Great storytime day at Ruby's Books in Folsom, CA today. Such a wonderful store with terrific staff who plan so many author events....

On Thursday, April 10, 2025, NYT bestselling author/illustrator Rob Sayegh, Jr. and I teamed up and shared our book ARLO DRAWS AN OCTOPUS...

Arlo, Octopus and I are thrilled up to our eyebrows that Pennsylvania has selected my picture book ARLO DRAWS AN OCTOPUS, illustrated by...

We connected on Twitter and before you knew it, I was invited to share my nonfiction, rhyming picture book IN THE TREES, HONEY BEES! in a...

It was a day for Octopuses! On May 22, 2024, I joined Cameron Park Library's Octopus Storytime by signing books, reading my picture book...

November was a great month for bookshelf celebrations. On November 20 I was a featured guest on Instagram LIVE with Goodnight...

I read a lot of books. When I'm not working on my own writing projects, I'm reading something from a stack of books I've checked out from...

Whether they're virtual or in person, SCBWI Spring Spirit conferences for the North/Central California region are always a hit for the...

It was a great day and the sun was out—along with me and four other fabulous children's authors (Rachel Cabalse, Erin Dealey, Jocelyn...

It was storytime for 21 schools in California and Hawaii and I was delighted to read my book, ARLO DRAWS AN OCTOPUS to excited young...

What could be better? On December 10, 2022, four great writing friends—Erin Dealey, Lisa Frenkel Riddiough, and Jocelyn Watkinson—came...

After the many months of shutdown, I was delighted to join Folsom Library's Sorytime where I read two of my favorite picture books, ARLO...

After two long years of COVID shut downs, it was great to share my picture book ARLO DRAWS AN OCTOPUS at Ruby's Bookstore in Folsom, CA,...

Daring explorer Isabella Bird certainly gets around. Today, I was delighted to read my picture book biography, Away with Words, The...

After her 2019 Peachtree release, Isabella Bird is hot off the press in paperback. Hooray! Eagle-eyed readers, much like Isabella...

Muy bueno! I was delighted when I discovered that my picture book biography, NONSENSE! The Curious Story of Edward Gorey, would be...

After weeks of anticipation, the Octopus Book Signing Party arrived with a SPLASH on Saturday, May 15, 2021. Weeks ahead of the event,...

After a boat load of anticipation, ARLO DRAWS AN OCTOPUS, hit the bookshelves with a SPLASH on May 4, 2021! Hooray! To celebrate,...

The word is out! My new picture book, Arlo Draws an Octopus, illustrated by terrific Rob Sayegh Jr., is scheduled to be released by...

Several months before NONSENSE! The Curious Story of Edward Gorey was released, Pamela from the popular Buttons & Figs podcast contacted...

📷On February 21, 2020, it was Author Day at William Brooks Elementary and I was delighted to share my Stories Behind the Stories...

Some people don't like Mondays, but as a writer I'm always hopeful. Good news may be lurking just around the corner, and Monday, December...

In four short months my upcoming picture book biography release, NONSENSE, THE CURIOUS STORY OF EDWARD GOREY will hit the bookshelves....

On March 24, 2020, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt will release my latest picture book biography, NONSENSE, THE CURIOUS STORY OF EDWARD GOREY,...

After more than 100 years, Isabella Bird is embarking on a new journey--a blog tour. I'm thrilled that her first stop in 2019 is at...

After its own journey with plenty of twists and turns, my picture book biography AWAY WITH WORDS, THE DARING STORY OF ISABELLA BIRD, is...