Midwife, nurse, grandmother, writer of novels for middle grade children: "Toto's Tale and True Chronicle of Oz", "The Weaver's Daughter", an immigration story, and "The Double Crossing", historical fiction.
Here’s a link to read a sample of Toto’s Tale and True Chronicle of Oz. If you haven’t read it, you might take a look to see if you’re interested. The holidays were a busy time. We celebrated Christmas here with our Japanese exchange student, Risa. Then she went home to Tokyo to celebrate New … More Read a Sample
The delightful illustrations I used in Toto’s Tale and True Chronicle of Oz are by W.W. Denslow. They come from the original Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum, published in 1900. The book and the illustrations are in the public domain, and I couldn’t resist including some of them in my book.
The Goodreads giveaway started today and will be up for a week. You might win a free copy of Toto’s Tale and True Chronicle of Oz if you enter.
I’m hosting another giveaway of two copies of Toto’s Tale and True Chronicle of Oz on Goodreads. Go to my Goodreads page to sign up for a chance to win. The giveaway begins December 14 and ends December 22. Toto’s tale would be a good gift for an elementary age child and a fun read … More Goodreads Giveaway
Today is the big day at SCBWI (Society of Children’s Book Writer’s and Illustrators). The Book Launch parties are up on the website. Click the link to visit my party for Toto’s Tale and True Chronicle of Oz or find it from the main page at SCBWI.org Please sign my guest book and “like” the … More BOOK LAUNCH PARTY
The Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators, SCBWI, the professional organization for children’s writers, is sponsoring a Book Launch Party starting December 1st. Visit scbwi.org/blp #SCBWIparty on the 1st and find my party to help launch Toto’s Tale and True Chronicle of Oz. Pass the word to your friends and social media network.
Today, Toto and I visited Allegra Bortin’s second grade class at Watsonville Charter School for the Arts (WCSA). They’ve been reading my book, Toto’s Tale and True Chronicle of Oz together. Each child has a copy and follows along as the teacher reads. As the author(s) and guest reader, I started where they last left … More Reading to second graders
If you’ve checked my blog in the past couple of days, you may have seen changes as they occur. I’m updating everything with a new look and information. The end result, after the dust settles, will be new and improved. Please visit. The Goodreads giveaway finished with over seven hundred people signing up to receive … More Under Construction
The giveaway of two copies of Toto’s Tale and True Chronicle of Oz ends tomorrow. If you want to enter for a chance to win, go to Goodreads and sign up today. No essays to write, nothing to buy. You might be lucky!
I wrote Toto’s Tale with children ages seven to twelve in mind. But recently a couple of people have said they were interested in the book because they’ve been life long lovers of the Oz books and have collected them. Or someone was buying the book as a gift for an elder who loved the … More Toto’s Tale for Oz fans
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