Happy New Year — again! January 23rd marks the start of the Lunar New Year as well as the Year of the Dragon (specifically the Water Dragon). This has always been one of my favorite holidays of the year as it always brings back fond childhood memories of fresh cut flowers at home, [...]

My book We Belong Together was 1 of 150 books recently selected out of 650 entries nationwide to be featured in the Society of Illustrators 2011 Original Art Show, an exhibit which showcases the year’s best children’s books. Here’s a link to more information about the show including the complete list of all the illustrators [...]

To celebrate the recent release of WE BELONG TOGETHER I’m giving away not one but two books! Leave a comment below this post or on the Wanart facebook page post regarding this give-away telling us your favorite food combination (the odder the better). I’ll have to admit my favorite at the moment is Spam with [...]

Here are some pictures from my book launch celebration on September 17, 2011 for YOU ARE MY CUPCAKE and WE BELONG TOGETHER. It was a beautiful event and I was overwhelmed by the turnout. It was held at the Magnolia Bakery on Columbus Avenue in New York City. What an amazing day!

A book launch for [...]

Please bare with me as I’m still catching up from all that’s happened in the last several weeks. Barely a week back from the SCBWI LA Conference and I had to jump right into final preparations for the New York International Gift Fair!
 
The New York International Gift Fair (NYIGF) is a trade show that is [...]

A little late on this recap but I just had to share! Right after my first picture book Greetings from Kiwi and Pear came out in 2009 I joined the Society Of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators to absorb as much as I could about the craft of writing/illustrating children’s books and about the publishing [...]

What an incredible weekend. I just back from the SCBWI conference in LA and I have so much inspiring stuff to share but I am literally in the midst of final preparations for the New York International Gift Show which starts THIS Sunday! I’ll have to save the recaps for later but, I have some [...]

Last weekend I attended an amazing children’s book writers and illustrators conference at the Wyndham Princeton Forrestal Hotel and Conference Center in Princeton, New Jersey hosted by the New Jersey Chapter of the Society of Childrens Book Writers and Illustrators.
 

 
It was a fabulous weekend full of workshops, networking functions, inspirational keynote speeches as well [...]

Kiwi and Pear’s World Adventure iPhone and iPod Touch app for children has finally launched! Learn more, read reviews, and download on the iTunes App Store
 

 
Based on my picture book Greetings from Kiwi and Pear and produced by Zephyr Games, Kiwi and Pear’s World Adventure, is an interactive/animated storybook that follows the two lovable [...]

I just received a sales sample of one of my books coming out next year with Cartwheel/Scholastic and I am over the moon with excitement! There is glitter on the cover!! What is better than a book with a sparkly pink cover??? Here is a sneak preview:
 

 
I can’t believe I have to wait until August [...]