I am a member of SCBWI and 12×12, a #PBParty Judge (and Ninja Rockstar!) since 2022, a 2023 and 2022 #PBRisingStars mentor, and the creator of #PBStudyBuddy, which features amazing picture book creators and mentor texts (plus occasional #Kidlit giveaways) on Twitter/X, Instagram, Bluesky, and Threads for fellow creators, teachers, and librarians. As a former science fair competitor, Juilliard Pre-College piano alumni, Townsend Harris High School alumni, statistics major at Columbia University, and avid researcher for both consumer and business market needs, my goal now is to craft picture books that spark kids’ interest in STEAM and creative thinking.

Born and raised in New York, I've also worked various jobs abroad in New Delhi, Paris, and Tokyo, and now reside in the Seattle area with my husband and two sons. I often stay up late into the night puzzling away with wordplay and working on quirky ideas.

Represented by Alyssa Eisner Henkin of Birch Path Literary.

Little did I know my massive glasses would resemble those worn by a lot of today’s spectacled PB characters! Recipient of the Ezra Jack Keats Bookmaking Competition Memorial Award in 1988 and 1990 (the latter book Sandra’s New Sister pictured at top, hand-written, illustrated, and if-I-recall-right white-floral-wallpaper cover bound with duct tape).