Fall Schedule
September 9, 2018Upcoming signings: September 18th, Book Birthday, Putnam Books for Young Readers, The Yin-Yang Sisters and Frightful the Dragon September 22nd, 10:30 am, The Boston Athenaeum September 28th, 6-8 pm, nErDy Author Night, Freeport, ME September 29th, 1:30 pm, Children’s Book Reading Feat, Gordon College Bookstore, Wenham, MA October 13th, 11 am, Book Launch Party, The Blue Bunny Bookstore, Dedham, MA October ...
Read more...It Doesn’t Hurt to Ask
March 11, 2018Funny thing! My Dad told me this a lot growing up: “Go ahead! It never hurts to ask!” As a shy child, I wasn’t so sure. Secretly I hoped things would work out on their own so I wouldn’t need to say a word. Requesting information, like “how much does that movie cost” or “where do ...
Read more...‘Tis the Season
May 22, 2017What a busy spring with school visits galore! And yet there’s nothing like a spontaneous hug from a student, the creation of classroom poems, and the signing of a book to a new reader. After all, isn’t that what writing for kids is all about? Here’s a few photos of my most recent visits to local schools ...
Read more...A Bit of Publishing Advice in a Letter
March 1, 2017In many ways, I’m still the girl who needs advice on how to get published. Sometimes it’s hard to believe that in the last 10 years, I’ve had 10 books published, five of them for children. That said, a lot of people have been asking me how to break into the world of children’s publishing lately. ...
Read more...Let’s Celebrate Multicultural Children’s Book Day
January 27, 2017Here’s to Multicultural Children’s Book Day 2017! I chose The Nian Monster, by Andrea Wang, illustrated by Alina Chau, and published by Albert Whitman, an award-winning children’s book publisher since 1919. Confession! I am completely biased. I have loved The Nian Monster ever since I heard Andrea Wang read her manuscript at one of our writing ...
Read more...The Public Library: Where All Your Resolutions Are Met
January 10, 2017When I sat down to write out my resolutions for the year, something occurred to me. The very place where I work, the public library, holds the key to many of my future goals and desires. How can that be, you might ask? Check it out here!
Read more...Together at Last!
September 5, 2016I am always amazed to hear stories of authors and illustrators who never connect during the picture book process. How can this be? I know publishers can be a bit leery of any author-illustrator relationship pre-publication. After all the author might attempt to influence the illustrator, or squash her creativity. But I LOVE to find my ...
Read more...Boston Authors Club
May 3, 2016What an honor to be with these amazing authors! Thank you for reading between the lines, Boston Authors Club, and giving The Story I’ll Tell a “highly recommended” title. Click here to view:
Read more...Genuinely Happy
February 26, 2016It’s not easy to be genuinely happy for others. As a matter of fact, it takes lots of practice, especially in the world of writing. Often we wonder why someone else’s book is achieving more awards and accolades than our own. Goodness, we may still be waiting for our first book to be accepted. That alone ...
Read more...Poetry of Place with Ms Giampietro’s First Graders
February 1, 2016I had such a fantastic visit at the Hardy Elementary School in Wellesley last week. Together we created seasonal poems about winter and summer. I also gave them a creative writing assignment. They answered 10 questions about their favorite place. These questions served as prompts for their Poetry of Place poems. You won’t believe what ...
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Children’s Author and Poet