My new picture book arriving October 2024!

In my newest picture book So Many Ways To Be a Bird, discover the surprising world of bird adaptation where each egg, beak, and wing has a unique story. The vibrant collage illustrations throughout the book help readers identify birds, and inspire protection of these fascinating creatures.

An ordinary stick lives an extraordinary life in A Stick Until… Follow the stick on a journey as it is used by a wide range of animals, dwindles in size, is lost, found, and used again. A picture book story as well as a science journal about animal tool use, A Stick Until is full of discovery for children ages 4-8.

“A brilliant provocation to play for nature enthusiasts!”  —Martha Meyer, Evanston, Illinois

“A Stick Until… Its gorgeous illustrations are filled with reverence for the multitudes of life that inhabit our world. Coupled with scientific information, it holds up a mirror to the interconnectedness of life, how life nurtures itself and persists, and the ineffable magic and mystery of the natural world.”  —Liz Cunningham, author of Ocean Country

Smelling Sunshine, is a picture book that creates a path through various cultures by describing one world doing an ordinary chore of hanging laundry that becomes extraordinary in its personal nighttime comfort.  The story celebrates the joyful connection among people of diverse backgrounds throughout the world in the simple act of hanging laundry with someone you love. Paying attention to the sights, smells, and sounds of the day transforms a simple task into a child’s sweet remembrance at days end, the smell of sunshine. 

“When it comes to domestic chores, hanging laundry is about as universal as it gets, and the activity is presented here as an intimate, positive experience for parent and child to share.” —Kirkus Review

“The story is simple enough for young children with clear, colorful and elegantly designed illustrations of multi media ‘collage paintings’. The lessons in Smelling Sunshine are many; the clean energy of the sun and the wind, the joy of being outdoors in the fresh air and the care of a special adult sharing quiet time with a child. We are all connected by the laundry line, everyday, all over the world and all under the same sun.” —Marian Dioguardi, MA Ed., A Book and Time to Share