Just like the sign above says you are very welcome here!  If you are reading this, I hope it's because you love picture books as much as I do. Maybe you have even read some of mine (thank you!). I grew up in 'Beverly Cleary country and all the way through my education and on to my work as a teacher, counselor and elementary school principal picture books were always held close to my heart.

I was very lucky to be raised in a home where I was read to a great deal. My brother and sister and I all had library cards by age five and loved the weekly trips to select books. I do think I checked out the same book (something titled "Little Wu And the Watermelons") week after week, but no one seemed to mind.


I now share my home with my husband Brad and our Australian Labradoodle Milo. And, I am fortunate to have the time to create my own books for children.

I enjoy working with amazing publishers such as Peachtree, Sleeping Bear Press, Simon & Schuster UK, West Margin Press, Little Tiger UK, and Read Your Own Story. I also publish with Highlights for Children and High Five Magazines.

Three things not everyone knows about me are: In the fifth grade I won Championship Showman at the county fair with my market lamb, I like black licorice and not the red stuff, and I can still recite some poems memorized in third grade (and that was a while ago). Oh, and a bonus fact: If I could have a secret power it would be to be able to communicate with animals. 

Thank you for stopping by and please feel free to contact me.