journalist, children's author, copywriter
Don't Bug the Insects

Children's Books

Author of three published books with four more at the editor's. The Good Question! Series, and Where Do Garbage Trucks Go?: And Other Questions About Trash and Recycling in particular, were given a starred review by Booklist.

Don't Bug the Insects

Don't Bug the Insects

On sale June 6, 2017. Available for preorder now!

Go buggy over insects! … At any given time there are 10 quintillion insects on the Earth; that means 200 million bugs for every person out there. And while they sometimes annoy us—or worse, like the deadly mosquito, which can kill us—insects are essential to life as we know it. 

Where Do Garbage Trucks Go?: And Other Questions About Trash and Recycling

Where Do Garbage Trucks Go?: And Other Questions About Trash and Recycling

Available now in hardcover or paperback!

What is a landfill? What makes some garbage dangerous? Why it is good to recycle—and can we recycle water? Kids see the garbage truck all the time—but this entertaining and educational book will tell them what it does and where it goes, along with other facts about the trash we create and how it affects the environment.

Why Is the Sea Salty?: And Other Questions about Oceans

Why Is the Sea Salty?: And Other Questions about Oceans

Available now in hardcover or paperback!

What kinds of animals live in the sea? What causes tides and waves? And exactly how deep is the ocean, anyway? From the water cycle andocean zones to fun facts about how some lost rubber duckies ended up helping ocean scientists, this Good Question! book teaches kids about the life aquatic.

What Are the Three Branches of the Government?: And Other Questions About the U.S. Constitution

What Are the Three Branches of the Government?: And Other Questions About the U.S. Constitution

Available now in hardcover and paperback!

Who wrote the U.S. Constitution? How long did it take to write? What is the Bill of Rights? The Constitution forms the basis for our government's organization—and our liberties. Children will also learn how the three branches of government operate, how amendments are enacted, and how the Constitution has changed.