Splash into Boulder Bookstore on Sat. Aug. 1st at 11:00am for an under the sea story time event! Learn all about the wonders of seagrass through my new nonfiction picture book MEADOWS OF THE SEA!
Register for this free event HERE.
Poetry Foundation Summer Poetry Teachers Institute
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I'm honored to be a session leader at the Poetry Foundation's Summer Poetry Teachers Institute. This excellent FREE professional development opportunity focuses on teaching poetry with confidence, creativity, and purpose. My workshop, MAKING TIME FOR POETRY, on Monday, July 13th at 3pm shares some easy, fun ways to weave poetry into the curriculum.
More info HERE.
Composition Shop Summer Reading for Teachers
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Colorado Educators, I'll be sharing ways to use A PATHWAY FOR POLLINATORS to boost your pollinator lessons at Composition Shop in Longmont, CO this Thursday, July 2nd at 4:00pm for their SUMMER READING FOR TEACHERS series! Free lesson plans, swag, giveaways!
Fresh Produce and Pollinators at the South Pearl Farmers Market
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Come visit me at the South Pearl Farmers Market. I'll be signing copies of my new book A PATHWAY FOR POLLINATORS and other titles. SWAG and giveaways too! If you haven't been to the South Pearl Market, it's not one to miss. So many DELICIOUS vendors!
A Great Nonfiction Panel at TxLA 2026!
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Wow! What an amazing time I had at TxLA 2026. In addition to meeting fabulous Texas librarians, I had the honor of presenting A Pathway for Pollinators on the panel “What’s So Funny (or Freaky) About Real Life: Nonfiction That Hooks Kids” with the truly inspiration authors Kari Lavelle (Butt or Face series), Maynard Okereke (Zombie Spiders and Asteroid Blasters), and Derrick Barnes (Seven Million Steps.)
Writers Inspiring Writers FREE Webinar
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Educators and kidlit writers, don't miss this FREE webinar! I'm once again teaming up with this amazing group of children's book authors (Jolene Guitiérrez, Nell Cross Beckerman, and Laura Purdie Salas) and the Southern Nevada Writing Project team to share our process of using mentor texts to inspire our own writing and the writing of students! Sign up HERE!
Master The Flow Webinar
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Join me for this picture book craft webinar I’ll be presenting along with fellow Rhyme Doctor Patricia Toht, hosted by The Children’s Book insider. f you've ever wondered what makes a lyrical picture book sing and pondered if you could write one, this tips and techniques-packed webinar is for you! More information: https://writeforkids.lpages.co/mastering-the-flow/
A PLACE FOR RAIN Named A Growing Good Kids Award WInner
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I’m excited to announce that A Place For Rain has been honored as a 2025 Growing Good Kids award winner by the American Horticultural Society and the Junior Master Gardener League. Each year they select children’s picture books that engage and inspire kids to be environmentally minded through gardening and other interactions with the natural world. Learn more HERE.
South Pearl Street, Denver Farmers Market Visit
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Colorado Friends, I’ll be at the South Pearl Street Market in Denver on July 27th from 9-1pm at the Second Star to the Right Bookstore Booth. I’ll be reading from Fresh-Picked Poetry: A Day at the Farmers’ Market and my other books, signing books, and giving away swag. Hope to see you there! https://secondstartotherightbooks.com/event/2025-07-27/authors-farmers-market
Story Time at The Gardens at Spring Creek
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Colorado friends, I'll be at the Gardens at Spring Creek in Fort Collins on Tuesday, July 2nd at 3:30pm for a local author story time. Come for the story and stay for a dinner picnic among the flowers! You can register here:
World of Words: Local Authors
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Colorado friends! I’ll be participating in World of Words on Saturday, June 14th at the Central Library in Aurora Colorado as part of GLOBAL FEST. I’ll be doing a storytime reading at 11:15am. Join me then, or stop by my table anytime during the fest!
JOIN ME FOR WORLD READ ALOUD DAY 2025
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It’s time to sign up for WRAD 2025. If you’d like me to join your classroom for a 20-minute free virtual story reading and Q&A on February 5th, 2025, please CONTACT ME.
STORY TIME AT BELMONT BOOKS, BOSTON Nov. 23rd, 2024
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Hey Boston area friends! Come visit me at Belmont Books, 79 Leonard Street in Belmont, MA on Saturday, November 23rd at 11:00am EST. I’ll be in the Boston area to present at the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) conference, and can’t wait to share LEAFY LANDMARKS: TRAVELS WITH TREES with you at the story time. We’ll take a road trip across the country and through time to visit famous and historic trees around the U.S. Swag and activities too! Hope to see you there.
More information HERE.
STORYBOOK WONDERLAND: A HOLIDAY BOOK SHOPPING EVENT
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Hey, Colorado friends! Join me at the Bookies Bookstore in Denver on November 16th, 2024 for STORYBOOK WONDERLAND. I’ll be there with 35+ other Colorado authors and illustrators signing our recent books and giving away swag. A great way to cross gifts off your holiday shopping list!
A garden story time at Fort Collins Nursery!
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Join me an Colorado children’s creatives Lynn Becker, Julie Rowan-Zoch, and Laura Resau for a story time among the flowers at Fort Collins Nursery on Saturday, June 29th. I’ll be up first at 10am. Stories, crafts, and swag for all! Find out more HERE.
Left Bank Books Summer Storytime
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Hey, St. Louis friends, I'll be in town and hanging out at the wonderful Left Bank Books for a story time and craft activity on Saturday, June 15th from 10:30- 11:30am. Come find out how rain gardens can help clean water and invite pollinators in my picture book A PLACE FOR RAIN. Swag and giveaways too!
Find out more HERE!
Lyons Lit Fest!
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Join me and 30 Colorado authors, illustrators, and professionals at the Lyons Community Library in Lyons, CO on Saturday, June 8th to celebrate all things books and storytelling. I'll be signing books and sharing a hands-on activity and swag at the author meet and greet, 11:00am - 1pm.
More information HERE!
Join me for an SCBWI- IL FREE Webinar!
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Join me for a chat about the choices and pitfalls that happen along the path to creating a children’s picture book. I’ll be sharing examples from my latest picture books, A Place for Rain, illustrated by Blanca Gómez and published by Norton Young Readers, and Leafy Landmarks: Travels with Trees, illustrated by Anne Lambelet and published by Sleeping Bear Press.
Find Zoom link here: https://myemail-api.constantcontact.com/-Last-Update--2024-SCBWI-IL-Spring-Network-Programming.html?soid=1137554413518&aid=9ziUHEagaxk
The Book Stall Story Time!
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Hey Chicago area friends! I'll be at The Bookstall in Winnetka for a free story time on Thursday, April 24th at 4pm. I'll be reading my newest books, A PLACE FOR RAIN and LEAFY LANDMARKS. Swag, activities, and giveaways too! Sign up HERE!
Story Time at Tattered Cover- Stanley Marketplace Denver
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I’ll be at Tattered Cover Bookshop, Stanley Marketplace Denver on Friday, March 22nd at 2pm for a some story time fun. Come learn about historic trees and rain gardens in my two new picture books, LEAFY LANDMARKS and A PLACE FOR RAIN.