It's Been a Busy Year!
Two new books—SHAKING THINGS UP and my first middle grade novel LIFEBOAT 12; many school visits; Princeton, Chappaqua, Warwick, and Rhode Island children's book festivals; NCTE in Houston; NCSS in Chicago; and a brand-new picture book coming in May, 2019. Here are some of the highlights!
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Launch Party at the Pequot Library in Southport, CT
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Happy news announced at NCTE!
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DOUBLE TAKE wins the 2018 Connecticut Book Award
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NYC school visit with a surprise special guest!
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One of many wonderful school visits all over the country
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Spreading the book love at the Connecticut Reading Association Conference.
Thanks to all these authors and illustrators for donating books to give to CT
educators.
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Barbara McClintock and David Johnson
hosted a lovely gathering
to celebrate a visit from Dylan Teut.
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Meeting THE Ruby Bridges at Smith College and giving her a copy of
SHAKING THINGS UP featuring Oga Mora's art of young Ruby on the cover
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Thanks to Susannah Richards for inviting me to the Confratute Conference.
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The Pinkneys, me, and my husband at the Rhode Island Children's Book Festival
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The Rhode Island Children's Book Festival authors and illustrators
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Proud to participate in the Connecticut Children's Book Fair where I got to meet Tomie dePaola and debut illustrator Doug Salati