When I was 15, I had a change of heart.  Instead of being a writer, I decided to follow in my sister Emily's footsteps.  She was a fashion designer and I thought it sounded like a great job.  When the time came to go to college, I only applied to Pratt Institute, in Brooklyn, where Emily had gone!

Unfortunately, I hated everything about the fashion department and I couldn’t sew to save my life! I ended up taking classes in things I enjoyed,
photography, animation and radio broadcasting. By my last semester, I was still unsure of what I would do once I graduated. I ended up taking a class in writing and illustrating books for children because it sounded like a great class.

We had an assignment to write and illustrate a children's book. Mine was about the tallest girl in the third grade. (No, I wasn't the tallest but I have an imagination!)I made several attempts to get it published and after only 4 rejections, Macmillan bought it! I graduated from college with a degree AND a contract for my first book!

My first nine books are now out of print. One of them (my 
favorite), BEATRICE DOESN'T WANT TO, is a story about a girl who hates books!!!  This one is coming back with all new illustrations by Lynn Munsinger who did the art for WHAT MOMMIES DO BEST/WHAT DADDIES DO BEST! I can't wait! 

I’m hoping to make the other titles available so keep an eye open for those!