Welcome!

I'm an author of picture book, middle grade, and young adult stories. I believe in the power of kids. I believe in kids' innate curiosity, enthusiasm, honesty, courage, compassion, and bottomless hope. This big, flawed, beautiful, strange world is yours. Shape it well.  

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"It’s not our job to toughen our children up to face

a cruel and heartless world. It’s our job to raise children who will make the world a little less

cruel and heartless."  ~ L.R. Knost

About Me

I got my degree in Print Journalism, but I never became a newspaper reporter like I'd planned.  

When I was still a student, Neo-Nazis decided came to my town.

I was supposed to cover their rally, but as I watched these men screaming their hate, I realized I didn't want to do that. I didn't

want to simply report on bad things that were happening...

I wanted to change them. 

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Since I left school, I've been a union organizer, a community activist, the director of the Vermont Progressive Party, and have worked for progressive state and local candidates, like Bernie Sanders.  

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I'm a member of SCBWI, the 12x12 Picture Book Forum, #PBChat, and #QueerKidLit. I'm also a mom of two, comic book geek, Trekkie, gamer, and animal lover. In my spare time I love to weave, sing, and bake blue-ribbon desserts. 

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My Books