by editor | Sep 14, 2017 | Articles, Writer to Writer: Guest Contributors
By Dori Jones Yang Confession: I am not a Chinese boy living in 1870s Connecticut. I was not alive in the 1870s. I have never lived in Connecticut. I am not a boy. And I am not Chinese. Whew! Got that off my chest. We writers of historical fiction are called to...
by editor | Aug 24, 2017 | A Bookish Blog
It’s August, and that means that summer is nearly over, and kids are starting their back-to-school shopping. But, along with new clothes, backpacks, and perhaps a spiffy new lunchbox, we thought it would be good to remind kids what it means to be good citizens,...
by editor | Aug 24, 2017 | By Kids, Interviews
Interviewed by Brian, age 6 Thank you, Brian for the thoughtful book review you did of The Day I Ran Away. When I learned that we would do an interview together, I knew you would have great questions, and you did! How many books have you written? Which...
by editor | Aug 22, 2017 | Articles, Writer to Writer: Guest Contributors
By Dori Jones Yang, author of The Forbidden Temptation of Baseball In writing my new book, The Forbidden Temptation of Baseball, I had the opportunity to research what a typical day was like for Chinese students in the 1870s. My book takes place in Connecticut,...
by editor | Feb 15, 2017 | A Bookish Blog, Articles
Seems most of the nation is being hit hard with either snow or heavy rains these days, so we’ve put together a list of activity books that are sure to save your sanity until Spring gets here. We at Kids’ BookBuzz encourage you to shop your independent book...