Hiking injury kept me off trails so rafting was fun alternative! August 2025After hiking injury, it was a slow recovery. Visited beautiful Joseph, OR! July 2025Soon this series will be complete! June 2025So excited to be part of a Brodart Author Webinar! May 2025School visits are always a pleasure to do! March 2025Highlight of Texas Book Festival was meeting Loren Long! November 2024Santa came to visit! December 2024This was a dream come true! November 2023
I’m enjoying doing summer programs with Lela and the Butterflies in my local library system! Summer 2023
Writing workshop begins again using The Book of Untold Stories! November 2022Flitted to Barnes and Noble for another book signing! July 2022I was amazed to see the short article I expected to turn into a big feature in the Walla Walla Union Bulletin! April 2022Had a great day at Barnes and Noble in Kennewick, WA! I was invited to return when Twelve Days of Winter is released! April 2022I usually do programs with elementary students. Today I am with high school students who are writing picture books in an elective class called Children’s Literature. They chose their favorite illustrative prompt from The Book of Untold Stories. I am looking forward to reading their stories! November 2021Discovery Station in Hagerstown, MD was awesome! Monarch Magic program September 2021Excited to share The Book of Untold Stories at the ABC Studio on Good Day, PA! August 2021Spreading my wings to get ready for upcoming events! June 2021Excited to be part of this program in August! Many thanks to Good Day, PA for having me on their program to talk about Lela and the Butterflies! June 2021Stopped by Barnes and Noble and signed Lela and the Butterflies, The Magician, and The Cloud Artist books they had on their shelves. April 2021Three wonderful days of presenting in Fort Smith, AR! March 2020So sad! Last day of my 12 presentations at local high school helping students write their picture books to share with elementary students. Until next year! February 2020Icefest in Chambersburg and The Magician is featured for the Book Walk! February 2020First time on a live radio show to talk about writing books! January 2020Amy Kehm at Good Day, PA helped launch The Magician. Pamela Behrend who illustrated it got to join me! Click on link to watch the live interview. December 2019 Had a great time with Brenda Maier on a panel at Oklahoma Book Festival! September 2019After reading The Magician at my local library we jumped into magic makerspaces! July 2019The Cloud Artist is getting around! The RoadRunner Press at ALA (American Library Association) conference in Washington D.C.! June 2019Amazing time in NYC at Book Expo and Book Con! May 2019Pennsylvania School Librarians Association Conference in Hershey, PA! April 2019Last day of writing workshop at local high school. Fun times helping students write their own picture books! March 2019World Read Aloud Day at Luhrs Elementary! February 2019The Cloud Artist is featured as a Book Walk at Chambersburg’s Icefest! February 2019Buck a Book Reading at Bellaire Elementary. January 2019Writing Workshop at Shippensburg High School. Students are writing their own picture books! January 2019Visited Mooreland Elementary January 2019National Book Festival in D.C.! September 2018Recommended in School Library Journal! September 2018Library Celebration Day in Shippensburg! September 2018The Cloud Artist received finalist status for First Nation Communities Read Award! June 2018School visit at Fort Smith, AR was amazing! April 2018
