The Tassy Walden New Voices in Children’s Literature Awards ceremony is a stellar event. I mean it, this hard-earned recognition for a writer is a moment when the clouds clear and the stars shine and shimmer not on everyone, or that one, but on you.
I was a finalist, and after a friend suggested I try [...]

Alice, Cat and I were so impressed with the first-ever Hudson Book Festival last month, in Hudson, NY. We were among over 50 authors and illustrators of children’s books, with over 4000 visitors attending. All three of us chatted with our readers, signed books, and presented workshops during the day.

Alice spent much of her [...]

Stop in at Mystic Seaport during Lobster Days and meet Connecticut resident Cat Urbain, author of Manuel and the Lobsterman.

Join A.C.E. Bauer, Deborah Freedman, Kathleen Kudlinski, Cat Urbain and 50 other children’s and young adult authors at the Hudson Children’s Book Festival on Saturday, May 16th from 10:00 until 4:00 p.m. There will be hundreds of books to browse, author & illustrator presentations, arts & crafts, cooking, workshops, and food. At the Hudson Middle [...]