Featured Work
Writing for Kids
Themes of kindness and curiosity run through my writing for kids. My nonfiction articles for kids and teens have appeared in magazines including Cicada, Dramatics, FACES, Highlights for Children, and Scout Life. I’m repped by Mara Cobb at Martin Literary Management.
My trade debut, Animals in Surprising Shades: Poems About Earth’s Colorful Creatures, released March 28, 2023 with Gnome Road Publishing. It won an SCBWI Crystal Kite Award for the Texas/Oklahoma division, and the National Science Teaching Association named it an Outstanding Science Trade Book for Students K-12. It was also nominated for a 2024-2025 Keystone to Reading Elementary Book Award (Elementary Division) with the Keystone State Literacy Association. You can order the book from Amazon, Barnes & Noble, BookPeople, Bookshop.org, Walmart.com, or wherever you buy books.
Teachers, librarians and homeschool parents can also access the educator resource guide and other teaching materials for Animals in Surprising Shades: Poems About Earth’s Colorful Creatures on TeachingBooks.net.
My next picture book (also with Gnome Road Publishing) releases in spring 2026.
- Content & project management lead, PB Spree in ‘23 (a marketing group for picture book creators with 2023 book releases), 2021-2023
- Writing Barn Fellow and Teaching Assistant, 2021-present
- Nominee, Austin SCBWI Cynthia Leitich Smith Writing Mentor Award, 2020
- Instructor, Austin Bat Cave Online Poetry Camp, 2020 & 2021
- Presenter on Writing for Kids’ & Teen Magazines, Austin SCBWI Chapter, 2019
- PAL Member, Society of Children’s Book Writers & Illustrators, 2017-present
See below for links to my writing for and about kids.
Selena Gomez (Celebrity Bios)
This book showcases the life and work of musician, actor and businessperson Selena Gomez, explaining her early life, rise to fame, and most influential works.
North Star Editions – Aug/2024
The Story of America
The Story of America is a collection of history books designed for striving readers in middle school and high school. I authored 11 historical fiction readers for this series.
Saddleback Educational Publishers – 2023
Deer and Antelope Migration
This book offers young readers an exciting look at deer and antelope migration, focusing on the reasons these animals make their journeys and the places they travel.
North Star Editions – Aug/2023
The Dog Who Changed History
My historical fiction reader looks at Alexander Graham Bell and the invention of the telephone … through the eyes of his dog Trouve!
Also available in Spanish as El perro que cambió la historia.
Teacher Created Materials – Sept/2022
10.10 Poetry Anthology: Celebrating 10 in 10 different ways
This children’s poetry anthology includes my music-themed poem, “Ten Fingers, One Piano.”
wee words for wee ones – Oct/07/2021
Ride Across Time
My historical fiction graphic novel introduces kids to Revolutionary War heroine Sybil Ludington.
Teacher Created Materials – Oct/2019
Problem-solving motivates tween to invent solutions
Twelve-year-old Lydia Denton invented the Beat the Heat Car Seat to help keep babies safe in cars.
Rising Innovator – Dec/2020
Dream team: Coauthors in kidlit
Collaborations help kidlit authors find new readers, bust creative blocks, and more.
The Writer – May/21/2020
Barks on Broadway
How Bill Berloni of Theatrical Animals trains rescue animals for the stage and screen.
FACES Magazine – Apr/2020
Pet Safety
Tips for avoiding common pet hazards like heat exhaustion, tick bites, and overfeeding.
Boys’ Life – Oct/2019
A Dynamic Duet
Up-and-coming musical theatre lyricist and composer Kait Kerrigan and Bree Lowdermilk share how they collaborate.
Dramatics Magazine – Mar/2008
