I am honored, gobsmacked, and proud that HIDDEN CITY: POEMS OF URBAN WILDLIFE has won the SCBWI Lee Bennett Hopkins Poetry Award! (Read the press release here.) This book matters so deeply to me. It is a reflection of loves and truths I hold dear. The fact that it is getting this sort of recognition... that it is resonating with readers to such a degree... is truly wonderful. (As in, I feel wonder whenever I think about it.) The Poetry Friday community has been incredibly sup

Thank you so much to everyone who came out to help me celebrate the launch of SPOT, SPIKE, SPIRAL! It was a wonderful event. If you want to relive the fun a little, here are some photos... As always, Porter Square Books did a fabulous job creating an inviting, comfortable setting. It's not a party without snacks! The frog cookies (made by Quebrada Baking Company) were blue, just like the frog in the book! My friend Kim from the New England Herpetological Society brought some