September 20 – Children’s Fairyland Book Festival, Oakland, CA
October 8 – Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy member talk, Presidio Visitors’ Center, 1 pm
October 10 – California Library Association virtual panel, 6:20 pm
October 23 – Sinsheimer Elementary, San Luis Obisbo, 2 pm
October 24 – Foothill Elementary, Goleta and Montecito Union Elementary, Santa Barbara
October 25 – California Library Association annual conference, ceremony for California Young Reader Medal winners, Riverside, CA, 10 am
November 12 – Spring Valley Elementary, Millbrae, CA, 1:15 pm
November 22 – Cal Academy winter nights, multiple readings
December 6 – Hamlin School Winter Fest, SF
January 28 – Neil Cummins Elementary, Corte Madera, CA
February 27 – Sunset Ridge Elementary, Pacifica
March 2-5 – Elementary school visits, Redmond, WA

January 29 – Neil Cummins Elementary, Corte Madera, Marin County

February 1 – California School Librarian Association (CSLA) annual conference, San Jose, CA

February 20 – Mathical Book Award presentation via Zoom

March 18 – Jefferson Elementary, SF

March 22 – Young Authors Workshop via Zoom

April 12 – Montclair Elementary, Oakland

April 18 – Dianne Feinstein Elementary, SF

May 2 – Dino Days at Cal Academy of Sciences, SF

May 12 – Redwood Day School, Oakland

Cal Academy of Sciences, September 15

Children’s Fairyland Book Festival (Oakland), September 21

West Portal Elementary (SF), October 11

Tam Valley Elementary (Mill Valley, CA), November 14

Cal Academy of Sciences, November 22

McKinley Elementary (SF), December 4

Lakeshore Elementary (SF), December 12

Neil Cummins School (Marin County), January 29

California School Librarian Association Annual Conference, February 1

Thursday, May 30: Wilkinson School, Half Moon Bay

Friday, May 10: Book signing on Alcatraz

Saturday, April 27: Walnut Creek Library Foundation Authors Gala

Friday, April 26: Sherwood School, Willits, CA

Wednesday, April 24: San Francisco School

Saturday, April 20: Book signing on Alcatraz

April 10 and 11: Katherine G. Johnson Elementary, Spanaway, WA

Friday, April 5: Dianne Feinstein Elementary, SF

Thursday, April 4: Mary Silveira Elementary, San Rafael, CA

Thursday, March 14: Mission Dolores Academy, SF

Saturday, March 2: Green Apple Books with Stephanie Wildman

Friday, February 9: Contra Costa Christian Schools, Walnut Creek, CA

Thursday, February 8: Ross Valley Charter School, Fairfax CA

Sunday, February 4, 3 pm: Book launch for The Fabulous Fannie Farmer at Omnivore Books, SF

Oct 25-26: Author visits in New Orleans and Baton Rouge

Sat, Oct 28: Louisiana Book Festival, Baton Rouge

Thurs, Nov 16: Author visit, Lafayette School, SF

Sat, Nov 25: Book signing on Alcatraz

Tues, Dec 5: Authors’ Day, Jefferson School, SF

Wed, Dec 6: Book signing on Alcatraz

Sat, Dec 16: Book signing at the SF Botanical Garden Winter Fair, County Fair Bldg., Golden Gate Park

Sun, Feb 3: Book launch of THE FABULOUS FANNIE FARMER at Omnivore Books in SF

Kids across Louisiana chose Claude: The True Story of a White Alligator as their favorite book of the year! In a way, it makes sense–Claude was born there! More info here.

This is such an honor! I will be traveling to Baton Rouge to attend the Louisiana Book Festival.

Sept 10: Reading at San Francisco Public Library, Ortega Branch

Oct 6: School Library Journal Day of Dialogue

Nov 2: School visits at Sacred Heart (Atherton, CA) and Trinity School (Menlo Park, CA)

Nov 4: Virtual visit with San Mateo Public Library

Nov 5: Reading at Black Bird Books in San Francisco

Nov 6: Reading at Linden Tree Books in Los Altos with Stephanie Wildman

Nov 9: West Portal Elementary Read-a-Thon

Dec 3: Reading of THE GARDENER OF ALCATRAZ on Alcatraz Island. Readings at 11, 12, 1, and 2.

Dec 6: Jefferson Elementary Authors’ Day

I’ll be reading Claude at his home, the Cal Academy, this Wednesday night, at a really fun event called Science Under the Stars!

This award, given by the Washington Library Association, chooses ten nonfiction picture books every year. Students across the state spend the year reading and studying them. They vote at the end of the year–and they chose my book! I am so incredibly honored, especially because all the other nominees were so fantastic, and winners in their own right for sure.

On April 30 I am doing a storytime with fun activities for kids (coloring! scavenger hunt!). It’s free (though non-SF residents will have to pay admission to the gardens). RSVP if you can! The event is co-sponsored by Green Apple Books on the Park, to kick off their year-long collaboration with the Botanical Gardens–Books on the Garden.