My family LOVES Christmas. We are very blessed. We have Christmas trees with different themes in different areas of our home. I have a Candy Land tree and trains and a little village- the whole deal. I love it all. Mostly I love all of the feelings associated with Christmas. I love it even more […]
It was Toni Morrison who said, “If there’s a book you want to read, but it hasn’t been written yet, then you must write it.” That quote perfectly sums up the reason I wrote the diverse picture book, My Dad’s Job, in 2016. My Dad’s Job shares a powerful message about the value of parenting […]
If A Caterpillar Can Fly, Why Can’t I? is a very special book. ALL of my books are *special*…but this one holds a very special place in my heart. When I created If A Caterpillar Can Fly, Why Can’t I?, I knew I wanted the end result to be something to be 50% coloring book, […]
Just like adults, children can have bad days too. The good news is that, just like adults, children can better cope with stress by learning and practicing mindfulness. That in itself is one of the many reasons I wrote the diverse picture book, My Trip to the Beach, in 2015. Simply put, I just really […]
During my author journey, I’ve learned many things. I’ve learned how important it is for kids to see characters in books who look like them and who have similar stories and journeys. Growing up, I didn’t have the luxury of seeing role models who looked like me in the books that I read. One of […]
It’s tough being a kid. Many of us think that we’d love to go back to the time in our lives when play was at the center of everything we did. But in reality, being a child is a time filled with just trying to figure out how to, and who to, be. As the […]
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