I recently posted a guest blog at the lovely GEO LIBRARIAN‘s website about the hot-button topic #WeNeedDiverseBooks. I posted some drawings I did as a child to illustrate the importance of diversity in children’s literature. In these pictures, there are images of me identifying myself as an Asian American child with black hair. I also…
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This December, I’m doing a fun “Book Blog Tour” to promote my latest book, TWENTY-TWO CENTS: MUHAMMAD YUNUS AND THE VILLAGE BANK (Lee & Low Books 2014). I’ll be updating this blog regularly with more details on each blog tour date! – December 3, 2014 – STACKING BOOKS BLOG This guest blog features a Q&A interview plus…
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I’m excited to announce a sneak preview of my latest book (fourth one so far!) that launches this August 15, 2014. It’s my third children’s picture book biography to be published by Lee & Low Books. The book is called TWENTY CENTS: MUHAMMAD YUNUS AND THE VILLAGE BANK. It is scheduled for a Fall 2014 release. The…
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