News, Visits & Events

Visits

I love talking to children and adults about books, writing, and reading.

If you are interested in scheduling a visit or event (virtual or in-person), please contact me to inquire about rates and availability. 

Future Events – Coming Soon!

AISLE Author Showcase, November 14, 2026, at The Westin in Lombard, Illinois at 11:00 a.m.

Past Events

  • American Library Association (ALA) in Chicago, June 2026, Signings for Chronicle Books and Albert Whitman booths and panel: “Be Brave: Picture Books on Bravery in Wartime,” June 27, 2026
  • 24th Annual Children’s Literature Breakfast, February 21, 2026, at Anderson’s Book Shops
  • Speaker, with Melissa Castrillon, illustrator, about The World Entire for the Sousa Mendes Foundation, November 16, 2025
  • American Writers Museum, October 20, 2025
  • AISLE Author Showcase, October 7, 2025, at Illinois Convention Center, Champaign, IL
  • I am a member of PB Spree 2025, a group of picture book authors and illustrators with books releasing in 2025
  • School Library Journal “Picture Book Palooza,” July 17, 2025
  • AISLE Author Showcase, November 9, 2024, at Tinley Park Convention Center
  • September 18, 2022, 1:30-3:00 Pacific – Panelist at Picture Book Palooza for the Children’s Book Academy
  • 2022: #ReadLocalIllinois Ambassador twice in 2022.
  • 2021-2022: I am participating in #KidsNeedMentors!
  • I’m a member of PB Crew 22, a group of picture book authors and illustrators with books releasing in 2022.
  • February 2, 2022: I participated in World Read Aloud Day (WRAD)!
  • Member of Read Local Illinois, since 2019-present
  • Picture Book Bacchanal. Society of Children’s Book Authors/Illinois, 57th Street Books, Chicago, IL, December 6, 2019. Panel.
  • Debut Authors Talk. Society of Children’s Book Authors and Illustrators/Illinois, Everybody’s Coffee, Chicago, IL, October 25, 2019. Panel.
  • I was a member of New in Nineteen – a group of debut picture book authors and illustrators whose books released in 2019.
  • Author’s Day, James Madison Elementary School, Chicago IL, May 2013 – 2016. Invited appearances on author panels to share experiences as a writer/author.