As is the way of such things many times, I discovered the cover art for THE PERFECTLY PERFECT WISH on a blog dedicated to picture books. Sure enough, a little poking revealed it was on my publisher’s website and all the major retail outlets, so now I can share it here, as well as invite…
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Now playing at Olympic Theatre Arts in Sequim, Washington, with book & lyrics by Lisa Mantchev and Glenn Dallas, and music & lyrics by Linda Dowdell. We have a cast of 20+ kids, ranging from 6-18 years old, and it’s an impressive show, although I might be a tiny bit biased. So if you’re in…
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Coming soon to a book-place near you, February of 2018! And either my kids will grow up thinking that it’s awesome that I turned them into superheros, or I should start saving therapy/bail money now. Either way, I am tickled to bits with how amazing Samantha Cotterill is, translating textile design into charming three-dimensional artwork.…
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In the world of publishing, all good things take time. Sometimes a LOT of time. Like that fruitcake your grandma would bake at Thanksgiving for Christmas consumption… Like fruitcake, I am also nutty. Probably because I have been sitting on this news since just before NCTE… Thrilled to say that it will be illustrated by…
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So, say you loved STRICTLY NO ELEPHANTS. Especially the parade of unusual friends and pets coming together to make a clubhouse where everyone is welcome. Say you noticed the narwhal in the fishbowl rolling along in her little red wagon. And say that little narwhal got a book of her very own. Coming this fall…
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So excited to get to finally show you the next piece of artwork in my picture book journey: Sonia Sánchez’s cover art for SISTER DAY! This one is gonna be GLOSSY and EMBOSSED (whoo!) and I promise the interior art is just as darling as the cover. Dedicated to my in-laws, who brought a whole…
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