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Overwhelmed and Care About the Planet? Us too. Here’s What This Resilience Coach Says We Can All Do. theinspiringbee.com/overwhelmed-...
Overwhelmed and Care About the Planet? Us too. Here’s What This Resilience Coach Says We Can All Do. - The Inspiring Bee
I'll be honest. Lately, I've been overwhelmed by everything going on in the world. Everywhere I look, there are signs that the earth is overheated and overwhelmed, too. It's been abnormally hot this f...
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December 2, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Overwhelmed and Care About the Planet? Us too. Here’s What This Resilience Coach Says We Can All Do. theinspiringbee.com/overwhelmed-...
A Powerful Picture Book brandi-annuyemura.com/a-powerful-p...
A Powerful Picture Book
It’s not often that you come across a picture book that’s adventurous, cultural, and tells a true story, especially one that you haven’t heard of. I was intrigued when I picked up award-winning author...
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November 4, 2025 at 8:39 PM
A Powerful Picture Book brandi-annuyemura.com/a-powerful-p...
Excited to reveal the cover for my debut picture book, "I Am a Bon Dancer," coming out from Holiday House on March 17, 2026!
October 28, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Excited to reveal the cover for my debut picture book, "I Am a Bon Dancer," coming out from Holiday House on March 17, 2026!
Excited to share my long journey to becoming a picture book author. path2pub.wordpress.com/2025/10/24/t...
The Winding Journey To Publishing My Picture Book by Brandi-Ann Uyemura
I’ve had a long, winding path towards publication. A writer friend said hearing my story helped her, so I’m hoping reading this will help you, especially if your path isn’t linear, and especia…
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October 24, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Excited to share my long journey to becoming a picture book author. path2pub.wordpress.com/2025/10/24/t...
A Picture Book About Summer, Intergenerational Relationships and Culture brandi-annuyemura.com/a-picture-bo...
A Picture Book About Summer, Intergenerational Relationships and Culture
I just picked up a Katherine Tegen Book by author Michelle Sterling and illustrator Aaron Asis, When Lola Visits, and fell in love with the whimsical illustrations and equally as whimsical text.
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October 21, 2025 at 8:16 PM
A Picture Book About Summer, Intergenerational Relationships and Culture brandi-annuyemura.com/a-picture-bo...
Just saw the cover of my debut picture book and excited to reveal it once it's ready. But, "I am a Bon Dancer," is already available for presale! Can't believe it after more than 10 yrs of working on it. www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/803237...
I Am a Bon Dancer by Brandi-Ann Uyemura: 9780823452200 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books
A Japanese-American girl at the Obon festival is too shy to dance—until her encouraging grandfather reminds her what's being celebrated. I thread each arm through my peach sleeves. Grandpa Jo ties...
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October 16, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Just saw the cover of my debut picture book and excited to reveal it once it's ready. But, "I am a Bon Dancer," is already available for presale! Can't believe it after more than 10 yrs of working on it. www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/803237...
Love this rhyming picture about what's happening in our world today, with truth and yet hope for children who are concerned about the environment. theinspiringbee.com/a-climate-pi...
A Climate Picture Book - The Inspiring Bee
I haven't seen too many climate or earth-friendly picture books passing through my local library except during Earth Day so I was excited to find this. I posted my review of another one, on my writing...
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September 23, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Love this rhyming picture about what's happening in our world today, with truth and yet hope for children who are concerned about the environment. theinspiringbee.com/a-climate-pi...
Hawai’i’s Solution to an Earth at Risk theinspiringbee.com/hawaiis-solu...
Hawai’i’s Solution to an Earth at Risk - The Inspiring Bee
I was already worried before I heard Dr. Charles (Chip) Fletcher's talk in a Terra.do newsletter. From everything I've been studying in my fellowship with Climatebase and my class with edX, I knew thi...
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August 12, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Hawai’i’s Solution to an Earth at Risk theinspiringbee.com/hawaiis-solu...
We’re in a Polycrisis. Here’s What You Need to Know. theinspiringbee.com/were-in-a-po...
