Selected Works
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Picture Books
First Come the Zebra
Available now from Lee & Low Books!
Hiromi's Hands
Lee & Low,March 2007
Ask Albert Einstein
Farrar, Straus & Giroux, October 2005
Knockin’ on Wood
Lee & Low, 2004.
A Country Schoolhouse
Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 2004.
Radio Rescue
Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 2000.
The Reluctant Flower Girl
HarperCollins, 2001.

MY WORKS

First Come the Zebra
Framed by the great migration of the animals,this book tells the story of two boys of different tribes in Africa who find a common cause and become friends.

Hiromi's Hands
A true story of a young Japanese girl's determination to follow her dream, and a tribute to the loving family who supported her.

Ask Albert Einstein
On behalf of her big sister, a little girl writes a letter to Albert Einstein asking for his help with some troubling math homework.

Knockin’ on Wood
The inspiring story of Peg Leg Bates, famous one legged tap dancer.

A Country Schoolhouse
A grandfather teaches his grandson that humble beginnings are not an obstacle to later success in life, by recounting his experiences in a three room country schoolhouse.

Radio Rescue
Based on true story, a boy becomes an amateur radio operator, and saves the day.

The Reluctant Flower Girl
A flower girl is pleasantly surprised when her big sister’s marriage brings them closer together.

Old Friends
Farrar Straus and Giroux 1998
Henrietta re-discovers her long-lost best friend in the last place she expects!

A Winter Walk
Ticknor and Fields 1991
A mother and daughter take a walk on a cold gray day and discover the colors of winter.

Rodney's Inside Story
Orchard Books 1991
A little grey bunny is read a bedtime story of Rodney the Rabbit who lives in a vegatable house in this story within a story within a story within a cabbage.