Children’s Author & Educator
– JACQUELINE KENNEDY
Explore my four published books about the lives of several notable Colorado people.
Get a glimpse of my current creative efforts, which include picture books and historical fiction.
Learn about my new educational materials for gifted and talented students.
I was in the doldrums. It was the end of December and I had just completed my most recent writing project. My writing life stretched out in front of me. What, I wondered, would I write next? I had half-formed ideas for the picture books I wanted to write. The ideas were best when I […]
Read MoreI am pleased to announce the publication of Explorations in Science: Independent Extension Projects for Gifted and High Ability Students. The book will help teachers differentiate instruction in their classrooms for their advanced learners. A companion volume, Explorations in Social Studies,is due out in January. Gifted education was my specialty during my teaching career. I […]
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I recently had the opportunity to have lunch with Lois Lowry … along with 1,184 other participants in the 2018 Society for Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI) Summer Conference in Los Angeles. For me, it was the highlight of the conference. For this lunchtime conversation, the 81 year-old author was seated in an oversized […]
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