Please welcome my guest author and friend, Padma Venkatraman, with her list of 7 Stories About Saving Sea Creatures. We met at an SCBWI conference in Springfield many years ago. The author signings were lined up alphabetically so I had the great pleasure of sitting next to her. Her middle grade book, The Bridge Home,…
It was so fun to be part of the School Library Journal Webcast! Angus Yuen-Killick interviews me on our We Sing From The Heart picture book biography about Simon Tam’s nearly 9-year battle to trademark his band’s name! To see a replay of Library Journal Webcasts, The Best of the Best from Small Presses, please go…
Please welcome author Charlotte Offsay with her list of 10 New Hanukkah-Themed Picture Books! p.s. Here are two more! I Will Not Eat Latkes! by Martha Seif Simpson, illustrated by Lisa Hunt Learn about Hanukkah in this playful story about a lemur who is hesitant to try a latke but is convinced to be brave…
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…
Thank you to everyone who read, reviewed, blogged, and/or promoted Boxer Baby Battles Bedtime! Here’s a round-up of coverage. Boxer Baby Battles Bedtime! by Mia Wenjen, illustrated by Kai Gietzen Review by Barefoot Librarian, Eve Panzer “The book cover sets the stage for a rollicking and raucous story about a topic parents of…