So thrilled to find out that School Library Journal gave BRAINSTORM! a super positive review! YAY! Let’s get kids excited about writing!
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Past Interviews & Appearances:
- Interview on You May Contribute A Verse podcast (11/7/23)
- Warwick Children’s Book Festival, Warwick, NY (10/7/23)
- Maplewood/South Orange Children’s Book Festival, Maplewood, NY (10/1/23)
- Rye Children’s Book Festival at the Westchester Children’s Museum in Rye, NY (9/23/23)
- Whatever Comes Tomorrow featured in School Library Journal’s “30 Picture Books to Celebrate the Diversity of Latinx Heritage (9/14/23)
- NeRd Camp PA presentation: Literature for Hope and Change. Panel: “Picture Books to Empower Kids” (7/14/23)
- Whatever Comes Tomorrow is included on the Academy of American Poets’ Poets.org 2023 Summer Book List for Young Readers
- Whatever Comes Tomorrow is read as part of the Unitarian Universalist General Assembly service (6/25/23), scroll to the 32:20 minute mark.
- BRAINSTORM! featured on Carol Baldwin’s blog (6/26/23)
- Interview on Vivian Kirkfield’s Blog with KidLit Caravan Members (6/17/23)
- Full Day Author Visit at Tuscan Elementary School, Maplewood, NJ (6/8/23)
- 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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