Neurodiverse. Writes middle grade novels in verse, poetic non-fiction, Hi/Lo books. Teaches English as a Foreign Language.
All my worlds revolve around words.
I am excited to announce a new initiative with some phenomenal writers of South Asian heritage: SASS!
Please spread the word to grow our new community of practice -- launching April 3!
More details coming soon.
#SouthAsianScribeSquad#KidLit#WritingCommunity
So excited to get my pre-ordered copy of The Story of the #Saxophone by @lclineransome with illustrations by James Ransome. Two of my favorite things: #music and #picturebook#biography combine into one delightful book!
SISTERS IN DELFT, my debut middle grade time-travel historical novel, is out today! ๐Happy birthday! ๐ฅณ๐ฅณ๐ฅณ๐๐๐ #MG#bookbirthday#kidlit#timetravel
Call for Papers! Bookbird: A Journal of International Children's Literature seeks contributions for a special issue on War and Displacement in literature for children and youth. Deadline: 10.01.23.
#Bookbird#CallForPapers#ChildrensLiterature
Parents who avoid having their child diagnosed because they don't want to "label" them, should know that they will be labelled anyway. But giving them access to their Autistic identity ensures they will be CORRECTLY identified rather than UNFAIRLY labelled.
@tlecaque Our Kidlet beat us at Dominion at age 7, so yes to the suitability for precocious kids! (Also, tremdendous replay value - never feels like the same game again unless you want it to).
The best mail is #book mail. And the best book mail is a book written by a dear friend that you got to read in its early form. I can't wait to curl up with the final version of How To Be A Goldfish by @jbwarren2! #amreading#middlegrade
So many statistics used seem to conflate autism with mental health problems. But if we recognised autism earlier, helped everyone to view it positively and supported to understand energy accounting and putting in positive boundaries, mental ill health is NOT inevitable.
For #sff#sciencefiction lovers, my friend's story on @escapepodcast this week is "Kim Stanley Robinson Mars books meets board games and penpals." Check it out here: https://t.co/Sv4fOydSEK
Part 2 drops next week!