"I write stories that spark wonder, fuel curiosity, and craft worlds that help kids find their place in this one." That's what I came up with when a VERY PROFESSIONAL AND ORGANIZED writer friend challenged me to come up with a "writer statement" to describe what my work. After lots and lots of hemming and hawing (I hate to be pinned down!) and even more thinking and drafting and asking and re-reading what I wrote, I came up with the sparking wonder bit. Sounds a little lofty, but I dig it. So I'm sticking with it, for now. But that doesn't tell you much about me, which is maybe why you stopped by, so, here's that: I'm a writer, a mom, a church-staffer, and a huge fan of pit bulls. I'm a writer because I write (duh!), but also because writing is the lens through which I see the world. I caught the writing bug from Shel … Read More about Welcome!
Mine! A Counting Book about Sharing
A group of children counts up the things that belong to them. Mine, mine, mine! But then–surprise!–they share with each other to make one big party for themselves and their friends! Especially designed for children 0-3, Mine! is a counting board book that teaches the concepts of yours and mine, while also reminding kids that we […]
It’s Not Fair! A Book about Having Enough
Roxy Ramirez has saved up for weeks to buy a chemistry set, and now she’s headed to the toy store to buy it! There’s only one problem: along the way, she keeps running into friends who are in trouble, and need her to dip into her savings to help. Will she have enough money left […]
The Wrong Shoes: A Book about Money and Self-Esteem
Marco loved his Super Stepper Running Shoes when he saw them in the store–but on the first day of school he discovers that everybody was wearing Jupiter Jumpers. He wanted those shoes. He needed those shoes. But his dad said no, and his mom said he should earn some money and save up for them […]
Grit and Grace
Experience the grit and grace of seventeen women of the Bible through creative first-person retellings of each person’s story. This book connects preteen girls with the women of the Bible, showing them that they are created in the image of God to do mighty things in this world. Grit and Grace is for girls who long […]
Introducing: Generous Kids
A little over a year ago, Andrew DeYoung, my editor at Beaming Books, came to me with an idea. Would … Read More... about Introducing: Generous Kids
