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The OCNJ 2005 Fall Block Party is on Saturday October 11,2025. All  along  5th to 14th streets on Asbury Ave, Ocean City, New Jersey there will be over 400 crafters, food vendors, music, and [...]

The Lady and The Mouse is here! My fourth children’s picture book, once again illustrated by Lisa Madenspacher http://www.lisamadenspacher.com, is now on the shelves at some of my favorite [...]

I want an azure umbrella over my head every day. I want puffy clouds—nature’s soft pause button—to give me time to think.   I want startling sunrises to start my day. I want spectacular [...]

My elementary school teacher, Mrs. Cotton,  plucked a gold star from the small cardboard box on her desk and handed it to me. As I licked the small paper prize, the bitter glue layer burned my [...]

National Reading Month is coming to an end. As we say goodbye to March, let’s acknowledge the designation given to this special month. Dr. Seuss, a favorite children’s book author, was born on [...]

I will be making an Elizabethtown Author Visit at East High Street Elementary School in Elizabethtown, PA on Wednesday November 6, 2024.  My second children’s picture book, Henri to the [...]

The 2024 Fall Festival in Ocean City,NJ  will take place this Saturday October 12th starting at 9:30 am. This annual event is a great time to breath in some salt air while walking along Asbury [...]

Sneak a Peek is a new concept for me. I understand that it is an opportunity offered to young school children and caregivers to meet the teacher and to become familiar with the school setting. [...]

Six polka-dotted tumblers stare at me through the glass doors of my kitchen hutch. The tall containers no longer grace the circular oak table in the back corner of the wrap-around porch of my [...]

I will be making a Sun Rose Bookstore Author Appearance on Saturday July 13, 2024. Sun Rose Words & Music is located at 756 Asbury Avenue in Ocean City, New Jersey. I will be under the yellow [...]