I was chosen to be a presenter at the Texas Book Festival in November!! I’m so excited! September 2023
I’m enjoying doing summer programs with Lela and the Butterflies in my local library system! Summer 2023
The Book of Untold Stories won the Northern Lights Book Award (Picture Book-Educational Category) December 2022Writing workshop begins again using The Book of Untold Stories! November 2022Interviewed on the local NBC Channel to talk about Twelve Days of Winter! Click LINK to view. October 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 2021So excited to share this book at library programs to encourage young storytellers and writers! June 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 2021The Magician listed as one of the 2019 Story Monster Books of the year! April 2020Three wonderful days of presenting in Fort Smith, AR! March 2020Book Signing at Bookish 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 2020High School students begin their picture books and I am thrilled to be helping them along the way in a four day workshop! 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 2020Barnes and Noble invited me to sign at their wonderful store! Reconnected with a former student! December 2019Amy 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 Saw these two who love reading at a Christmas Show! November 2019Illustrator Pamela Behrend and I went to Bosler Memorial Library to do a program with The Magician. These three kiddos were so fun! October 2019Had 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 2019The Cloud Artist is getting some love at the Texas Book Festival! October 2018National Book Festival in D.C.! September 2018Recommended in School Library Journal! September 2018Library Celebration Day in Shippensburg! September 2018PA Bookfest! July 2018Former high school students of mine who both became librarians made sure that I got to see my book at American Library Association Conference (New Orleans). June 2018The Cloud Artist received finalist status for First Nation Communities Read Award! June 2018School visit at Fort Smith, AR was amazing! April 2018Signing and reading at Coyle Free Library! Fun times! December 2017So excited to receive The Cloud Artist! September 2017
