Mom is counting on Dad to get Boxer Baby down for her nap, but Boxer Baby is the G.O.A.T. of sleep avoidance. This hilarious face-off mimics a three-round boxing match, as Boxer Baby is no lightweight when it comes to staying awake. Dad has a few tricks up his sleeve, but will it be enough in this epic battle against nap time? Boxer Baby Battles Bedtime!  uses figurative language to show how many common idioms have boxing origins. Boxer Baby Battles Bedtime by Mia Wenjen is a cute story about a little girl who doesn’t want to take a nap. Mia Wenjen does a clever job of introducing boxing terms outside the ring as we watch father and child battle it out! Frankly, there are not that many children’s books on boxing so this will be a welcomed addition to our school library! / Dad is no match for baby in this epic battle to get baby down for a nap. Using language from the boxing world (like "bobbing and weaving" and "throw in the towel"), readers see the everyday battle to convince an active toddler to take a nap in an innovative new way. My six-year-old loved reading this book with her dad, who also enjoyed the book's silliness (and the familiarity of the struggle to convince your little one to go to sleep). This book was written by the wonderful Mia Wenjen, who explains that she was inspired by boxers like Nonito Donaire, Leila Ali, and Clarissa Shield, and illustrated by Kai Gietzen (his debut picture book as an illustrator). This book makes for a very engaging read aloud, though we did need to pause throughout to define and explain some of the terms - which the glossary at the back was really useful in aiding in! / Boxer Baby Battles Bedtime written by Mia Wenjen and illustrated by Kai Gietzen is a fun and engaging bedtime read! My 6 year old was maybe a little older than the target audience, but she still enjoyed it. The story flows nicely and there is lots of boxing lingo throughout. I often found myself slipping into my best boxing-announcer-voice while reading much to the delight of my little listener! The illustrations are silly and inviting - my daughter enjoyed finding the dog on various pages. The glossary in the back was a great addition as was the note from the author explaining that the dad in the book is based on a real Filipino-American boxer. It also inspired us to learn more about female boxers. Mia blogs on parenting, children's books, and education at PragmaticMom.com and is the co-creator of Read Your World celebrating Multicultural Children's Book Day, a non-profit celebrating diversity in children's books. Her newest picture book is FOOD FOR THE FUTURE: SUSTAINABLE FARMS AROUND THE WORLD, illustrated by Robert Sae-Heng and published by Barefoot Books. FOOD FOR THE FUTURE is a Junior Library Guild Gold Selection, was selected by dPICTUS as 100 Outstanding Picture Books of 2023, and received a starred review from School Library Journal. She created, CHANGING THE GAME: ASIAN PACIFIC AMERICAN FEMALE ATHLETES, a middle grade anthology of 17 female athletes from yesterday and today, as a Kickstarter project. It will be also available through Scholastic in June of 2023. She is the co-author of two books with Alison Foley, HOW TO COACH GIRLS (a primer on how to keep girls in sports for coaches), and THE ELUSIVE FULL RIDE SCHOLARSHIP: AN INSIDER'S GUIDE. HOW TO COACH GIRLS won a Silver Award in the 31st Annual IBPA Benjamin Franklin Awards™ ! Her debut picture book, SUMO JOE, is illustrated by Nat Iwata and published by Lee and Low. SUMO JOE was chosen by Bank Street College as one of The Best Children’s Books of the Year! Scholastic is the publisher for her middle grade anthology ASIAN PACIFIC AMERICAN HEROES. To find the best diverse books, she wrote BEST #OWNVOICES CHILDREN'S BOOKS: MY FAVORITE DIVERSITY BOOKS FOR KIDS AGES 1-12 published by Audrey Press. She is also the co-founder of Aquent, the world’s largest company staffing creative, digital, and marketing talent with 37 offices around the world. She lives in Boston with her husband, and three kids. Follow her on social media @PragmaticMom on Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest, & Facebook; and @Mia Wenjen for YouTube and LinkedIn. She's also @MulticulturalChildrensBD on TikTok.