The Colonial Times, a newspaper in my town of Lexington, Massachusetts recently ran a lovely article about my experience bringing Me and the Weirdos back to life, inspired by its reincarnation as a musical. The reporter included details of my … Continue reading
One of the most fun things about being an author is getting to dedicate books to meaningful people in one’s life. Thinking about this, I’ve decided to share the dedications in my various books starting with the most recent. I never would … Continue reading
Following up on the 2 Hanukkah events mentioned in my last post … Both were fun. Special thanks to my daughter, Becky, and to Kim at the Harvard COOP and Alex at Brookline Booksmith. Both stores have wonderful children’s departments, active … Continue reading
This weekend I’m looking forward to reading my picture book about the well-meaning but shopping-challenged purple gorilla, Esther, at two Hanukkah-themed story hours: Saturday Morning at 11 at the Harvard COOP in Cambridge, MA Sunday Morning at 10:30 at Brookline Booksmith in Brookline, MA Come by … Continue reading
Before I participated in Small Business Saturday last week, Trisha Woodridge of Annie’s Book Stop of Worcester and an author herself interviewed me. I forgot all about this until just now, when I saw a link to the interview on Facebook! The thing … Continue reading
It was Small Business Saturday 2018, and I signed up to participate in the children’s author day at Annie’s Book Stop in Worcester, MA. I’m so glad I did! I’d never been there before. The store has 16,000 new and … Continue reading
It’s almost Hanukkah (it’s early this year!), which means I get to share my story of Esther the shopping-challenged purple gorilla with young audiences. Last week, Temple Beth Elohim in Acton, MA invited me to read Esther’s Hanukkah Disaster to … Continue reading
Annie’s Book Stop of Worcester, MA is devoting this year’s Small Business Saturday to children’s book authors. What a great idea! Eight of us will be sharing our books with shoppers of all ages, answering questions, signing copies … it … Continue reading
Last week my local library, Cary Memorial Library in Lexington, hosted a lovely Celebration of Lexington Authors, a group of over 660 of us! My husband, Alan Ticotsky–who writes science books for teachers–and I were among the invited guests. A … Continue reading
I really enjoyed being part of the Fall Into Reading Picture Book Festival at the Salem, NH Barnes and Noble. The staff was welcoming, accommodating and enthusiastic! The children’s department was attractive and well-stocked. I got to read What’s Up … Continue reading