We’re in a Polycrisis. Here’s What You Need to Know. - The Inspiring Bee
We're bombarded by the news 24/7 and yet, there's something going under the radar unless you're tuned in. We're in a polycrisis. Recently, I watched this video from Dr. Charles (Chip) Fletcher, climat...
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July 29, 2025 at 10:20 PM
We’re in a Polycrisis. Here’s What You Need to Know. theinspiringbee.com/were-in-a-po...
A New Picture Book About the 1871 LA Massacre brandi-annuyemura.com/a-new-pictur...
Beautiful Picture Book About 1871 Massacre
This picture books blew me away. It’s applicable today and beckons readers to ask reflective questions.
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July 22, 2025 at 9:09 PM
A New Picture Book About the 1871 LA Massacre brandi-annuyemura.com/a-new-pictur...
Climate Book Club: Author Brian Belefant theinspiringbee.com/climate-book...
Climate Book Club: Author Brian Belefant - The Inspiring Bee
Brian Belefant was a successful copywriter when his conscious made him stop marketing stuff for a living. From a well of guilt and self-contemplation, grew The Sultan of Garbage a novel about a photog...
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July 8, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Climate Book Club: Author Brian Belefant theinspiringbee.com/climate-book...
Book Club for the Earth: Eternal Summer theinspiringbee.com/book-club-fo...
Book Club for the Earth: Eternal Summer - The Inspiring Bee
I received Franziska Gansler's Eternal Summer months ago and it's taken me this long to read and put into words what I think is a brilliant classic novel. It had me hanging on every word with the flav...
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June 24, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Book Club for the Earth: Eternal Summer theinspiringbee.com/book-club-fo...
Hawai’i’s Climate Action and Why We Shouldn’t Lose Hope theinspiringbee.com/hawaiis-clim...
Hawai’i’s Climate Action and Why We Shouldn’t Lose Hope - The Inspiring Bee
Someone told me they stopped thinking about the problems of the world because nothing could be done about it. This statement really haunted me. I understood the sentiment. Life right now can feel hope...
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June 4, 2025 at 12:07 AM
Hawai’i’s Climate Action and Why We Shouldn’t Lose Hope theinspiringbee.com/hawaiis-clim...
Publication Myth vs. Reality with Author Chloe Ito Ward Plus Bonus Q & A brandi-annuyemura.com/publication-...
Publication Myth vs. Reality with Author Chloe Ito Ward Plus Bonus Q & A
Today we’re so fortunate to have picture book author Chloe Ito Ward on the blog. With multiple books to her name, she’s sharing some of the myths and realities of publishing. If you’ve always wondered...
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May 29, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Publication Myth vs. Reality with Author Chloe Ito Ward Plus Bonus Q & A brandi-annuyemura.com/publication-...
The Best Climate Resources Round Up for May 2025 theinspiringbee.com/the-best-cli...
The Best Climate Resources Round Up for May 2025 - The Inspiring Bee
I've been learning so much about climate. One from a free certification course by INCO Academy and another from edX which offers affordable online course on various topics including ones I am taking f...
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May 20, 2025 at 8:39 PM
The Best Climate Resources Round Up for May 2025 theinspiringbee.com/the-best-cli...
If You Love Traveling and You Love the Earth, You Need to Read This. theinspiringbee.com/if-you-love-...
If You Love Traveling and You Love the Earth, You Need to Read This. - The Inspiring Bee
If you LOVE to go someplace new and you live in Hawaii, traveling can be a challenge. With summer vacation coming up, what can we do to have a memorable season while being mindful of our impact? I spo...
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May 13, 2025 at 8:06 PM
If You Love Traveling and You Love the Earth, You Need to Read This. theinspiringbee.com/if-you-love-...
A Picture Book Highlighting and Celebrating Asian American History brandi-annuyemura.com/a-picture-bo...
A Picture Book Highlighting and Celebrating Asian American History
When I went to Gael’s book signing, I picked up a few other picture books. My intention after moving to Kailua was to minimize the amount of books I collected because packing dusty books is a pill.
