Upcoming Events
2024
May
18 Gaithersburg Book Festival, MD
Trinity School, NYC
Queens Public Library, NY
Van Antwerp Middle School/Niskayuna, NY
June
14 Juneteenth Celebration & Reading/Toadstool Bookshop, Keene, NH
29 ALA Conference, San Diego, CA
PS 96/Bronx, NY
July
10 Hollins University
August
11-15 Faculty at Highlights-in-Company
August 31-Sept 3 R(ev)ise & Shine Residency Retreat
September
11-15 Faculty at Highlights-in-Company
24 Happy Book Birthday THEY CALL ME TEACH: LESSONS IN FREEDOM Pre-Order They Call Me Teach Now!
28 Chappaqua Book Festival, NY
Past Events
2024
January
9 Happy Book Birthday FIGHTING WITH LOVE: THE LEGACY OF JOHN LEWIS Order Fighting with Love Now!
February
3 African American Book Festival/Philadelphia, PA
March
4 "Embrace the Magic of Reading!" Nevada Public Schools
5 Happy Book Birthday ONE BIG OPEN SKY Order One Big Open Sky Now!
13 Illinois State Reading Council Conference, Springfield
Grammar Mission School/Boston, MA
Dedham Country Day School/MA
April
Harding Academy, Nashville, TN
Little Water Prep School/Poughkeepsie, NY
Kaigler Festival Keynote, Hattiesburg, MS
SCBWI Midwest Conference, Davenport, IA
Texas Library Association Conference
2023
February
11-12 SCBWI Winter Conference, "Telling the Truth: Writing Powerful Picture Book Biographies"
Greenwood Acres Church/Shreveport, LA
March
Paul Cuffee School/Providence, RI
Lloyd Elementary/Matawan, NJ
Orenda Elementary/Clifton Park, NY
April
Trinity School/NYC
Ventnor Elementary/Ventnor, NJ
Niskayuna School District/NY
Windward Schools/NY
May
2023 Pennwriter's Conference Keynote/Pittsburgh, PA
Author in Residence/Detroit, MI
Big Sur Children's Writers Conference Faculty/Cape Cod
Literacy for Kids/Detroit, MI
June
Somers Intermediate School/Somers, NJ
American Library Association Conference/Chicago, IL
August
4 The Hotchkiss Library of Sharon 25th Annual Book Signing
12 National Book Festival/Washington DC
September
October
19-21 AASL Conference/Tampa, FL
November
Penn State Berks University/Southern Middle School/Lauer's Park Elementary, Reading, PA
17 Art After Dark Gala, 2023 Honoree
18 GBS National Council of Negro Women Literacy Event, Dorchester, MA
29 R(ev)ise & Shine Book Group/Firefly Letters
December
Long Island Library Resources Council