It’s been a BIG book week

It’s been a BIG Book Week On Friday 19th August – the official start of Book Week – Jess Racklyeft and I were beyond thrilled when our picture book, Iceberg, was announced as the CBCA Picture Book of the Year. We were able to watch the announcement...

Out of town

Out of town This past weekend we travelled several hours out of town for a wedding. The groom we’ve known all his life, the bride for a number of years. The wedding was everything weddings should be: joyous, friendly, full of love and laughter. The venue was by the...

A new page

A New Page is a good thing? This is the scariest thing in a writer’s life. A blank page. Or is that just me? I have many a beautiful notebook that remains in pristine state, because I’m too scared to make a mark on a page. I’m much better with...

Update June 2021

Update June 2021 Treasure! Treasure, illustrated by Tull Suwannakit and published by Scholastic, was released on April 1. It is the story of what happens after Charlie finds a bag of pirates in the grass outside his home. He takes them in, feeds them and cleans them...