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

It was the event of the year! Newbery winner and New York Times bestselling author Kwame Alexander gathered his new Versify author/illustrators from around t...

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

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 2, 2019, turned out...

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

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

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 Catherine Friess' StorySn...

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