Construction Site Colors, Numbers, Opposites and ABC's...

Shapes, colors, numbers, opposites, ABC’s, all sturdy board books.

Anderson's Book Shop in Naperville, IL

Freshly-signed 🖊 💫 and available at Anderson’s Bookshop in Naperville, IL. 📚🚁❤️

Big thanks

Thank you @the_book_stall for hosting me (and Roto and Roy! 🚁) today!

The talented Barney Saltzberg - check it out!

My dear, talented friend, @barneysaltzberg (author/illustrator of “Beautiful Oops!”) has a wonderful new book, with photos by Jamie Lee Curtis @curtisleejamie . Check it out! It’s as awesome as, well, Barney. ❤️🥰

#whatdoyousee #kidsbooksreview #picturebooks

Raising Little Dinosaurs...thanks

Thank you, @raising.little.dinosaurs for this awesome endorsement of Roto And Roy! 🚁
If your little ones love the Goodnight Goodnight Construction Site series, check out this new book by the same author @sherririnker 📚 She was kind enough to send us a copy to read & my boys love the fun helicopter adventure! My 5yo slept with the book in his bed the other night so he could continue “reading” - the illustrations are perfect so he can still tell the storyline even without reading the words!❤️

Swipe to see a couple pages from the book 🚁🔥🚒🐕

This super fun monkey foam was perfect to shape into a pretend fire… and then for my boys to play with & squish as we read the book. ❤️

"You made his day!"

“You totally made his day. We have already read it so many times.” Thank you @keepabookout for the awesome photo — and the best kind of review! ❤️❤️❤️

Thanks Theo!!

I could not be more thrilled and honored that Curious George chose “Goodnight, Goodnight, Construction Site” pajamas this evening. 😮Brand crossover opportunity? 🤔 Perhaps…

Thank you to Theo for assisting with the wardrobe choice and to Theo’s mommy for sending the photo!

Just adorable!

Thank you Caitlin @csquared26 (aka Supermom) for this awesome, adorable photo!
Reading Across America/Spirit Week, Day 2: “Dress Like Your Favorite Book Character”

Bulldozer Fun

Just a girl and her Bulldozer, out for a ride. 🚧💫

Thank you @caterpillarinc for this amazing experience. 🙌🏻

Meet my new friend

Meet my new friend, 794. 👊🏻

I wasn’t allowed to operate her (about once a month, I scrape the side mirror of my minivan on the garage, so this was a wise decision on CAT’s part) but I DID get a ride! 🙌🏻

Can I come visit??

When you ask CAT if you can come out and do some research… and they roll out the yellow carpet for you. 💛🖤💛🖤💛🖤 (Machines are my people. 👊🏻)

Darling

Thank you SO MUCH @atlasfinders for this darling photo! 📚

Super Fun

Beautifully 💛 filthy.

Power of Love

We look forward to the time when the Power of Love will replace the Love of Power. Then will our world know the #blessings of peace.
William E. Gladstone

😞🕊💔

Too Funny!

I’ve had this sitting in my office for years — because… amiright?! 😂

Everything Will Be OK

Everything Will Be OK. (I bought a few. Because, seriously, who doesn’t need to hear that message???)

Stress baking...anyone?

You’ve heard of “stress eating?” Well, I stress BAKE. This weekend was soft pretzels — about six dozen. And then, for variety, I tried my hand at pretzel ROLLS. And, I smoked a pork shoulder.

Light-up-tutu...must have!

When you see a light-up tutu and you think, “Ohmigosh!!! She TOTALLY needs this!!!” and she’s been wearing it for, like, three days straight, and BOOM! you go WAY UP in the favorite auntie rankings. 👑🏆

The poetry of trucks..

How can I write poetry about… trucks? I mean… The poetry is already there, I just needed to put it on paper.

Helicopters

My latest “big machine” obsession: HELICOPTERS. 🚁 I simply cannot describe how AMAZING they are: The incredible engineering that allows them to do what they do, their ability, the unbelievable skill of the pilots… I’m awestruck — and counting the hours until I get the chance to go up again. 💫 THIS is what has inspired me to write my next picture book series, “Roto and Roy Helicopter Heroes.” I hope fans of my bestselling truck and train books will check it out. I’m eager to hear your thoughts!