After posting my paper crafts for It Wasn’t the Moon, I decided that it would be helpful to make tutorial videos for each of them. This way you can easily see a before and after version of the worksheet. First, how it prints, and then what the final result will look like. First up, weContinue reading “Video Tutorials for Turtle Paper Crafts”
Category Archives: Announcements
The Teeny Tiny Turtle Activity Zine
I’m so happy to share my new TEENY TINY TURTLE ACTIVITY ZINE!!! This zine is a tiny (read: kid-sized) activity book to go along with It Wasn’t the Moon. It’s nine pages of activities: games on the front and back cover, plus six inside pages, and one giant fold-out page. It includes tic-tac-toe, a maze,Continue reading “The Teeny Tiny Turtle Activity Zine”
Final Week to Get IT WASN’T THE MOON at the Preorder Discount!
We’re in the final stretch! This is the last week that the Kickstarter campaign is active – which means the last few days where you can preorder your copy of It Wasn’t the Moon at a discount. In other words, if you were thinking about buying the book NOW IS THE TIME! And if youContinue reading “Final Week to Get IT WASN’T THE MOON at the Preorder Discount!”
New Printable Turtle Paper Crafts for IT WASN’T THE MOON
I am so excited to share these free printable paper craft worksheets! I made the activities to accompany my new picture book It Wasn’t the Moon, and I had so much fun sketching them. The main character of the book is Toby, and with these worksheets, you and your littles can bring Toby to life.Continue reading “New Printable Turtle Paper Crafts for IT WASN’T THE MOON”
Toby is HERE! Get his book today!!
It’s finally the day! The Kickstarter campaign for It Wasn’t the Moon goes live today! This means that you can now pre-order the book. I’m so excited 🤩🤩🤩 There’s a ton of information on the Kickstarter website, so that’s the best place to get all of your questions answered. Essentially, the book will be availableContinue reading “Toby is HERE! Get his book today!!”
ANNOUNCEMENT: New FREE Activity Worksheets
I’ve added some new printable activity worksheets to my ACTIVITIES FOR KIDS page! They include the printable bookmarks from An African Animal Adventure: And something I’m especially excited about – a CUSTOMIZABLE worksheet! This handwriting practice activity is housed on Canva because it allows you to change the text to anything you like. I loveContinue reading “ANNOUNCEMENT: New FREE Activity Worksheets”
ANNOUNCEMENT: New Picture Book Kickstarter Campaign
I am SO EXCITED to announce my newest picture book: IT WASN’T THE MOON! For this book, I am both the author and the illustrator, and I am launching it as a pre-order on Kickstarter. Why Kickstarter? It allows us to get a better idea of how many books to order in our first printContinue reading “ANNOUNCEMENT: New Picture Book Kickstarter Campaign”
ANNOUNCEMENT: Honorable Mention
I recently realized that I forgot to hit “publish” on this blog post . . . . . . SO here it is (oops lol), the announcement from May: I’m excited to announce that I’ve received an HONORABLE MENTION in 2025’s PB Party!!! How cool is that? I’ve entered Mindy Alyse Weiss’ “PB Party” fourContinue reading “ANNOUNCEMENT: Honorable Mention”
New Activity Worksheets Available!
I’m super excited to announce that there are new FREE printable activity worksheets now available! These new worksheets are inspired by the newest book in The Animal Adventure Series, book 3: AN ARCTIC ANIMAL ADVENTURE: A TONGUE-TWISTING TALE WITH SHAPES. These are downloadable individual activity worksheets that include mazes, tracing and matching shapes, identifying animals,Continue reading “New Activity Worksheets Available!”
ANNOUNCEMENT: Scholarship Recipient
I am utterly HONORED to announce that I am the recipient of the 2025 Transgender and Nonbinary Scholarship for Picture Book Storytellers from the Highlights Foundation! Attending a retreat / class at the Highlights Foundation in Pennsylvania has long been at the very top of my wish list. As a kidlit writer, this is somethingContinue reading “ANNOUNCEMENT: Scholarship Recipient”