Tiny & the Big Dig

“Tiny and The Big Dig” is my own version of a “Carrot Seed” story. It offers an opportunity to talk to kids about believing in themselves and having confidence in what they know is right-and-true, regardless of the world’s Negative Nellies. 👊🏻

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Super Fun!

One of the schools posted these pics on social media. The expressions of the kids during my presentation are hysterical! I didn’t realize I was that... hmm... scary?

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Fight for Our Libraries!

I am in this beautiful elementary school library that is EMPTY, because the school librarian has to split her time between FOUR SCHOOLS. This is NOT OK! Kids NEED exposure to books BY A DEDICATED, KNOWLEDGEABLE PROFESSIONAL who can get the right books into the right kids’ hands at the right time.

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A Lady Has the Floor: Belva Lockwood Speaks Out for Women's Rights

Written by my friend and fellow Chicago-area author Kate Hannigan, “A Lady Has the Floor: Belva Lockwood Speaks Out for Women's Rights” is a GORGEOUS nonfiction picture book biography of Belva Lockwood, a lawyer, activist and presidential candidate who devoted her life to overcoming obstacles and demanding equality for women. Illustrated by Alison Jay. ❤️

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ETHAN LONG

A set of five “Goodnight, Goodnight, Construction Site” board books will be out soon — with themes of colors, numbers, shapes, alphabet and opposites — all illustrated by my friend, the talented (and kid-at-heart) Ethan Long. When I saw this sketch for the opposites book this morning, I LITERALLY laughed out loud. 😃

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