Upcoming Workshop: Writing Groups that Work

I’m happy to announce my next workshop with Whale

TD Summer Reading Club 2024

I’m honoured that

Signing at OLA

Are you going to the Ontario Library Association

Upcoming Workshop: Feeling It

I’m happy to announce my next workshop with Whale

Monster vs. Boy on CTV

Once a month, children’s author

It’s Official!

Guess what arrived?

Join Me at the CNE!

On August 28 at 1:00 pm and 2:30 pm, you can find

Chat with Crystal Kite Award Winners

I participated in a picture-book chat with illustrator Dawn Lo about One Tiny Bubble, which won…

Upcoming Workshop: Social-Emotional Writing in Fantastic Literature

I’m happy to announce my next workshop with Whale Rock Literary Workshops. I’ll be co-teaching a…

Monster vs. Boy Coming July 11

One month until the release date of my middle-grade novel Monster vs. Boy with Charlesbridge Publishing!…

One Tiny Bubble Wins Crystal Kite Award

Illustrator Dawn Lo and I are thrilled to announce that One Tiny Bubble has won the…

Video Introducing Monster vs. Boy

Curious about my upcoming novel Monster vs. Boy? Here’s a sneak peek. What if the monsters…

First Review of Monster vs. Boy

First review of my middle-grade novel Monster vs. Boy! Thanks to Kirkus Reviews for understanding this…

Prepping for Canadian Children’s Book Week 2023

I’m busy prepping my upcoming presentations for Canadian Children’s Book Week 2023! From April 30 to…

Design Award for One Tiny Bubble!

I’m thrilled that One Tiny Bubble received second place in the Alcuin Society Awards for Excellence in…

Drawing in the Reader into a Non-Fiction Picture Book

Many thanks to Anne-Marie Strohman for her insightful writing-craft review of my picture book One Tiny…

Book Buzz for Monster vs. Boy

My heart is full of gratitude for two wonderful blurbs for my upcoming middle-grade novel Monster…

Upcoming Presentation: How to Build Character Cultural Literacy

I’m happy to announce that I’ve joined Whale Rock Literary Workshops as faculty! Whale Rock offers…

Writing Mentorships Available (Giveaway!)

GIVEAWAY ALERT! Enter to win one manuscript critique with me (either a picture book or the…

Cover Reveal: Monster vs. Boy

It’s cover reveal day! I’m thrilled to share Markia Jenia‘s cover art for my upcoming middle-grade…

One Tiny Bubble a Best Informational Book from the Chicago Public Library!

Today is Evolution Day, which marks the anniversary of the publication of Charles Darwin’s On the…

Canadian Children’s Book Week 2023

I’m happy to announce that I’ve been selected for Canadian Children’s Book Week 2023! From from…

Guest Post: Sparking Connections With One Tiny Bubble

Today on L.E. Carmichael‘s Cantastic Authorpalooza blog, I talk about my childhood love for science, which…

National Science Reading Day

September 21 is National Science Reading Day! Owlkids Books helped me make this video about why…

Creator Chat: One Tiny Bubble

Today on the Picture Books, Eh! blog, I chat with illustrator Dawn Lo about our upcoming…