“What are you?” during her first day at a new school, which sends her on a
journey towards self-acceptance. Feeling confused about where she belongs,
Remy learns about ethnicity and what it means to be mixed by doing her
favorite activity with her mother: baking. When she then returns to school,
Remy shares the importance of celebrating different backgrounds, as you
would the ingredients that make up a delicious cake, with her classmates.
About the Author: Mikki Hernandez is an actress, voiceover artist, and writer.
She attended UCLA earning a degree in Communications and works in
entertainment. She is of mixed-race heritage and enjoys discussing culture and
new perspectives on her blog MixedKids&Co. Her debut children’s book, Cake
Mix: Learning to Love All Your Ingredients is now available. In her free time,
she can be found dancing, taking long walks in the sun, or planning her next
international trip. Mikki lives in Los Angeles and is represented by Jesse B.
Creative. Learn more about her at mixedkidsco.com and follow her on Instagram.
Hello, Sweet Baby: An Adoption Journey by Janeen Jackson (Author), Brittanie Gaja (Illustrator)
Young and in love, Momma Red and Poppa Yellow Tomato decide to have a baby tomato. However, Momma and Poppa quickly learn that they cannot properly care for their sweet seedling the way they want and make he difficult decision to release her to another loving tomato family in Hopewell Garden, using the assistance of a helpful ladybug adoption agent. Hello, Sweet Baby is a heartfelt, magical story by a bright new talent about adoption, making tough choices, honoring differences, and celebrating different types of families.
About the Author: At age 46, Janeen Jackson received unexpected news through DNA technology: she was adopted and biracial. She found inspiration for this book in a small tomato garden at her son Phoenix’s elementary school. Writing this story was Janeen’s way of explaining her adoption, her mixed race background, the family that released her, and the family that adopted her and loved her as their own. Janeen was a longtime resident of Santa Monica, CA, and in 2022 moved to Evanston, IL, with her husband, Ron Clark, and their two sons, Tyson and Phoenix. She received her B.A. from the HBCU Norfolk State University and completed her master’s in Education Leadership and Change in 2020 from Antioch University. Hello, Sweet Baby is Janeen’s first children’s book. Janeen is represented by Jesse B. Creative and you can find her online at janeenjackson.com and read her blog mixedupdiary.com.
ABOUT JESSE B. CREATIVE
Jesse B. Creative specializes in developing diverse children’s books on behalf of traditional publishers. They prioritize creating better access to and growth within the world of children's books for artists from marginalized communities. Through its literary agency arm, Jesse B. Creative represents authors and illustrators of children’s books, prioritizing diverse creators. As a book packager, Jesse B. Creative develops children’s books for major publishers and delivers the books ready for print. And finally, through its Each Story Matters non-profit, the company has hosted more than 20 publishing workshops in the last two years while transforming kids into published authors. By Fall 2024, more than 300 kids will have become published authors. This program was created to give kids insight into the science and artistry of how stories come together; give them exposure to guest instructors from places like PIXAR, Marvel, and more; provide them with the pride of being published authors; and hopefully, reduce fear of and improve their relationship with literacy. Learn more about Jesse B. Creative at jessebcreative.com, and follow the company on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.
ABOUT PACIFIC & COURT
Pacific & Court is an award-winning Brooklyn-based boutique publicity and digital marketing company specializing in promoting independent authors and book publishers. Together, the P&C team has over 30 years of experience publishing, promoting, and marketing bestselling books. Focusing on heavily tested and proven PR and marketing methods, P&C will reach the exact audience that will be receptive to your unique book. Follow P&C on social media @pacificandcourt.
Giveaway
Susie's Reviews is offering one of our lucky readers a copy of Cake Mix: Learning to Love All Your Ingredients and Hello, Sweet Baby: An Adoption Journey. This giveaway is open to the Continental US only and will close on December 25th, 2023. Good Luck!
I think they both sounds like they will be very good.
ReplyDeleteI absolutely love this new kind of kids book for a new generation. These messages are so great!
ReplyDeleteThese are such cool books. Society is changing, and it's about time that children's books changed along with it. Really cool.
ReplyDeleteAwww, I must say, these really do sound like very lovely books. Really nice.
ReplyDeleteI'm sure my nephew and niece would be happy to all these books. They starting to read books.
ReplyDeleteBoth books look so adorable! Love that books like this are out now for kids who are unsure how they feel about topics like this.
ReplyDeleteI love the idea of thinking about ethnicity like baking, mixing different things together to get a unique outcome. Sounds like some great books x
ReplyDeleteThese Jesse B. Creative Kids' Books from Paw Prints Publishing sound incredible! 📚 Excited to explore 'Cake Mix' by Mikki Hernandez, a story promoting self-acceptance and celebrating diversity.
ReplyDeleteIncredible books and stories. Such a celebration of life as it is perceived through the eyes of a child.
ReplyDeleteLove these empowering and positive stories for the little ones...the books sound like a lot of fun and the illustrations are so pretty too!
ReplyDeleteCake Mix and Hello, Sweet Baby seem like incredible stories, and I appreciate the diverse themes of self-acceptance and adoption.
ReplyDeleteI love both these book recommendations for kids. The messages in each book is so powerful!
ReplyDeleteI imagine it's such news to learn you're adopted. How wonderful to write a book that will very likely help others come to terms with their own situations as they can relate.
ReplyDeleteThis is so awesome for the kids! I love it so much, so cute!
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