I am a children’s book author and illustrator on Bainbridge Island, just across from Seattle, in beautiful Puget Sound. I live here with my husband and two children, six chickens, a cat, and one lively dog named Lottie.

I once was an architect, and spent many years designing stores for a big architecture firm in Seattle. Then I had children, and started reading beautiful picture books to them. I realized then that what I really wanted was to be a picture book author and illustrator.

I find inspiration for my stories and art from memories of childhood, my children’s antics and adventures, and the often silly goings-on of our domestic menagerie.

I have written and illustrated Two Speckled Eggs, I Will Never Get a Star on Mrs. Benson's Blackboard, and Sam and Jump, all from Candlewick Press. My most recent book is The Camping Trip, published in May, 2020, by Candlewick Press. I have also illustrated Percy, Dog of Destiny, written by Alison McGhee, published by Boyds Mill Press, and Turkey Tot, written by George Shannon, published by Holiday House.

You can learn quite a lot about me and my process by reading this wonderful interview with Julie Danielson over at Seven Impossible Things Before Breakfast. 

http://blaine.org/sevenimpossiblethings/?p=4088

I am represented by Holly McGhee at Pippin Properties Inc., www.pippinproperties.com, 212-338-9310.