My debut children’s picture book, WILLOW, was one of twelve books on Oprah’s 2010 Kids' Reading List for 6- to 9-year-olds, and one of five 2009 Children’s Choice Book finalists for Third to Fourth Grade Book of the Year.

WILLOW is as much autobiography as it is fiction. I spun the story from the straw of my own life.

I have worked in the children’s department at the Brighton District Library and have taught creative writing to homeschooled students for fifteen years.