I'm excited to learn that THE BOY WHO GREW A FOREST has been shortlisted for a Keystone to Reading Book award in the intermediate...

When I set out on the journey of writing about Jadav Payeng, I began with an image of him standing in his forest. Years later, this...

THE BOY WHO GREW A FOREST has just been awarded the Gold Medal for Young Children's Literature in the Florida State Book Award for...

I wrote a blog for the Nonfiction Chicks' Nonfiction Fest this month. You can check out my post about Visual Storytelling by clicking the...

The Children's Book Council (CBC) and the National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS) has just released their 2020 list of The Notable...

I'm thrilled to announce that The Boy Who Grew A Forest won a 2019 Eureka! Nonfiction Children's Book Honor Award. I am grateful that...

I wrote a guest post for author Beth Anderson's blog. Let me take you on a writing journey in Mood, Tone, Theme & Story Weaving. Click...

Huge shout out to the folks at KidLit.TV for featuring the book trailer for THE BOY WHO GREW A FOREST. Want to know how the trailer was...

I was recently interviewed by author Stacey Horan for The Bookshop At The End Of The Internet podcast. Click below to hear my full...

I'm the featured author for Julie Hedlund's 12x12 group this month. Pop over to the 12x12 blog to read my post: Revision & Opening Lines....