Roaring Brook Press signs MLK picture book

Roaring Brook Press/Neal Porter Books signs my picture book on Martin Luther King, Jr. and the 1963 March on Washington. Jerry Pinkey has agreed to illustrate. Pub date is January 2019.

Charlesbridge Editor Karen Boss on "Pumpsie"

My editor at Charlesbridge, Karen Boss, discusses many topics, including "Pumpsie."

"Pumpsie" a 2017 Junior Library Guild selection

The story of Pumpsie Green’s rise to the major leagues is a snapshot of the Civil Rights Movement and a great discussion starter about the state of race relations in the United States today.

London Ladd to illustrate Pumpsie

Charlesbridge signs picture book on Band-Aid inventor

Charlesbridge signs my second picture book. This one is about Earle Dickson and his invention, the Band-Aid. Pub date is February 218. Chris Hsu is the illustrator. 

Charlesbridge signs Pumpsie