“He brought her visitors’ notes.” -Ida, Always To honor the 5th year of Ida, Always being on bookshelves, Charles Santoso made special...

I want to share the post the wonderful folks at Modern Loss once asked me to write for caregivers looking for a creative way to help...

Friends help each other face Big Feelings, Big Changes, and Big Challenges in all kinds of ways! Jack the goat and Charlie the horse find...

“…everyone deserves a place to heal, rest, and grow.” -This Way, Charlie In the book This Way, Charlie I used a blend of fact and fiction...

Dear Readers, We are all experiencing Big Changes and many Big Feelings at this time, and since This Way, Charlie is all about two animal...

This Way, Readers... Below are two activities for your young readers reading This Way, Charlie. 1. Coloring sheet by illustrator Charles...

This Way, Readers... Tune in to my read-aloud and interview for the launch of This Way, Charlie—from honeysuckle-raft! In the interview I...

Q: Where did the idea for This Way, Charlie come from? A: Several years ago, a friend showed me a PBS special about unusual animal...

"They kept walking, one hoof in front of the other, until it felt like Jack's steps were Charlie's, and Charlie's steps were Jacks." Dear...

Dear Readers, Jack, the goat & Charlie, the horse know how challenging unexpected Big Changes can be, so they want to help you to feel...

“Why do you have to go, Aunt C?” My niece frowns, my heart melts, and I want to cancel my adult life so I can stay. But I can’t. “I have...

There is a noble, ancient battle being fought in bedrooms every night, all over the world. Surely there must be some kid, somewhere, who...

During school-visit interactive readings of May I Have a Word? I ask students to act out the character of the letter K, who is jealous...

During the first school visits with May I Have A Word? I've gotten to explore the joys and challenges of spelling and sharing with...

In kindergarten, I spelled words into ribbons. That is, I practiced each spelling word written on my stack of index cards until I had...

Some emotions make us wiggly. Some emotions make us giggly—when we don't think they should. Some feelings make us itchy, and hot, and not...

Last night Charles Santoso and I were speaking (thank you internet.) There was a fresh layer of frost on the ground here in Brooklyn and...

I was thrilled when my editor Emma asked if I wanted to write an activity guide to go along with Ida, Always. I spent a long time...

The only thing better than when something you've long hoped for happens, is when something that you never would have dreamed to hope for...