This week marks the centennial celebration of Children’s Book Week, the nation’s longest running literacy initiative. Established in 1919, it is the annual celebration of books for young people and for the joy of reading. Each year during Children’s Book Week, over 2,500 reading hours and author / illustrator events take place across the country at…
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Cover Reveal!!!
Drum roll please! I am thrilled to reveal the cover of my forthcoming picture book, Backyard Birds of Puget Sound: Children’s Field Guide, illustrations by Anya Macleod. Isn’t it gorgeous? Available May, 2019. About the Book Backyard Birds of Puget Sound is a field guide for young children who want to attract and support avian visitors to…
Strengthening Kids Through the Power of Story
The act of reading books has benefits that last long after the final page of childhood. BRAIN FOOD: YOUNG BOOK LOVERS GROW BRAIN TISSUE AS THEY READ To build muscle or endurance, you lift weights, run, bike. You exercise. There’s a way to bulk up your brain strength, too: Books. Reading is like doing burpees…
NEW BOOK: Backyard Birds of Puget Sound
I am thrilled to share exciting news! My first foray into nonfiction, a children’s field guide on backyard birds of Puget Sound. Perfect for young children who want to attract avian visitors and how to best support the species commonly found in backyards. This guide includes 70 beautiful color illustrations – by the uber talented…
Can you spare 30 seconds? I need your help!
I am thrilled to share my picture book, The Skipping Stone, has been shortlisted for a 2018 BooksGoSocial Readers Choice Award: Best Indie Book. Being nominated is an incredible honor, something every author dreams of. What would be even more special would be to win the award—and that’s where you come in. All I need…
Happy Birthday, Peter Rabbit!
December 16, 1901 is the official publication birthday of The Tale of Peter Rabbit by Beatrix Potter—the very first batch consisted of 250 copies privately printed and distributed. As much as I love Peter Rabbit and all the characters from the series, I’m inclined to celebrate this day as the birth of independent female writers….
Author Book Signing December 8-9
This year I’ll be at the Chimacum Arts & Craft Fair. Stop by and meet me, as well as my illustrator, Marcia Lewis—we will be autographing copies of our brand new picture book, Comfy, Cozy: A Bedtime Story and handing out free swag just for kids. Find us in BOOTH 71 in the gym. I will…
Debuting My Latest Picture Book: Comfy, Cozy
I am thrilled to share my latest picture book with the world, Comfy, Cozy: A Bedtime Story! Comfy, Cozy: A Bedtime Story tells the story of a little girl who adopts a puppy from a pet shelter. When it’s time for bed, the puppy struggles to adjust. He tosses and turns and flops about, missing the…
The Love Your Bookstore Challenge
Challenge your friends and fans to visit their favorite bookstores! Go into your local bookstore (any bookstore!) between November 10 and November 16 and take a picture of the book you are most excited to gift this holiday season! Post your photo to Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter sometime November 10 – 16 with the hashtag…
How One Man With A Simple Idea Puts Books Into the Hands of Millions
What started as a small schoolhouse-shaped box Todd Bol built so his mom could share books with her neighbors has turned into more than 77,000 Little Free Libraries, bringing the joy of reading to millions of people around the globe. You may not know the name Todd Bol, but you’ve most likely seen his impact. If…
