Blog Posts

  • 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. Read more

  • Reading to second graders

    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… Read more

  • Under Construction

    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… Read more

  • Goodreads giveaway

    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! Read more

  • Toto’s Tale for Oz fans

    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… Read more

  • Book News

    If you’re looking for my book, Toto’s Tale and True Chronicle of Oz, it’s now available in more places and formats. For those of you who can’t walk into Bookshop Santa Cruz to pick up a copy, you can now find it on their website. You can buy it on Amazon or Create Space. An e-book version is… Read more