Sheltering Wings Indiana, a charitable organization that addresses domestic violence, selected Saving Eli’s Library as the featured book for their 2025 Men IN Action Read program. Around 500 men shared the book in 500 classrooms. The aim of the … Read more
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Coming this fall: THE MIDNIGHT MITZVAH
I am thrilled to announce my next picture book, coming out in Fall 2024 with Barefoot Books, with illustrations by Jenny Meilihove! Inspired by a tale from the Talmud, The Midnight Mitzvah is the story of Hanina, a generous chipmunk, … Read more
ELI’S LIBRARY coming out Next Year!
I’ve got a new picture book coming out!
Inspired by a real event in Lincoln, Vermont, ELI’S LIBRARY celebrates the love of books, the power of nature, the library’s place as the heart of the community, and the strength that … Read more
Local school love
I had a great time yesterday as a guest reader for Reading Week at Rhodes School, just a few blocks from my house.
This school just voted to adopt the horseshoe crab as its mascot, and some of the campaign … Read more
Horseshoe Crabs at Rhodes Elementary School
Check out this cool story about my neighborhood elementary school! The whole school has been learning about horseshoe crabs this year, and the students and staff just voted (by a landslide!) to change the school mascot from the tiger to … Read more
KidLit411 author Spotlight
Many thanks to the folks at Kidlit411 for putting me in the Spotlight! You can click here to read a little interview I did. And if you visit the site before April 20, you can enter a chance to win … Read more
An april shower of books
On April 15, 2-4 pm, I’ll be joining nine other area children’s authors and illustrators at An Unlikely Story, Jeff (Diary of a Wimpy Kid) Kinney’s destination bookstore and café in Plainville, Massachusetts. There’ll be schmoozing, book signing, … Read more
Flying High at the Flying Pig!
I’m still flying high from an amazing event in Vermont, my old stomping grounds. I have a lot to say about it, and haven’t had a chance to put my thoughts into words. But look at this sweet write-up by … Read more
Launched!
What a wonderful afternoon we had in Garden City yesterday! It was a thrill to read Are We Still Friends? aloud in public for the first time. And we sold every copy the store had in stock! Many thanks to … Read more
Are We Still Friends? gets Tooned!
Well, this is adorable. Thank you, School Library Journal and Travis Jonker!
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