This event was a lot of fun!
Enjoy a Youtube reading of ODIN, and behind-the-scenes photos
Can’t get the book? Feel free to click below and enjoy a reading of ODIN, DOG HERO OF THE FIRES, followed by some pictures of the real-life animals and people, and even a bonus tour of the farm by Ariel herself!
Book announcement! PB Bio of Robert McCloskey
So excited to share this news! 
Junior Library Guild selection!
Guest Post: How to Use Literary Devices to Make Your Nonfiction Picture Books Come Alive
It was a lot of work but but also fun and educational to write this post for fellow Stormie Lisa Kerr’s blog.
I’ll be at nErDCamp!
Looking forward to meeting educators and students at nErDCamp 2020 SoCal, in Torrance, CA, on July 17, 2020! Click here for more details and to find out what other authors will be attending.
Upcoming events for ODIN
IMPORTANT: All events are contingent upon the lifting of the current shelter-in-place guidelines. I will update this page as the dates get closer.
Odin: Hero Dog of the Fires come out this June, and we have some events lined up to celebrate!
Sat, June 20, 3 pm: Launch party at Copperfield’s Books in Santa Rosa. Join the author, illustrator, and Odin himself for a reading, slideshow, and book signing! To benefit North Bay Animal Services.
Mon, July 27, 3:30 pm: Mill Valley Library reading, slideshow, and craft for kids of all ages.
Sat, August 30 and Sat, September 13, 11 am: Story time at Books, Inc. in Palo Alto
Sat, October 10, 1-3 pm: “Cartoonist in Residence” event at the Charles Schulz Museum in Santa Rosa. Chat with the author and illustrator about the creation of Odin: Dog Hero of the Fires
Pre-order the book through Copperfield’s, Green Apple, Books Inc, Bookshop West Portal, or Amazon.
Blog post: When You’re Not the Expert
Thanks to Lisa Amstutz for hosting me on her blog!
PW announcement – CLAUDE
ACK!!! This is my 5th picture book contract—and I am so excited about it!!! CLAUDE tells the surprising back story of the famous white alligator of SF’s Cal Academy. It’s about skin color, rejection, and feeling different, as well as tolerance, inclusion, and finding your place. It’s also going to be ADORABLY illustrated by the amazing Jennifer M. Potter! Yay! Look for it in fall 2020!
Celebrate with me!
Come join the launch party for my second picture book, TO LIVE ON AN ISLAND, about the joys, and challenges, of growing up on one of the San Juan Islands, off Washington State. Details below.
