My Story

     

My love of children's literature began as a young child, reading with my mom. This love never stops growing! It is accentuated by my 13+ years teaching, and continues to flourish.​

 

Amidst my teaching career and time in graduate school, it became clear to me that I must write picture books for children. Now, I am lucky to be able to pursue this dream daily. I've experienced the magic of stories with my students and children and am passionate in my commitment to making my own magic.

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I'm a member of Julie Hedlund's 12x12 Picture Book challenge and seeking representation.  

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A *Few* of My Favorite Picture Books:

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• Everything by Kevin Henkes, but above all . . . Lilly’s Purple Plastic Purse.

• The Boy Who Grew Flowers by Jen Wojtowicz & Steve Adams

• I Saw and Ant on the Railroad Tracks by Joshua Prince & Macky Pamintua

• Brave Potatoes by Toby Speed & Barry Root

• All of Mo Willem’s books, especially Elephant and Piggy.

• Peach and Blue by Sarah S. Kilborne, Steve Johnson & Lou Fancher

• Sophie's Squash by Pat Zietlow Miller and Anne Wilsdorf

• Everything by Tami Sauer, especially Wordy Birdy, illustrated by Dave Mottram

• William Gordon McDonald Partridge by Mem Fox & Julie Vivas

• I Don’t Want to be a Frog by Dev Petty & Mike Boldt

• Making Their Voices Heard: The Inspiring Story of Ella Fitgerald and Marilyn Monroe by Vivian Kirkfield and Alleanna Harris

• Everything by Josh Funk, especially Lost in the Library: A Story of Patience & Fortitude, illustrated by Stevie Lewis

• Shark in the Dark by Peter Bently & Ben Cort

• Too Much Glue by Jason Lefebvre & Zac Retz

• Princess Peepers by Pam Calvert and Tuesday Mourning

• The Wish Tree by Kyo Maclear & Chris Turnham

• The Most Magnificent Thing by Ashley Spires

• The Whole Hole Story by Vivian McInerny and Ken Lamug

• Everything by Ame Dykman, especially Read the Book, Lemmings! illustrated by Zachariah OHora

• The Book of Rules by Brian Gehrlein & Tom Knight

• We Don't Eat Our Classmates by Ryan T. Higgins

• Brainstorm! by Rebecca Gardyn Levington & Kate Kronreif

• Over, Bear! Under, Where? by Julie Hedlund and Michael Slack