In addition to writing picture books, I LOVE writing poetry – especially for kids!
I’ve been thrilled to have so many of my poems published in various magazines and anthologies.
Poetry
Poems Featured in Magazines:
- “There’s Magic Here,” PaperBound Magazine, March 2023
- “Giraffes: They’re Tall, But That’s Not All,” Countdown/The School Magazine, Feb 2023
- “The Blue Balloon” The Dirigible Balloon, January 2023
- “Oh, Nuggets!” The Dirigible Balloon, January 2023
- “When Butter Flies,” The Dirigible Balloon, January 2023
- “Spring Training,” Blast Off/The School Magazine, November 2022
- “I Want a Pet!” The Toy Press, Issue 2, November 2022
- “Sir Sunny,” Touchdown/The School Magazine, October 2022
- “A Passing Storm,” Launchpad/The School Magazine, August 2022
- “Cookie Crush,” Spider Magazine, April 2022
- “Pinocchio’s Lament,” Countdown/The School Magazine, April 2022
- “The Coolest Ghoul In School,” The Caterpillar, Autumn 2021
- “Lemons!” Countdown/The School Magazine, September 2021
(**WINNER of the 2021 SCBWI Magazine Merit Award for poetry!) - “Elijah’s Visit,” Honeycake: The Jewish Magazine for Creative Kids, April 2020
- “Blank Page,” Honeycake: The Jewish Magazine for Creative Kids, December 2019
- “Red-Handed,” Highlighter, the newsletter of SCBWI Mid-Atlantic, Fall 2019
Poems Featured in Anthologies:
- “Encouragement,” What Is A Family? (Pomelo Books, 2023)
- “Here,” What Is a Friend? (Pomelo Books, 2022)
- “If You Were Me and I Were You” and “The Attempt,” Imperfect II: Poems About Perspective, An Anthology for Middle Schoolers (History House Publishers, 2022)
- “Our Walk To School,” Hop To It: Poems To Get You Moving (Pomelo Books, 2020) — Click here to watch the mini-movie! And here to watch me read the poem as part of National Poetry Month.
- “Ode To Frankie Cat,” Chicken Soup For The Soul, The Magic of Cats (Simon & Schuster, 2020)
Poems Coming Soon!
- “The Undeterred Octopus,” Countdown/The School Magazine, July 2023
- “Dreidel Time,” Highlights High Five, TBD
- “From Peanut Butter to Jelly, With Love,” Spider Magazine, TBD
- “Beware of The Teacher Creature,” Spider Magazine, TBD
- “Math Problems,” Cricket Magazine, TBD
- “Ocean’s End of Summer Blues,” Launchpad/The School Magazine, TBD
- “My Amazing Brain!” The School Magazine, TBD
- “Parrots Are Pretty,” The School Magazine, TBD