My books:
The Traveling Taco:
An exploration of the history of kids’ favorite foods from around the world. Kirkus reviews it here. [picture book, ages 5 and up]
Amazon / Signed or Inscribed by Me
My books:
An exploration of the history of kids’ favorite foods from around the world. Kirkus reviews it here. [picture book, ages 5 and up]
Amazon / Signed or Inscribed by Me
I am thrilled and humbled by the shiny new stickers for We Sing From the Heart!
Amazon / Signed or Inscribed by Me
We Sing from the Heart: How the Slants® Took Their Fight for Free Speech to the Supreme Court Continue reading Thrilled and Humbled by the new stickers for WE SING FROM THE HEART!
Mom is counting on Dad to get Boxer Baby down for her nap, but Boxer Baby is the G.O.A.T. of sleep avoidance. This hilarious face-off mimics a three-round boxing match, as Boxer Baby is no lightweight when it comes to staying awake.
Dad has a few tricks up his sleeve, but will it be enough in this epic battle against nap time?
Boxer Baby Battles Bedtime! uses figurative language to show how many common idioms have boxing origins.
Here, we read our poems at the book launch!
I’m very excited to announce a new picture book Fortune Cookies for Everyone, illustrated by Colleen Kong-Savage. This is my second picture book published by Red Comet Press. Fortune Cookies for Everyone comes out in the Fall of 2025.
Food for the Future is a finalist for the 2023 INDIES Book of the Year Awards!
Food for the Future: Sustainable Farms Around the World has made the Green Earth Book Award long list.
Here are all the activity guides for my books:
Food for the Future is included in Chicago Public Library’s Best of the Best lists!
Food for the Future is on their Best Informational Books for Younger Readers of 2023 list for kids in kindergarten through 3rd grade.
The Best of the Best lists represent the Chicago Public Library’s choices for the year’s most outstanding titles. Thank you so much to the staff at the Chicago Public Libraries for including Food for the Future!
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Thank you to everyone who has supported my Kickstarter picture book, Boxer Baby Battles Bedtime!
It’s funded and there are still seven days to go!
Please go here if you want to check it out.
I’m pre-selling hardcover copies of my newest picture book, Boxer Baby Battles Bedtime! through a Kickstarter campaign that launched today!
Dad needs to get Boxer Baby down for her nap but she is not going down without a fight! This funny picture book told in three rounds includes boxing idioms. This picture book also celebrates the unsung heroes — dads who stay home to care for their children. [picture book, ages 3 and up]
I’m thrilled to reveal the cover for my newest picture book, Boxer Baby Battles Bedtime!
Dad needs to get Boxer Baby down for her nap but she is not going down without a fight! This funny picture book told in three rounds includes boxing idioms. This picture book also celebrates the unsung heroes — dads who stay home to care for their children. [picture book, ages 3 and up]
And introducing illustrator Kai Gietzen! He is a recent graduate from Rhode Island School of Design. This is his picture book debut. To learn more, please check out his website and Instagram.
And now…
ta da…
I will be launching a Kickstarter project to bring Boxer Baby Battles Bedtime to life in mid-September with early-release hardcover books. They will be delivered in December. Stay tuned!