
The Only Me & Stella’s Brave Voice Win Gold and Silver Reader’s Favorite Awards
The Only Me & Stella’s Brave Voice Win Gold and Silver Reader’s Favorite Awards in their genres!

The Only Me & Stella’s Brave Voice Win Gold and Silver Reader’s Favorite Awards in their genres!

We celebrated the launch of my latest book, Petunia the Perfectionist, at Kiddywampus. I’m excited to share the highlights of the party, as a lot of planning went into it, and it truly was FUN and a great success!

I’m doing something big tonight. Something I’m proud of myself for. Something that is wildly outside of my comfort zone. I’ve written a very raw piece about motherhood, and I’ll be reading that piece in front of approximately 650 people. But one important person won’t be there: my mother.

I hope you love this cover that Ellie Beykzadeh created as much as I do! Hardcovers will be available via my website early summer, and the paperback will be available via Amazon and everywhere books are sold this August!

“Goodbye, sweetheart,” he said, as he wrapped his warm arms around me and pulled me in for one of his signature Papa Bear hugs. He

My upcoming and 3rd children’s book, which is titled Petunia The Perfectionist, is currently in the illustration stage. Wait until you see how gorgeously my illustrator, Ellie Beykzadeh, is bringing Petunia and her world to life.

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My soon-to-be released children’s book Stella’s Brave Voice is all about a little girl, Stella, learning to speak up for herself and use her voice
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This book is PERFECT for perfectionists (children and grown-ups!) and belongs in classrooms, libraries, and every child’s bookshelf.
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Stella’s Brave Voice follows the twins from The Only Me and has earned a 5-star Book Review Award from Litpick and Reader’s Favorite.
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The Only Me was named one of the top 100 indie children’s books of 2022 by Kirkus Reviews and earned a 5-star Book Review Award from Litpick.
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