Supporting Literacy at ClydeFEST

I’m excited to announce I’ll be supporting Chatham Literacy during the 20th anniversary ClydeFEST on Saturday, April 30. If you’re at the festival, swing by and learn more about the important work Chatham Literacy is doing in the community and stay for a blurb of Peggy Noodle, Hula Hoop Queen. I’m also going to be … Continue reading →

Celebrating Peggy Noodle, Hula Hoop Queen

I‘m excited to participate in the Chatham Experience on November 7, 2021 in downtown Pittsboro. I’ll be reading from Peggy Noodle, Hula Hoop Queen and signing books, and I may even have some hula hoops for sale. Swing by and celebrate all of the JumpstART artists who’ll be there.

Happy Thanksgiving

Happy Thanksgiving, y’all. Even though everything about this year will be different, take a moment to breathe, and remember all the things you’re thankful for. I promise there’s a lot.

BookStop Starts Today!

Check out Peggy Noodle, Hula Hoop Queen in the SCBWI BookStop — today through November 30. Remember: books are a great gift for the holidays, and e-books are germ-free!

TBT: The North Star

Thinking back to 2013, when I was commissioned to write a ballet for the Carolina Dance Festival. They had a grant from the Raleigh Arts Commission and wanted an original holiday program, so I wrote The North Star. They hired an illustrator and published it, and sell it as an annual fundraiser. Here’s the very … Continue reading →

Fun Day in Apex

After dusting off her hoop, Peggy Noodle was back to her shenanigans with young readers and hoopers last weekend. Thanks to the cute little boutique artist’s haven in downtown Apex, Southern Home Crafts, a whole crop of new readers are enjoying Peggy Noodle, Hula Hoop Queen. Check out this sparkly pink hoop!

Peggy Noodle, Hula Hoop Queen … is Back!

Friends, I’ve had so many requests for Peggy Noodle that I decided to dust her off, do some revisions and re-issue a second edition. Tell everyone you know! And if you’ve got a local bookstore, please tell them to look for Peggy Noodle through their regular channels (like IndieBound, B&N and Amazon).

Catch my session at the Cumberland County Public Library’s Writer’s Workshop : March 4

After a four-year hiatus from writing (following a bad accident with a TBI, and a lengthy recovery), I am excited to say that I’m once again putting pen to paper! I’ve been teaching a fun course at Wake Technical Community College for the last few years called The Business of Writing for Children … and … Continue reading →

Last Chance to Buy PEGGY NOODLE, HULA HOOP QUEEN

If you’re a fan of Peggy Noodle, Hula Hoop Queen, now is the last opportunity you will have to purchase it in print or digital format. Peak City Publishing will be shuttering its business on July 4, 2015. I haven’t yet decided if I will self-publish to let her hoop into infinity, so if you haven’t … Continue reading →

Leap Into Literacy

I had a great time at the Olive Chapel Elementary Leap Into Literacy Week reading this morning. I read to a third grade class, then had a break and rounded out the day reading to two first grade classes. The kids were engaged, enthusiastic and hysterical. When I asked if anyone knew anything about 1957, the … Continue reading →