This weekend I was a presenter at the Society of Childrens Book Writers & Illustrators Fall conference on Mackinac Island. Not only did I present, but I was an attendee in the illustration boot-camp portion of the conference. So to my TOTAL astonishment, I won second place in the Illustration Nation competition, winning a one-hour [...]

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Wow! Thank you, thank, you, THANK YOU, Monroe County ISD for an AWESOME Young Author’s Day. Not only did I receive a completely warm welcome, but I sold over 200 books in just the first session! After selling out, the next group was SOOO patient and understandng, that I offered a complementary original custom color [...]

Join me and Fox 17 entertainment reporter Emily Richett this Thursday morning, March 3 at 8:45am for a cool insight to my work and career! Also – another VERY awesome special CONTEST that viewers can enter! See ya then! [Edit* I will re-post a link to the CONTEST and a link to the video archive [...]

…And I will be super busy! I will be presenting at several schools and conferences this month and into Spring to help Michigan celebrate literacy. I will be presenting at the annual Michigan Reading Association conference the weekend of March 11 If you are a teacher or PTO, drop me a line about booking me [...]