I am so excited to introduce Barbed Wire Between Us, the story of my heart. I think that I have worked on this picture book idea forever … or at least for 7 years. It all came together during the pandemic when I watched a Zoom event featuring picture book storytime at a Long Beach,…
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…
If you are attending the CT Association of School Librarians, I hope to see you there! I will be there on Monday, November 2nd, between 9 am and 3 pm. p.s. Related posts: 22 Life-Changing Librarians in Children’s Books 50+ Best Books for Middle Schoolers: From Our Wonderful Middle School Librarian! Holiday Gift…
Today is my book birthday for Postcards from Malcolm X: How Yuri Kochiyama Became a Human Rights Activist by Mia Wenjen, illustrated by Keith Henry Brown, and published by Red Comet Press. A moving portrait of Yuri Kochiyama—an ordinary woman who became an extraordinary activist—and her bond with Malcolm X When Japanese American activist Yuri…
Please welcome today’s guest author, Beth Bacon. Beth and I are not only authors of books for kids, but we are also college classmates! Beth has written about a dozen books for young readers, including her perennial favorite, I Hate Reading, which looks at the world from the silly perspective of a couple of kids…
It’s that time of year again! Read Your World is celebrating diverse children’s and young adult by giving Free Books in Exchange for a Review for Read Your World Day on January 28, 2027! Free Book in Exchange for a Review Get a FREE book in exchange for your review! Join us in celebrating diversity…
Thank you to Publishers Weekly for reviewing Postcards from Malcolm X! Postcards from Malcolm X: How Yuri Kochiyama Became a Human Rights Activist Mia Wenjen, illus. by Keith Henry Brown. Red Comet, $24.99 (42p) ISBN 978-1-63655-089-3 This stirring biography from Wenjen (Barbed Wire Between Us) and Brown (Pushing Hope) chronicles how the quiet…