{"id":7077007,"date":"2026-10-05T15:03:48","date_gmt":"2026-10-05T15:03:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=7077007"},"modified":"2026-10-05T15:03:48","modified_gmt":"2026-10-05T15:03:48","slug":"im-on-a-picture-book-panel-at-books-of-wonder-in-nyc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=7077007","title":{"rendered":"I’m on a Picture Book Panel at Books of Wonder in NYC!"},"content":{"rendered":"


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I\u2019m excited to be on a picture book panel at Books of Wonder<\/a> in New York City:<\/p>\n

These picture books tell brilliant true stories that you just can\u2019t miss. Join us in-store to hear all about them!<\/p>\n

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Picture Books to Inspire<\/h2>\n

From activists to artists to brave children, these picture books tell the tales of individuals whose legacies inspire new generations to act. We\u2019re thrilled to host KEITH HENRY BROWN<\/strong><\/a>, illustrator of Postcards from Malcolm X<\/strong><\/em>,<\/a> VIOLETA ENCARNACI\u00d3N<\/strong><\/a>, illustrator of Barbed Wire Between Us<\/strong><\/em><\/a>, as well as MIA WENJEN<\/strong><\/a>, the author behind both titles, LINDA SUE PARK<\/strong><\/a>, Newbery <\/em>Medalist and author of Run. Sing. Dream<\/strong><\/em><\/a>.<\/strong><\/em><\/a>, author TRACI N. TODD<\/strong><\/a>, and illustrator VASHTI HARRISON<\/strong><\/a>, the creators behind That You Are Here Is No Small Thing<\/strong><\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n

These are brilliant true stories that you just can\u2019t miss. Join us in-store to hear all about them!<\/p>\n

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About the books:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Postcards from Malcolm X<\/strong><\/em><\/a> written by MIA WENJEN<\/strong><\/a> and illustrated by KEITH HENRY BROWN<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

When Japanese American activist Yuri Kochiyama shook Malcolm X\u2019s hand at a courthouse in 1963, it sparked a transformative friendship built on justice, solidarity, and hope. This book introduces readers to an unsung hero of the civil rights movement and to the extraordinary friendship between two leaders from different communities, bound by a shared vision of equality.<\/p>\n

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Barbed Wire Between Us<\/strong><\/em><\/a> written by MIA WENJEN<\/strong><\/a> and illustrated by VIOLETA ENCARNACI\u00d3N<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

A single poem holds two lives, separated by decades yet bound by the same stretch of barbed wire.<\/p>\n

Read forward, a Japanese American girl is uprooted and sent to an incarceration camp during World War II, her world reduced to dust, distance, and longing. Read in reverse, and the poem transforms: now a Latina girl stands in that same place, detained generations later, her story echoing across time.<\/p>\n

Together, they create a book that reads like a mirror held up to the past\u2014and the present.<\/p>\n

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Run. Sing. Dream.<\/strong><\/em><\/a> written by LINDA SUE PARK<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

From Rosa Parks to Greta Thunberg, from James Baldwin to Malala Yousafzai, the world has been shaped by those who found the courage to stand, speak, sing, and dream. With spare, poetic text and vibrant illustrations, this inspiring book celebrates the many forms bravery can take: a quiet act of resistance, a powerful song, a determined march, or a single dream carried forward. This book invites children everywhere to ask themselves one vital question: What will you do to be brave?<\/p>\n

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That You Are Here Is No Small Thing<\/strong><\/em><\/a>, written by TRACI N. TODD<\/strong><\/a> and illustrated by VASHTI HARRISON<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

At once honest and empowering, That You Are Here Is No Small Thing<\/em> is a story about resilience. In these stunning pages, young descendants of enslaved Africans are guided through the history that led them to exist and thrive today. Through their eyes, we see how Black Americans have relied on one another to fight against oppression and the ways in which the strength of their ancestors is always with them.<\/p>\n

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If you are in the New York City area, I hope to see you on Thursday, October 8, 2026, at 6 pm at Books of Wonder, 17th Street Store!<\/p>\n

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p.s. Related posts:<\/p>\n

Q&A with POSTCARDS FROM MALCOLM X Illustrator Keith Henry Brown<\/a><\/p>\n

YA and Kids Books Central reviews POSTCARDS FROM MALCOLM X<\/a><\/p>\n

School Library Journal reviews POSTCARDS FROM MALCOLM X<\/a><\/p>\n

Postcards from Malcolm X Unboxing!<\/a><\/p>\n


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Barbed Wire Between Us<\/strong><\/em> by Mia Wenjen, illustrated by Violeta Encarnaci\u00f3n<\/p>\n