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Summer Days at the Farm

This entry was posted on September 29, 2022

☀️ The summer that just passed seems a world away now. I spent some time in a small farming village in Austria and experienced a whole new world. ⁣⁣ I will never forget seeing a deer flitting across the open space beyond the edge of the forest or the panoramic […]

Zachary and the Great Potato Catastrophe Garners Two Literary Awards

This entry was posted on September 24, 2022

I Love You Through Winter, Spring, Summer, and Fall Is a 2022 NYC Big Book Award Distinguished Favorite

This entry was posted on September 23, 2022

🎉 I Love You Through Winter, Spring, Summer, and Fall is recognized as a Distinguished Favorite in the Picture Books-Preschool category by the 2022 New York City Big Book Award. Yay! ⁣⁣💛 I’m so grateful to the 2022 NYC Big Book Award for this recognition—thank you so much, Ted and […]

Have You Ever Wondered What You Will Be? Wins at the 2022 New York City Big Book Award

This entry was posted on September 22, 2022

🎉 The New York City Big Book Award® announces the 2022 Winners, and Have You Ever Wondered What You Will Be? is named WINNER of the Picture Books – All Ages category! Yay! 🧡 Thank you so much, Ted and Gabby Olczak and the esteemed judges of the 2022 […]

Weekend Musing

This entry was posted on September 17, 2022

Have You Ever Wondered What You Will Be? Wins at the 2022 American Fiction Awards

This entry was posted on September 16, 2022

🙏 Thank you so much, Jeffrey Keen and the esteemed judges of the 2022 American Fiction Awards. ⁣⁣🎉🥇Have You Ever Wondered What You Will Be? was named WINNER of the Children’s Mind/Body/Spirit category. Yay! ⁣⁣💛 I had the most wonderful time writing this book, and it’s been such an amazing […]

The Night the Monsters Came Wins at the 2022 American Fiction Awards

This entry was posted on September 15, 2022

🎉 Woot! My monsters are back again⁣ to say a proper thanks. ⁣I told them to be gracious ⁣and to lay off on the pranks. ⁣⁣They wrote a little speech ⁣to celebrate children’s fiction. ⁣They hardly slept a wink—⁣they’ve been polishing their diction. ⁣⁣Come on, Monsters, the floor is yours! […]

I Love You Through Winter, Spring, Summer, and Fall Wins at the 2022 American Fiction Awards

This entry was posted on September 14, 2022

The winners and finalists of the 2022 American Fiction Awards have just been announced, and I’m elated to find out that I Love You Through Winter, Spring, Summer, and Fall was named WINNER of the Children’s Picture Book: Hardcover Fiction category and a FINALIST in the Children’s Mind/Body/Spirit category. 🎉 […]

Discovering the Beautiful Botanical Gardens of Merano

This entry was posted on September 13, 2022

The botanical gardens of the Trauttmansdorff Castle in Merano, Italy—a total sensory experience combining nature and art. I absolutely loved exploring this place! There are more than 80 garden landscapes, natural and cultivated, spread out on 12 hectares of land.

Editura Univers Acquires Romanian Rights To Have You Ever Wondered What You Will Be? Book

This entry was posted on September 12, 2022

Oh, I’m ecstatic! The Romanian rights to Have You Ever Wondered What You Will Be? have just been acquired by Editura Univers, a publisher based in Bucharest. 🎉 I’m looking forward to seeing the Romanian edition of this book, and I hope lots of young readers in Romania and Moldova […]