Let’s Color our Way to Calm

 Hoping everyone is coping well with this new way of life as we face Coronavirus together and finding time to be productive at home. Creating these posts to help young readers inside during these trying times. I will be posting black and white drawings from my books...
Just Ask! Be Brave, Be Different, Be You.

Just Ask! Be Brave, Be Different, Be You.

This Tuesday is the book birthday of Just Ask! NPR did this interview last Sunday as part of their author/illustrator series. Twelve differently abled kids are featured in my latest book with Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor. Please visit the link below and hit...
We’ve Got the Whole World in Our Hands

We’ve Got the Whole World in Our Hands

It’s always a celebration at our house when a new book is born. We’ve Got the Whole Word in our Hands is officially here and I wanted to take a moment to share the process of bringing this book to life with an amazing team at Scholastic that supported me...
Process Interview at Seven Impossible Things Before Breakfast

Process Interview at Seven Impossible Things Before Breakfast

Thanks to children’s picture book blogger Julie Danielson at Seven Impossible Things before Breakfast for giving me the opportunity to share my process in creating the book The Day You Begin written by Jacqueline Woodson. Jules is a blogger, reviewer at Kirkus...
Puerto Rico, one year later.

Puerto Rico, one year later.

Today, I’ve been thinking about Puerto Rico. It’s the anniversary of Hurricane Maria that caused more than 3,000 deaths leaving people without electricity for months. The island is still working to rebuild after damage that is estimated at $90 billion, but...