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April 29, 2025 at 10:05 PM
A Picture Book Highlighting and Celebrating Asian American History brandi-annuyemura.com/a-picture-bo...
Life of the Land theinspiringbee.com/life-of-the-...
Life of the Land - The Inspiring Bee
I was born and raised on the island of Oahu and yet I've never heard of Life of the Land. But I should have. The nonprofit organization was around since 1970 when a group of moms witnessed raw sewage ...
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April 15, 2025 at 11:39 PM
Life of the Land theinspiringbee.com/life-of-the-...
The Key to Helping the Earth and Living a Long Life theinspiringbee.com/the-key-to-h...
The Key to Helping the Earth and Living a Long Life - The Inspiring Bee
This blog was created because I was working at a job that was stealing the life out of me. For over a decade, I've been posting here and the blog has kept me going. It helped me 1) stay in a job I hat...
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April 9, 2025 at 10:00 PM
The Key to Helping the Earth and Living a Long Life theinspiringbee.com/the-key-to-h...
One Foundation Working On Hawai’i’s Climate for Over a Decade theinspiringbee.com/one-foundati...
One Foundation Working On Hawai’i’s Climate for Over a Decade - The Inspiring Bee
When Blue Planet Foundation was first founded in Hawaii in 2008, executive director Francois Rogers says, "Nobody was talking about renewables at the time...2008 was a nonstarter. No one wanted to tal...
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April 2, 2025 at 9:15 PM
One Foundation Working On Hawai’i’s Climate for Over a Decade theinspiringbee.com/one-foundati...
A Picture Book Relevant In Our Current Life brandi-annuyemura.com/the-house-on...
A Picture Book Relevant In Our Current Life
The House on the Canal by Thomas Harding, illustrated by Britta Teckentrup and published by Candlewick Studio reminds you why picture books are so important. The gorgeous illustrations are like framed...
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March 27, 2025 at 6:40 PM
A Picture Book Relevant In Our Current Life brandi-annuyemura.com/the-house-on...
If you're concerned about our earth, if you have children, if you are actively working on climate and getting burnt out, please read this. An Important Aspect in Your Climate Work theinspiringbee.com/an-important...
An Important Aspect in Your Climate Work - The Inspiring Bee
It's been an incredibly challenging year with wildfires and changes to our laws that were meant to prevent further harm from fossil fuels and protect us from continued pollution, wildlife extinction a...
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March 18, 2025 at 7:58 PM
If you're concerned about our earth, if you have children, if you are actively working on climate and getting burnt out, please read this. An Important Aspect in Your Climate Work theinspiringbee.com/an-important...
A Debut Picture Book Celebrates Family and Resilience in the Philippines brandi-annuyemura.com/a-debut-pict...
A Debut Picture Book Celebrates Family and Resilience in the Philippines
Happy 2025! As I mentioned in The Inspiring Bee, if January is any indicator of the rest of this year, it will be a challenging one for all of us. As a picture book creator, it’s hard to not venture…
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March 11, 2025 at 10:31 PM
A Debut Picture Book Celebrates Family and Resilience in the Philippines brandi-annuyemura.com/a-debut-pict...
Recent Study On What Shifts People’s Beliefs About Climate Change theinspiringbee.com/recent-study...
Recent Study On What Shifts People’s Beliefs About Climate Change - The Inspiring Bee
One of the most challenging aspects of climate change is the simple fact that not everyone believes it exists. I've been hanging around Nextdoor and Reddit recently to see why people aren't outraged a...
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March 4, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Recent Study On What Shifts People’s Beliefs About Climate Change theinspiringbee.com/recent-study...
An Interview with Asian American Mental Health Advocate Yvonne Liu brandi-annuyemura.com/an-interview...
An Interview with Asian American Mental Health Advocate Yvonne Liu
I am beyond honored to have Asian American mental health advocate Yvonne Liu on the blog today. Yvonne has a slew of accomplishments from her viral HuffPost essay to being The OpEd Project ambassador.
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February 25, 2025 at 8:05 PM
An Interview with Asian American Mental Health Advocate Yvonne Liu brandi-annuyemura.com/an-interview...