Upcoming Events
2024
April
Harding Academy, Nashville, TN
Little Water Prep School/Poughkeepsie, NY
Kaigler Festival Keynote, Hattiesburg, MS
SCBWI Midwest Conference, Davenport, IA
Texas Library Association Conference
May
18 Gaithersburg Book Festival, MD
Trinity School, NYC
Queens Public Library, NY
Van Antwerp Middle School/Niskayuna, NY
June
14 Juneteenth Celebration & Reading/Toadstool Bookshop, Keene, NH
29 ALA Conference, San Diego, CA
PS 96/Bronx, NY
July
10 Hollins University
August
11-15 Faculty at Highlights-in-Company
August 31-Sept 3 R(ev)ise & Shine Residency Retreat
September
11-15 Faculty at Highlights-in-Company
24 Happy Book Birthday THEY CALL ME TEACH: LESSONS IN FREEDOM Pre-Order They Call Me Teach Now!
28 Chappaqua Book Festival, NY
Past Events
2024
January
9 Happy Book Birthday FIGHTING WITH LOVE: THE LEGACY OF JOHN LEWIS Order Fighting with Love Now!
February
3 African American Book Festival/Philadelphia, PA
March
4 "Embrace the Magic of Reading!" Nevada Public Schools
5 Happy Book Birthday ONE BIG OPEN SKY Order One Big Open Sky Now!
13 Illinois State Reading Council Conference, Springfield
Grammar Mission School/Boston, MA
Dedham Country Day School/MA
2023
February
11-12 SCBWI Winter Conference, "Telling the Truth: Writing Powerful Picture Book Biographies"
Greenwood Acres Church/Shreveport, LA
March
Paul Cuffee School/Providence, RI
Lloyd Elementary/Matawan, NJ
Orenda Elementary/Clifton Park, NY
April
Trinity School/NYC
Ventnor Elementary/Ventnor, NJ
Niskayuna School District/NY
Windward Schools/NY
May
2023 Pennwriter's Conference Keynote/Pittsburgh, PA
Author in Residence/Detroit, MI
Big Sur Children's Writers Conference Faculty/Cape Cod
Literacy for Kids/Detroit, MI
June
Somers Intermediate School/Somers, NJ
American Library Association Conference/Chicago, IL
August
4 The Hotchkiss Library of Sharon 25th Annual Book Signing
12 National Book Festival/Washington DC
September
October
19-21 AASL Conference/Tampa, FL
November
Penn State Berks University/Southern Middle School/Lauer's Park Elementary, Reading, PA
17 Art After Dark Gala, 2023 Honoree
18 GBS National Council of Negro Women Literacy Event, Dorchester, MA
29 R(ev)ise & Shine Book Group/Firefly Letters
December
Long Island Library Resources Council