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…
It was so fun to meet Oge Mora and hear her read her picture books to a crowd of wildly enthusiastic children! Saturday by Oge Mora Thank You, Omu by Oge Mora Here is her event: p.s. Related posts: 8 Great Picture Books with Onomatopoeia Parent-Child Special Moments Picture Book List 8 Picture…
It’s official. My sparring partner, Danielle, was selected for her first amateur fight for a cancer fundraiser through Haymakers for Hope. My boxing training partner Suzanne and I are both sparring with Danielle to get her ready. Danielle needs to raise $10,000 for her charity fight. If you want to support her, please go here….
Thank you to Storytime Adventures by Mr. T for featuring Boxer Baby Battles Bedtime! in this read-aloud rendition! p.s. Related posts: Thank You to everyone who featured Boxer Baby Battles Bedtime! Meet Kai Gietzen, illustrator of Boxer Baby Battles Bedtime! Boxer Baby Battles Bedtime! book launch with Andrew Hacket Review of Boxer Baby…
Please welcome my guest author, Katrina Moore, with her book list of 6 picture books to celebrate the moon, just in time for the Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival! The Mid-Autumn Festival, also known as the Moon Festival or Mooncake Festival, is a harvest festival celebrated in Chinese culture. It is held on the 15th day of…
I am part of Authors Against Banned Books and in our most recent meeting, we all wanted to take an action step to fight against banned and challenged books. One suggestion was to raise awareness of affected books in your state so here is my list which I got from the Boston Public Library. I…
This list is curated from Advancing Justice’s list of BANNED: An Asian American Reading List of Banned Books in 2023 on Medium. Let’s all read these books and request them at your local library to support Asian American authors! 22 Banned Asian American Children’s Books Red Kite, Blue Kite by Jiang Ji-li, illustrated…