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Can’t wait to share #FarawayFamily (illustrated by @painternik9 ) with the world! Can you make it to one of my #AuthorEvents this August? Seems like yesterday she was a toddler… can’t believe she is all set to take flight already! Best of luck to the most incredible young woman I know as she sets off on her journey at @johnshopkinsu ! We are proud of you and being your mom was the greatest privilege of my life. #johnshopkinsuniversity #bluejays #bluejaysofinstagram #defendthenest🐦 Honored to be a presenter a #NCTE2026 in Philadelphia along with co-panelists and moderators I respect and admire including @LesleyRoessing @katemessner @jewellparkerrhodes @anika_aldamuy_denise @jea_bradley @valeriebollingauthor @kari_anne_holt @cordeliajensen1 @johackl @shellybrownwriter ! Nov 20 I'll be sharing about Accessing Nature Through Text along with Nov 21 I'll be speaking about Vision and Verse at 11:00 a.m. #DiverseVerse @diverseverse First: to all my newsletter subscribers, apologies for the multiple emails. I was trying to roll over content from my earlier blog and accidentally everyone was sent an email each time a new post was imported! 😬😩🫢 20 years since I married one of the most brilliant men and undoubtedly the most humble man I know! So grateful, 🙏🏾 Being at the #AmericanLibraryAssociationConference is always a blessing, honor and joy! Such fun signing copies of #FarawayFamily and hanging out with the one and only @nancyrosep! Sad I missed seeing@mrschureads @becalzada @jasminewargabooks @lclineransome and others but glad I was able to catch a glimpse of @jea_bradley @srividhyavenkat @katemessner @tracisorellauthor @juanamartinezn @jenniferrbarr @mirandapaulbooks @victoriajamiesonbooks @sarahnaronson @phcartaya @jamesransome @carriebanks @veerawrites @heidieys @nikkolas_smith and too many other wonderful people to name! Thanks @penguinclassroom @venessacarson @jenloja @summerogata @carmelai and the entire not-too-FARAWAY-FAMILY of 🐧s! I’m so excited to be at #alaac26 ! If you’re at #ala26 please come by the Penguin 🐧 booth #2612 between 11:00-11:45 Sunday morning 6/28 to receive a copy of my #debutpicturebook #FarawayFamily illustrated by @painternik9 ! When you were born, I knew I would look after you with adoration. So excited and grateful to announce that my picture book debut has a 🌟starred review 🙏🏾from School Library Journal!

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