I am thrilled, humbled and honored to have been selected by PJ Library as one of only 20 picture book authors to attend their Picture Book Summer Camp at the beautiful Highlights Foundation this summer. I can’t wait to meet and collaborate with so many fabulous creators and mentors to help bring new stories in the world!
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Upcoming Events
TUESDAY, JUNE 8, 2023
Author Visit at Tuscan Elementary School
Maplewood, NJ
SATURDAY, SEPT. 23, 2023
10AM-4PM
Rye Children’s Book Festival
Westchester Children’s Museum
100 Playland Pkwy
Rye NY
SUNDAY, OCT. 1, 2023
11AM-3PM
Maplewood/South Orange Children’s Book Festival
The Woodland
60 Woodland Rd
Maplewood, NJ
SATURDAY, OCT. 7, 2023
11AM-4PM
Warwick Children’s Book Festival
Stanley-Deming Park
Warwick, NY
Past Interviews & Appearances:
- Interview and review on Maria C. Marshall’s The Picture Book Buzz (5/30/23)
- Interview on Cynsations blog (5/25/23)
- Whatever Comes Tomorrow on local TV station Fox43, Topeka, KS (5/24/23)
- Cover Reveal of AFIKOMAN, WHERE’D YOU GO? on Vivian Kirkfield’s blog (5/22/23)
- 12×12 Book Chat with Julie Hedlund (5/2/23)
12×12 May Featured Author blog post (5/1/23) - Westchester Children’s Book Festival, White Plains, NY (4/29/23)
- Interview in The Nueva School Alumni Magazine (Fall/Winter 2023 issue)
- Interview and Review of Whatever Comes Tomorrow on Kathy Temean’s Writing & Illustrating (4/4/23)
- Whatever Comes Tomorrow Book Birthday Celebration at the Summit Free Public Library! (3/11/23)
- Vicinity Magazine (March 2023 issue), p.6
- Interview on Barefoot Book’s Website
- Interview and Review on Susanna Hill’s Perfect Picture Book Friday (2/10/23)
- Interview on Picture Book Builders with Jill Esbaum (3/7/23)
- Interview on Jena Benton’s Simply 7 blog (3/2/23)
- Interview on Andrew Hacket’s The Backstory (2/23/23)
- TV interview with Rocco Staino on the LIVE! Publisher Spotlight Spring 2023 KidLit Showcase! Interview is at the 25 min mark. (2/7/23)
- Guest post on The Writer’s Rumpus (1/27/23)
- Guest post on Tara Lazar’s STORYSTORM 2023, Day 15 (1/15/23)
- Poet Feature on The Dirigible Balloon, (1/1/23)
- Interview on Ellen Leventhal’s blog (1/1/23)
- Interview with the Summit, NJ Patch (12/13/22)
- NJ Association of School Librarians Conference, Atlantic City, NJ. 12/4-5/22
- WHATEVER COMES TOMORROW Cover Reveal on Vivian Kirkfield’s blog.
- BRAINSTORM! on Sara Kruger’s “First Lines” blog. (Nov. 2022)
- Author’s Day at Chester Public Library (11/5/22)
- Summit Free Public Library BRAINSTORM! event (10/22/22)
- West Jersey Reading Council Fall Conference (10/19/22)
- Maplewood/South Orange Book Festival, Maplewood, NJ (10/2/22)
- Rye Children’s Book Festival, Rye, NY (10/1/22)
- Story time & Signing at Indigo Books, Short Hills (9/24/22)
- Interview with Rochelle Melander on Tales for The Mighty Writer
- Interview with fellow KidLit Caravan authors on Cynsations
- Interview on Andrew Hackett’s The Backstory
- Review from Dianne White on ReaderKidz.com
- Interview on Picture Book Spotlight
- Interview on Writer’s Rumpus
- Interview on Susanna Hill’s Tuesday Debut
- Interview with Jena Benton on her “Simply 7” blog
- Interview with fellow KidLit Caravan authors on The Picture Book Buzz with Maria C. Marshall
- Interview with illustrator Debbie Ridpath Ohi
- Interview on the KidLit Creatives blog
- Interview on the Picturebooking Podcast with Nick Patton
- BRAINSTORM! on Picture Book Builders with Jill Esbaum
- BRAINSTORM! on Writing & Illustrating with Kathy Temean
- BRAINSTORM! on #FirstDraftFriday, Hollie Wolverton’s Blog
- Cover reveal for BRAINSTORM! on author Vivian Kirkfield’s blog.
- BRAINSTORM! and KidLit Caravan featured on Tara Lazar’s blog, Writing for Kids (While Raising Them).
- Watch me read my poem, “Our Walk To School,” on Michelle Schaub’s blog, Poetry Boost.
- Watch the mini-movie of my poem, “Our Walk To School,” on Sylvia Vardell’s blog, Poetry for Children.
Awards & Accolades
- Chosen as one of 20 picture book authors (out of 120!) to attend the PJ Library Picture Book Summer Camp for Emerging Jewish Authors at the Highlights Foundation
- Winner of the 2021 SCBWI Magazine Merit Award for my poem, “Lemons!”
- “Elite 8” Finalist (out of 64 children’s poets!) in the Madness!Poetry Tournament, 2021
- Honorable Mention in Vivian Kirkfield’s #50PreciousWords contest, 2021
- Second Place, Susanna Hill’s Holiday Contest for Children’s Writers, 2020
- First Place, Susanna Hill’s Holiday Contest for Children’s Writers, 2019
- #PBChat Mentee, chosen by Lori Degman, 2019
- #PBParty Finalist, 2019
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