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I write fic­tion and non­fic­tion pic­ture books. Pic­ture books are door­ways to our big, beautiful—and some­times complicated—world and I’m a firm believ­er that there is a pic­ture book for every rea­son, every sea­son, and every age.

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Do you dread Mon­days? Does the thought fill you with anx­i­ety? Then this humor­ous pic­ture book on tack­ling anx­i­ety about the week ahead might be just what you need to get rid of the Sun­day scaries.

Arriv­ing on book­shelves August 2026

Wind is a Dance
NCTE Notable Poet­ry Book 2025
Peculiar Primates
“A bar­rel of monkeys …”
Freaky Funky Fish
“enlight­en­ing and enthralling”
Tell Someone
Talk­ing about feelings …

I’m thrilled to announce I have anoth­er pic­ture book in the works: FIRE IS A CHORUS with Kids Can Press in Spring 2027. See the announce­ment here

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