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If you live in Pittsburgh you can head on over to Ten Thousand Villages and get a signed copy of my books. Finish up your Christmas shopping here with many unique gifts.    There are a great selection of galimotos to go with the book.   Browse, shop and help a fair trade non-profit today.  One of my favorites shops anywhere! (And did I mention these books?)  

Stories and Walking.  These are two of my favorite things! Nature and Reading.  What better combination? Story walks are springing up everywhere.  A few weeks ago my grandson introduced me to this walk in a park in Blue Ash, Ohio.  Right next to the library.  (Have I mentioned libraries are on my favorites list too?) The featured book was  Sheep Take A Hike.  A fitting title for this hike down a wooded trail.  What could be better than a walk with my grandson, my dog and a story to read?   Story Walks [...]

I am pleased to announce that Andres Landazaball is working on sketches for Bear Helps the Forest(And Maybe You Do Too).  See his art here:   http://www.andreslandazabal.com/illustration   Bear loves to dance and play in autumn leaves. But when she wakes up from a long winter nap the leaves have disappeared.         Where did they go?               Find out in Spring 2023 from Charlesbridge Publisher: Bear Helps the Forest (Maybe You Do Too)

A few sprinkles did not dampen the enthusiasm for books, reading and story telling at the Homestead Library in Pittsburgh. October and Halloween- themed games added to the festivities with pumpkin painting cider and donuts. But the  real treat  featured storytelling with the talented Cynthia Battle.      It was a joy to share the stage. Celebrating reading and stories, putting books into the hands of kids and their families.  

A Thousand White Butterflies is featured by the Society of Childrens Book Writers and Illustrators(SCBWI) for the month of September, Hispanic Heritage Month. See it here with the other fantastic books by SCBWI members featured this month: https://www.scbwi.org/scbwi-reading-list/?cat=pb A shout out to Jessica Betancourt-Perez, coauthor. As an immigrant child, I never imagined that a picture book, reflecting part of my earliest, most bittersweet memories in a foreign country would get published 15 years later. Jessica with her Grandmother My grandmother, Maria Luisa Cruz had a vision for her family and she worked very [...]

Have you seen this book?  I am getting texts from friends at REI around the country. Sightings of A Beach Tail. Let me know if you have seen this little book of a beach journey and adventure this summer.  Or you can see it at this REI sight. https://www.rei.com/c/kids-books   In more good News,  A Beach Tail is coming soon in the paperback edition. It is with regret that I share this sad note as well.  I wish that illustrator Floyd Cooper were here to share this fun.  He passed away last month. [...]