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I write fic­tion and non­fic­tion pic­ture books. Pic­ture books are door­ways to our big, beautiful—and some­times complicated—world and I’m a firm believ­er that there is a pic­ture book for every rea­son, every sea­son, and every age.

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“A series of pirou­ettes both airy and informative…”

Named a 2025 NCTE Notable Book of Poetry.

Nom­i­nat­ed for the 2026 Bill Mar­tin, Jr. Pic­ture Book Award

“A bar­rel of monkeys…”

“Simul­ta­ne­ous­ly enlight­en­ing and enthralling …”

“Simul­ta­ne­ous­ly enlight­en­ing and enthralling…”

Talk­ing about feelings …

I’m thrilled to announce I have two more pic­ture books in the works: SUNDAY SCARIES with Knopf in Sum­mer 2026 and FIRE IS A CHORUS with Kids Can Press in Spring 2027. See the announce­ments here and here

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