Selected WorksAdults and Young Adults
A Summer of Silk Moths
A 2010 Green Earth Book Awards Honor Book Younger Readers
The 3 Bears and Goldilocks
A new twist to a very old story. Beautifully illustrated by Heather Solomon. Clever Beatrice
A tale tale from the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. Winner of the 2002 Charlotte Zolotow Award for best writing in a picture book. Available in hardcover and paperback. Works in Progress
Four Secrets
A middle grade novel, fall 2012. |
In March of 2011 I was honored to receive the Michigan Reading Association 2011 Gwen Frostic Award, an annual award that recognizes an individual artist for impacting and enhancing literacy in Michigan.
Silk Moths symbolize creativity, regeneration and dream life.
I grew up in a very large family in St. Joseph Michigan. I am holding my baby sister Mary in this family portrait. Two more children were born into my family before I left home at seventeen.
For thirty years, I have written in many different genres, enjoying them all equally. My current work reflects this. I have a middle grade novel scheduled for release in Fall 2012. I have recently I published the picture book The 3 Bears and Goldilocks (Atheneum 2008), illustrated by Heather Solomon. With this book, my love affair with folktales and fairy tales continues...
Earlier in the decade, I wrote 3 folktales for children, all of which featured the character Beatrice, a very brave and clever girl from the north woods. Clever Beatrice and its sequels are all illustrated by the amazing Heather Solomon.
Clever Beatrice
My Inner Beatrice
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