When I stumbled upon the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators almost a decade ago, I never could have imagined this...

Thank you to The Nature Generation for naming THE BOY WHO GREW A FOREST as a 2020 Green Earth Book Award Honor Book! I am so grateful to...

I have just received word that THE BOY WHO GREW A FOREST: The True Story of Jadav Payeng has been selected as the winning book in the...

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...

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 had a wonderful time celebrating all things kid-lit with the Florida Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators last weekend....

I'm thrilled to announce that I was just awarded a Florida SCBWI Rising Kite Award in the Nonfiction category. My winning manuscript is a...