I need your help. My publisher, Henry Holt, just sent ten copies of my book, My Travelin’ Eye, that I need to find homes for. Perfect timing for the holiday season! I’m looking for ten places to send them to: children’s hospitals who have libraries, a shelter or community center, special ed or art therapy [...]

Connie Gotsch of the radio show Write On Four Corners here in the SW interviewed me last September about my first book, My Travelin’ Eye. It was finally broadcasted today! I was super nervous and had major morning sickness goin’ on when she called…so I was a bit clumsy with my words at first…but I [...]

I got the coolest belated first mother’s day gift in the mail last week : a one of a kind book entitled, “The Mom Book: Advice for Tulsi’s Mom”, written and illustrated by my niece Katie and her classmates. I was shocked! It’s the best thing to get home made presents, and this one goes [...]

A little fun-n-surprising news! My Travelin’ Eye is on the CCBC Choices list — the Cooperative Children’s Book Center annual best-of-the-year list! Check out the many other great books on their list, including my friend Betsy Snyder’s Haiku Baby. Also, Sherry Artemenko, a speech language pathologist at playonwords.com, wrote a really nice review of MTE. [...]

Wow. I’m so honored–Mark and Andrea just posted a fun podcast about My Travelin’ Eye!

OK, I swear I didn’t suggest this! After I left Spring Lake Magnet (my sister Renee’s school in Omaha, Nebraska), a group of 2nd graders made a “Jenny Sue” piñata head (equipped with googly eyes) for Fiesta Night. [...]

Picture a beautiful day, all sunny and warm with fresh snow frosting the mountain tops. You are surrounded by so many people (both familiar and new) smiling and laughing and coloring–all sharing in a dream of yours come-true. What could possibly be better? You feel so supported and loved and simply, HAPPY. If you can [...]