Read Your World 2025 (1/30/25) is in its 13th year! Valarie Budayr and Mia Wenjen founded this non-profit children’s literacy initiative; they are two diverse book-loving moms who saw a need to shine the spotlight on all of the multicultural diverse books and authors on the market while also working to get those books into... The post Bilingual Cantonese Books for Kids #ReadYourWorld appeared first on Bicultural Mama ..read more

For the first time, I’m going on a Long Island library tour for my book, It’s Chinese New Year, Curious George! The Lunar New Year falls on January 29, 2025, and my library events will take place surrounding this date. Here’s a description of my library events: Join Maria Wen Adcock, author of IT’S CHINESE... The post IT’S CHINESE NEW YEAR, CURIOUS GEORGE Long Island Library Tour appeared first on Bicultural Mama ..read more

Happy Book Birthday to my book It’s Chinese New Year, Curious George! My debut book changed my life for the better. I finally achieved my childhood dream of writing books, and it has been a long journey. It’s Chinese New Year, Curious George came into the world on January 3, 2023, via Clarion Books, an... The post Happy Book Birthday! IT’S CHINESE NEW YEAR, CURIOUS GEORGE appeared first on Bicultural Mama ..read more

I’m honored to be a co-host of Read Your World Book Day for the 4th year in a row! Formerly known as Multicultural Children’s Book Day, this event still occurs at the end of January. This is when we host an amazing virtual celebration highlighting diverse books, authors, and publishers. As a co-host, I support... The post I’m a Read Your World Book Day Co-Host for 2025! appeared first on Bicultural Mama ..read more

On this official winter solstice day, I’m proud to present the picture book cover reveal of WEIWEI’S WINTER SOLSTICE: A DONG ZHI STORY by Michelle Jing Chan and published by Bloomsbury Children’s Books! The release date for WEIWEI’S WINTER SOLSTICE: A DONG ZHI STORY is October 7, 2025. Until then, preorders are available now for... The post WEIWEI’S WINTER SOLSTICE – Picture Book Cover Reveal! appeared first on Bicultural Mama ..read more

Congratulations to author Kimberly Lee and illustrator Michelle Jing Chan on their upcoming picture book, 100 Days: A Story of Sisterhood! Published by Farrar, Straus & Giroux [an imprint of Macmillian Publishing], the book’s release date is July 1, 2025. Bicultural Mama is thrilled to officially reveal the cover of 100 Days: A Story of... The post “100 Days: A Story of Sisterhood” Picture Book Cover Reveal + Author & Illustrator Interviews appeared first on Bicultural Mama ..read more

ICY FRUIT: Written by Charlotte Cheng and illustrated by Vivian Mineker. Published by Rocky Pond Books. ICY FRUIT (ages 4-8 years) launches on May 6, 2025 The post ICY FRUIT Picture Book Cover Reveal – Written by Charlotte Cheng & Illustrated by Vivian Mineker appeared first on Bicultural Mama ..read more

  Bicultural Mama is thrilled to reveal the cover of the picture book I MISS YOU MOST written by Charlotte Cheng and illustrated by Xindi Yan. Published by Rocky Pond Books, I MISS YOU MOST (ages 4-8 years) will be on sale on August 27, 2024, and is now available for pre-order. In this book about coping... The post I MISS YOU MOST Cover Reveal – By Charlotte Cheng appeared first on Bicultural Mama ..read more

For parents of babies, one of the most difficult parts of parenting is getting their child to go to sleep. Whether it’s naptime or bedtime, babies often don’t want to sleep. There’s just so much to see and do! Why sleep, right? Boxer Baby Battles Bedtime! written by Mia Wenjen and illustrated by Kai Geitzen... The post BOXER BABY BATTLES BEDTIME! by Mia Wenjen – REVIEW appeared first on Bicultural Mama ..read more

The book birthday of my debut book “It’s Chinese New Year, Curious George” took place on January 3rd. Happy 1 Year to my book! Last year I held a big launch party and did over 40 promotions to introduce my book to the world. Since this year was not a launch year, the number of... The post Author Visits and Interviews Highlights – “It’s Chinese New Year, Curious George” appeared first on Bicultural Mama ..read more