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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 [...]

The power of fear is real. It is usually triggered by something true or perceived. Its teeth are sharp. I know, I have felt them. Once its jaws clamped down on me, it was tough to pry them open [...]