This summer our town’s youth theater company performed the musical Willie Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (I still have the Oompa-Loompa song stuck in my head). Soon after, I left for vacation to spend time with family. One of my nephews (who lives two states away from us) happens to be on a Roald Dahl [...]

Today is the official release date for Come Fall. I’m very excited. The novel has gotten great reviews from Publishers Weekly (starred!) and Horn Book Magazine. I’ll be throwing a book party on August 28 at the Alphabet Garden Bookstore to celebrate its release. But today, nothing much happens. There won’t be confetti. Or a [...]

Foul language, to be precise. I write for children, so I stay clear of all those Bad Words. You know, the ones George Carlin used for a whole comedy routine. Plus many more. But the thing is, despite our desire to keep those Bad Words out of sight and sound, kids see them, hear them [...]