I am honored and completely flabbergasted to have been awarded the Hoffer Grand Prize for Alithia Ramirez Was an Artist, a picture book biography of […]
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- Awards
- Ben Franklin Book Award
- BookFest Award
- CBC Favorite
- Hoffer Grand Prize
- Next Generation Indie Book Award
- picture book award
- picture book award-winning picture book
- picture book biography
- picture book for artist
- Reading the West award
- Uvalde
- Violet Lemay
Awards for “Alithia Ramirez Was an Artist”!
My latest picture book, Alithia Ramirez Was an Artist, recently won several awards. The Eric Hoffer Award Alithia Ramirez Was an Artist won the Eric […]
Talk Good English
If you’re an American who has never been to the UK, Australia, or New Zealand and have never experienced entertainment (films, series, books) created by […]
Marianne’s Roses
When I was very young, my family moved from Illinois to Missouri. At the new house, my father promptly planted a row of roses along […]
Write for Kids Online
Character Designs Way back in 2023, my friends Laura Backes Bard and Jon Bard, the couple behind the Children’s Book Insider Newsletter, Write For Kids, […]
Literary Agent
I’m excited to announce that I recently signed with a literary agent for my writing: Don Pape of Pape Commons! Meanwhile, I’m still illustrating children’s […]
Collab with Thomas Gabor, PhD
Gun Violence 101: A Graphic Guide to How Gun Safety Policies Save Lives I am pleased to announce the release of Gun Violence 101: A […]
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Great Ontario Road Trips The best things to do in St. Marys, Ontario Discover St. Marys Ontario A Great Small-Town Ontario Roadtrip Looking for a […]
Bavarian Chicken Dinner Rivalry In Frankenmuth
Bavarian Chicken Dinner Rivalry The Great Frankenmuth all-you-can-eat Chicken Dinner Rivalry In the quaint town of Frankenmuth, Michigan, there exists a culinary clash that has […]
A Maker of Dresses
A Beautiful Collaboration with Michael Sampson! In 2023, I was in NYC with the publisher of Alithia Ramirez Was an Artist, Michael Sampson. (If you […]
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