TRICKY CHOPSTICKS {‘24 @SimonKIDS }
SPARKLES FOR SUNNY: A Lunar New Year Story {‘25 @PenguinKids }
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🤩💫😍 SPARKLES FOR SUNNY is a January/February Kids’ Indie Next List Pick! A super sparkly *THANK YOU* to @americanbooksellers and all the wonderful bookstores nationwide who chose this book. My heart is bursting—this is such an absolute honor!
@penguinkids@thai.phuong.artwork
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🤩✨💫 Look at this “Highly Recommended” review by School Library Journal for SPARKLES FOR SUNNY! This is such an honor when industry reviews can feel elusive to receive—let alone a stellar recommendation like this one. *Thank you* to @sljournal ! 🥳🌟
@penguinkids@thai.phuong.artwork
🤩 Starry-eyed excited that TRICKY CHOPSTICKS has a Kirkus review now, yay! *Thank you* @kirkus_reviews for such fabulous words about our book! 💖🥳
Full review here: /book-reviews/sylvia-chen/tricky-chopsticks/
See trickychopsticks.com for pre-ordering swag+more
@simonkids@wenfancy
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📙🥢🥳 I love doing library events! Thank you Norwood Public Library for hosting me. It was so fun to read TRICKY CHOPSTICKS, answer Q&A, run chopsticks challenges, and sign a copy someone brought plus hand out swag. Hope you all enjoyed!
@wenfancy@SimonKIDS@nplnj
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🎊 Happy Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month, teachers and librarians! To celebrate, I have teamed up with my fellow AAPI author and illustrator friends to gift ONE lucky teacher/librarian this extensive collection of AAPI books for his/her students. 🎊
To enter this giveaway:
❤️ Like this post and FOLLOW all the creators listed. We will check before announcing a winner.
👩🏻💻 Comment how you plan on using these books in your library!
📚 That is IT!
MUST FOLLOW ALL OF THESE ACCOUNTS:
@hellomrsdinh@hbui333@chloeitoward@dowphumiruk@angela.pham.krans@SylviaiChen@suma_subramaniam@ediblewords@steph_steph_sy@csoontornvat@c_alemshah@mariechanbooks@nmillerillustration@richkarho@sharonfjart@brandialwayswrites@meera.sriram@nadiasalomon.author@sambasivanandparikh@sitawrites
Open to USA ONLY!
🚨 We do NOT ask for credit card information. 🚨
One winner will receive a copy of each book featured in the graphic.
⭐ We will announce the winner publicly and contact them to confirm.
⭐ We will ONLY ask the winner for their mailing address.
📖 This runs until May 17th at 11:59 pm Eastern Standard Time Zone.
📖Open to US territory only.
📖This is in no way affiliated with or sponsored by Instagram.
📖Must be following ALL accounts to be eligible to win.
📖Must be 18 years or older.
📖Must be a current TEACHER/LIBRARIAN to enter with a valid school email.
📖The individual creators are responsible for sending a copy of their book to the winner.
🎁 The winner has 24 hours to claim any prize, otherwise, another one will be chosen! Good luck!
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#aapihmonth
This Saturday, May 16, at 10:00 am, author Sylvia Chen will be at NPL for a special story time and fun activities!
You are welcome to bring your copy of Sylvia's books from home for her to sign.
We hope you can join us!
🌟📚💫 I’m proud to show diverse and incredible children’s books that anyone can enjoy everywhere. IYKYK!
I have so many more to share, but these books shown here are written by yours truly and my dear critique group members @sarahollyackerman , @valeriebollingauthor , @tinaathaide , @pam_is_mylmnop , and @tonyaellisbooks . I am so very grateful that we are able to support each other's work both here and when we meet together to share critiques and give advice and encouragement.
Search for #showusyourincrediblebooks to check out many excellent children’s books and follow for more!
Book Info & Tags:
Written by @sylviaichen
#TrickyChopsticks (illo. @wenfancy@simonkids )
#SparklesforSunny (illo. @thai.phuong.artwork@penguinkids )
Written by @sarahollyackerman
#ChallahforShabbatTonight (illo. @alonamillgram )
#TheSweetestTaste (illo. @oakjulart )
Written by @valeriebollingauthor
#LetsDance! (illo. @maine_diaz )
#TheMarchforHope (illo. @monicamikai )
#AFleaforJustice (illo. @temikatheartist )
Written by @tinaathaide
#SunshineintheMonsoons (illo. @archanasreenivasan )
#MeenasMindfulMoment (illo. @asagilland )
#WingstoSoar (cover by @london.ladd )
Written by @pam_is_mylmnop
#ASeasonforFishin' (illo. @tonicha.jpg )
#FreedomsEve (illo. @kekkerz86 , coming October 13, 2026!)
Written by @tonyaellisbooks
#TheyBuiltMeForFreedom (illo. @knotwritenow )
#CupcakeChemistry (illo + cover in progress; coming in 2027!)
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🤩🥳 I'm bringing SPARKLES FOR SUNNY this Sunday to the Gold Coast Book Fair on Long Island!!! Join me Sunday 2pm at the book fair's Storytime Stage in downtown Oyster Bay where I'll do a special read-aloud with time to share some story secrets plus Q&A, followed by book signing (in gold, and with sparkly swag of course)!
I'm extra excited because this will be my first time returning to Long Island since I grew up on the border of Queens/Nassau nearby. So it'll feel like returning home!
The festival is running the whole weekend with many fabulous authors and illustrators participating not just for children's books but other genres too. There's something for everyone, and it'll be amazing to be part of a community event like this celebrating incredible books. Hope you can make it if you're closeby!
@thai.phuong.artwork@penguinkids@goldcoastbkfair@goldcoastforum@theodoresbooks@oysterbaymsa
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