"   Young Frankie wanted to sing all day long, with the exception of the time he spent listening to his hero, Bing Crosby, sing on the radio. Growing up in Hoboken, N.J., he would sing at his father’s saloon, at his mother’s parties and at school. Frankie grew up to be, of course, Frank Sinatra, and this zippy biography follows him as he moves from his humble childhood across the river to New York City, begins a recording career and makes it in Hollywood.  “Frankie’s voice made people feel like

its very exciting and very very new!      

its very exciting! Very very soon, there will be a french language edition of Happy Punks 123! C'est bon!      

 ​ "A remarkably successful lens into the life and career of one of the 20th century’s formidable musical talents." -Kirkus   "Clearly a labor of love, Frankie Liked to Sing is a sweet introduction to the man behind the voice." - Booklist  " "Frankie Liked to Sing" are the truest words ever written about my dad."   -Tina Sinatra

john and i are so extremely excited that there will be a french language edition of Happy Punks 123, published by Editions Goater! What a blast!  

now, there will be a French, Danish and Swedish version!

Call the Midwife writer and show creator, Heidi Thomas,commissioned me to create an illustration in honor of the show's producer, Hugh Warren, who was leaving the show. Heidi was sweet and lovely to work with, and i was giggley with excitement while working on it.

We got a starred review from Kirkus!!! "Whipping, wild wind calls a grandmother and her grandson out-of-doors into the frenzied, fantastic fray with a kite and giddy grins. Electric colors (cerulean blues, emerald greens, brilliant magentas) evoke the kinetic energy that crackles before a storm and the irrepressible excitement a good squall brings out in young and old. Who really feels gray and dreary right before a proper storm? Cheerful, phosphorescent illustrations stretch across double-page

An illustration from A Child's Guide to Anarchy will be hanging at the London Print Studio as part of theirThe Enchanted Page – an Exhibition of Children’s Illustration exhibit. John and I are so excited!!! I wish we could go and see the show- it sounds amazing: "Creating a magical environment for children, this interactive show features illustrations and cut outs from the latest children’s books with an art trail where children can read, draw, and tell stories. The Enchanted Page is an

Kirkus reviewed And Then Comes Christmas!"The joyous illustrations in jewel-bright tones appear to be watercolors, but they are actually digitally produced. They create a misty, dreamy atmosphere with blurred edges, glowing illumination and an overall impressionistic tone that will appeal to both children and adults." I really really loved illustrating this book. I was free to set it wherever I wanted, and I chose the Berkshire mountains of Massachusetts- where I live! I also added my chicken

I came home from an amazing trip to Costa Rica longing to do a book about sloths and 3 weeks later, I got news from my rep that I’d been asked to do the illustrations of a book with a sloth in it. Fre

I just finished the illustrations for the book, The Mommy Alphabet, which will be published this year by Tiger Tales Books. This is a sweet story of a mom and her young son. We watch him grow, as we m

I was asked to participate in the Drawing Dreams Foundation- a nonprofit organization that provides art supplies to kids in need. Artists were asked to contribute drawings that will be printed on post

I’m very happy to announce that I now have a new rep- I signed this week with Shannon Associates. I’m psyched. Other than that, i just started working on some illustrations for a steampunk early read

I’ve finally finished the art for the Feelings Book, now called, “Happy, Sad, Silly, Mad- My World Makes Me Feel”. Yay!   I also just sold some prints to The May Institute for a new branch they’re ope

This is the first in a series of Chix That Move illustrations. I’m stuck inside because of crummy new england weather, but I can at least draw pictures of folks on the move!

I just got home from Costa Rica, and I miss the monkeys… but really miss the baby sloth that hung over our deck.

This little boy is celebrating spring. I’m jealous.

This is the finished version of the sketch i posted earlier. It’s not much different.

here it is- hot off the presses, and due in bookstores this fall!