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Hi - I'm a writer of kids' books, articles, and educational materials. Boredom Blasters (2004) was named a Top Children’s Pick by both BookSense and Indigo. It was shortlisted for the Rocky Mountain Book Awards and was the winner of the Silver Birch Award for non-fiction. Are You Psychic? (Mapletree Press, 2005), was selected as a “Top Ten Children’s Book” by the Ontario Library Association and was shortlisted for Information Children’s Book of the Year. Funny Business was published by Mapletree Press in September, 2005. Like a Pro! (Mapletree, 2006) offers kids how-tos for 101 absolutely necessary skills, from how to skip a stone to how to survive on a desert island. Both Are You Psychic? and Funny Business were shortlisted for the Red Cedar Awards. Secret Agent Y.O.U. won the Silver Birch Award in 2008 and the Red Cedar in 2009. Recent books include Science on the Loose (March 08) and the seventh book in the best-selling Looney Bay All-Stars series (Scholastic). IThe Insecto-files cames out in spring 09 and I've got three new books salted for 09-10. In addition, I'm a regular contributor to Chirp magazine, Today’s Parent and Canadian Living. I frequently present at schools across Canada. I toured the Yukon for 2004 Canadian Children’s Book Week, and Nunavut in 2008., I'm a native of the Big Apple, but have lived in Toronto for more than 20 years. I'm married and have two teenage sons and the cutest dog in the world, Ella.

Come see me at the Orange County Children's Book Festival in October!

Hi - I'm a writer of kids' books, articles, and educational materials. Boredom Blasters (2004) was named a Top Children’s Pick by both BookSense and Indigo. It was shortlisted for the Rocky Mountain Book Awards and was the winner of the Silver Birch Award for non-fiction. Are You Psychic? (Mapletree Press, 2005), was selected as a “Top Ten Children’s Book” by the Ontario Library Associati... More