, however, that we will…
Thank you to Newton’s Cultural Development Department has teamed up and Newton Community Pride to promote springtime fun with Family Fun Day. Thank you also to Story Starters who invited me to join their storytime event for Newton’s Family Fun Day 2021. Story Starters equips families with strategies to raise kids with anti-racist values and…
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. Follow PragmaticMom’s board Multicultural Books for Kids on Pinterest. Follow PragmaticMom’s…
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. Follow…
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…
The #OwnVoices hashtag movement started in 2015 on Twitter to give readers a chance to share books about diverse groups that were written by authors that belong in the same group. For instance, a book with a Black child as the subject would be written by a Black author. from Chicago Parent 25 #OwnVoices Books…