About me

I’m the author of the upcoming YA novel Postcards from Summer; middle grade novel Parker Bell & the Science of Friendship; and picture books including Grow, Easter Starring Egg, Panda-Monium, and A Little Bit of Love. As well, I’ve written numerous Curious George books, and stories and readers for the Khan Academy Kids learning app.

When I’m not writing, I teach in both Lesley University’s MFA in Creative Writing program and at Montserrat College of Art. In my past career, I worked as a children’s book editor at Houghton Mifflin Harcourt and Candlewick Press.

Along with my daughter, husband, and guinea pig, I live in a little yellow house that looks like something out of a storybook. We’re very lucky to be just a stone’s throw to the beach, where I can spend endless hours searching for sea glass.