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Read about the cover reveal on Good Reads with Ronna!

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Tanzaku Wishes - Celebrating the Star Festival 2021
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ASIAN PACIFIC AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH!

Join @MaiStoryBook for an interacitve reading of THE STAR FESTIVAL!​

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THE STAR FESTIVAL
Images and Inspiration

Summers in Japan.

A festival I attended as a kid in Japan.

Celebrations with siblings & my Aunt Eiko.

Unboxing THE STAR FESTIVAL.

GUEST APPEARANCES & BLOG VISITS

Legit Kidlit's Friendsgiving Episode -
​Picture Book Edition!
​Five kidlit authors give shoutouts to some notable books! 

Greetings From Midlife Podcast - Late bloomers.
Kite Tales -Kidlit chat.
Good Reads with Ronna - Deciding on the Star Festival as a setting.
Bookwormglobal - Disovering culture through stories from childhood.
Blogfish - Crafting family stories.
21 For The Books - How We Snagged Our Book Deal
KidLit411 - Author Spotlight
Tuesday Debut - Manuscript chat from first draft to published.
The Story Behind the Story - How my mom inspired my book.
This Writing Life - Stories, Creativity, Connection
Brith Stories For Books - An inside chat about The Star Festival.
Kid Lit Village Blog  ​- On facing rejection, why I write, and my favorite part about being a writer.

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