I’m so excited to do a program with one of my favorite organizations, Our Family Coalition, along with fabulous fellow author Katryn Bury, whose most recent book is: Drew Leclair Gets a Clue. Katryn and I will be reading and leading activities and all-around celebrating books and being proud to be who we are at Fabulosa Books in the Castro. Book signing to follow program. We’d love to see you there!

Logistics: The event is free, and we ask that you please register in advance to ensure we can accommodate you, as attendance is limited for safety reasons.

I’m thrilled to be able to take this show on the road and see old friends and make new friends in Lexington, KY — my hometown — and Portland, OR! I’ll be at Joseph-Beth Booksellers in Lexington, where I spent a lot of time as a young person. It’s an amazing, huge indie bookstore with something for everyone. And then, in May I’m off to Portland, OR for my son’s college graduation and a storytime at the famous Powell’s City of Books, the largest used and new bookstore in the world!

I am so excited to share that Just. Like. You. came out on December 6, 2022. On that day, I went to two bookstores with my dear friend Angela to see it on the shelves. Seeing the book in the bookstores definitely made it real. And, of course since it was a birthday — there had to be cake!

POW! Kids has sent out a press release for JUST. LIKE. YOU (screen shot of the top half is below)! And the book will be out in December. They even have an actual copy of the real book, which you can see on Instagram. I am very excited!

I’m excited that my debut picture book with illustrator Avneet Sandhu, JUST. LIKE. YOU. was announced in Publisher’s Weekly Fall 2021 Children’s Announcement, you can find it in under the publisher’s name: PowerHouse/Pow, or see below. Also, of course the book is available for preorder.

I am beyond thrilled to announce that JUST. LIKE. YOU. my debut picture book with illustrator Avneet Sandhu, is coming out this fall with POW! Kids Books. More updates soon…

I love picture books, and I like to see what new books are coming. Below are a few books that I can’t wait to get my hands on!

All Because You Matter 
Written by Tami Charles, Illustrated by Bryan Collier
(Orchard, October 6, 2020

The Teachers March!: How Selma’s Teachers Changed History
Written by Sandra Neil Wallace and Rick Wallace, Illustrated by Charly Palmer
(Calkins Creek, September 29, 2020)

Where Wonder Grows
Written by Xelena González, Illustrated by Adriana M. Garcia
(Cinco Punto, February 2, 2021)