(The above photo is a collection of picture books I designed from 2021-2022) Since we are approaching Thanksgiving, my mind is on gratitude. Today I am taking a moment to be thankful. Will you join me? What are you thankful for? I'm...

Do you remember Virgina Lee Burton's Little House book? It's a book from my childhood and I kept thinking about it while designing A HOME AGAIN by Colleen Rowan Kosinski and illustrated by Valeria Docampo. Both books have charming houses as...

Happy October! It's my favorite month. It's a time for enjoying fall leaves, pumpkins, sweaters and boots, my birthday (huge grin), and Halloween! So in this spirit, I thought I'd share another picture book I designed called Magic Candies by...

I love picture books for OH SO many reasons. These books can be beautiful keepsakes to treasure and portals into new worlds of pretend. I also know they can be tools of understanding for difficult moments of real life. Through...

  I'm writing to you while the snow swirls around outside. This snow storm jogged my memory about the seasons and a delightful book I art directed and designed last year. (Where did 2021 go?!) The book is My Magic Wand: Growing...

Happy book birthday to MAGIC LIKE THAT! This book publishes today and it's poetry by Samara Cole Doyan and illustrations by Geneva Bowers are just beautiful. I was honored to be the art director and designer on this project. The book...