Congratulations to @tracihuahn.bsky.social! 🎉

She received the 2025 CALA Best Book Award, Children's Non-fiction from the Chinese American Librarians Association @CalaNational for her book 📚 MAMIE TAPE FIGHTS TO GO TO SCHOOL.

Way to go, Traci! 👏

#kidlit #12x12PB

Thank you Chinese American Librarians Association for honoring MAMIE TAPE FIGHTS TO GO TO SCHOOL with the 2025 CALA Best Book Award in the Children’s Non-fiction Category! @michellejingchan.bsky.social and I are beyond thrilled! And shoutout to Crown BFYR @randomhousekids for all your support!

Hope to see you at one of my events this month!

Seattle area friends--join me and fellow creators Julia Kuo, Nicole Xu, and Chloe Ito Ward for storytimes during AANHPI Heritage Month, ft. @tracihuahn.bsky.social 's and my book MAMIE TAPE FIGHTS TO GO TO SCHOOL!

michellejingchan.com/events

I’m not an illustrator but sometimes play around for fun, so couldn’t resist jumping on board the trend to counter the AI-generated action figures people are sharing of themselves - here’s my 100% human-generated Author Traci, complete with dog, cup of hot tea, wildflower hill to hike, and laptop. 😍

This is pretty cool…Mamie Tape Fights to go to School is one of the books in #AsianAmericanVoicesforEducation's #AANHPIHeritageMonth kits that will reach 15,000 PreK-5 students in Georgia classrooms!! Though they're not on bluesky, check out aaved.org to learn about their vital work!

In which I share how authors underpin their pb bios w/solid expert help. Hope you're encouraged to find experts & even more mentor texts! TY, RYS, for having me!
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@bethanderson.bsky.social @tracihuahn.bsky.social @kirstenwlarson.bsky.social

ICYMI:

Registration is now OPEN for Kweli’s 2025 Color of Children’s Literature Conference, April 4 – April 6 in NYC. #Kweli25

Join us for three full days of #kidlit master classes, craft talks, readings + MORE!

🎟️ REGISTER at Link in our bio

Thrilled to see MAMIE TAPE FIGHTS TO GO TO SCHOOL honored as a ✨2025 Notable Social Studies Trade Book for Young People!✨Thank you Children’s Book Council & National Council for the Social Studies! 📚💕 @michellejingchan.bsky.social @randomhousekids.bsky.social

I always love @sylviaichen.bsky.social #PBStudyBuddy posts as they not only introduce me to wonderful new titles, but also help me see familiar ones in new ways, so it's SUPER COOL to have my & @michellieart.bsky.social's book featured in this one!! Thank you, Sylvia! 💕@randomhousekids.bsky.social

Shopping for Lunar New Year! 🧧🐍🧨🍊Can anyone guess what lucky Chinese dish I’ll be making?

Thank you @sfchronicle.com for including MAMIE TAPE FIGHTS TO GO TO SCHOOL📓✏️🍎 in this Datebook roundup of 10 children’s books to celebrate Lunar New Year and Asian American heritage! (Love seeing several friends’ books, too!)
@michellieart.bsky.social
#randomhousekids #lunarnewyear #asiankidlit

Join me for the 8th Annual SOCIAL JUSTICE CHILDREN'S BOOK FAIR ON SATURDAY, 12/07, 12pm-3pm, in Oakland! A great chance to meet local #kidlit authors/illustrators, get books signed, and do all your holiday shopping…and it will be the first time @michellieart.bsky.social will be together in person!!

Thank you @debbieohi.com for helping to connect the kidlit community on Bluesky!

Last week biculturalmama.com hosted the ✨COVER REVEAL✨ for my and @michellieart.bsky.social's PB about Chinese American changemaker Mamie Tape's fight to go to school. Read our interview to learn about the inspiration for the story and cover! #kidlit #CoverReveal
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