About

I’ve always been a read­er. Grow­ing up on a small dairy farm in Wis­con­sin with my par­ents and eight sis­ters, I was a qui­et, shy girl. Books were my friends. My favorite day each week was Library Day at school.

Through all of life’s twists and turns, books have been my con­stant. I need them and they are in every room of my house.

When I became a Mom, I redis­cov­ered children’s books and real­ized I want­ed to be more than a reader—I want­ed to write pic­ture books.

I write from my home in North­ern Vir­ginia where I live with my hus­band, three sons, and two cats. When I’m not read­ing or writ­ing, I like to watch Jeop­ardy, gar­den, and be outdoors.

I am also a part of KidLit for Grow­ing Minds—a group of diverse of cre­ators who believe in the pow­er of sto­ry com­bined with real world sci­ence, social stud­ies, and math can touch hearts and nur­ture grow­ing minds. We seek to sup­port teach­ers, librar­i­ans, and par­ents, and to inspire curi­ous kids. Check out their web­site and sub­scribe to their newslet­ter here.