I am humbled and honored to receive these honors for We Sing from the Heart: How the Slants® Took Their Fight for Free Speech to the Supreme Court, illustrated by Victor Bizar Gomez. ALSC Notable Children’s Book Orbis Pictus Recommended Book for Outstanding Nonfiction for Children California Eureka Non-Fiction Award Honor Book Notable Social…
Please welcome my guest author and dear friend today, Nancy Tupper Ling. In addition to being an award-winning children’s book author, Nancy is a librarian and book seller at Peter H. Reynolds and Paul Reynolds bookstore, The Blue Bunny Bookstore. You will find her in the center of KidLit in Massachusetts where she helps to…
Lisa Rogers was kind enough to invite us to her Little Golden Book launch of Elvis Presley in this music-themed book party, complete with a karaoke machine! There was music! There was dancing! And, a lot of fun was had by all! Here are highlights of our event: Elvis Presley: A Little Golden Book…
Thank you to School Library Journal for reviewing We Sing From the Heart: How The Slants® Took Their Fight for Free Speech to the Supreme Court by Mia Wenjen, illustrated by Victor Bizar Gómez, and published by Red Comet Press. It comes out on October 15, 2024. [nonfiction picture book, for ages 7 and up] This…
I am so excited to reveal the cover for my first picture book with Red Comet Press, We Sing From the Heart: How The Slants® Took Their Fight for Free Speech to the Supreme Court! Illustrator Victor Bizar Gómez brings Simon Tam’s story to life in his nearly eight year battle to get the right…
TheFire.org’s recent article by Ronald K. L. Collins featuring my upcoming picture book, We Sing from the Heart: How the Slants® Took Their Fight for Free Speech to the Supreme Court by Mia Wenjen, illustrated by Victor Bizar Gomez (Red Comet Press, Fall 2024). Forthcoming children’s book on The Slants — the band that fought…