About me

Hi, I'm Ann. I write nonfiction and fiction for children and teens. My new chapter book series, ZEKE THE WEATHER GEEK, written with co-author Joan Axelrod-Contrada, is coming out in 2022 from Kids Can Press. Check this link for activities to go along with my picture book A SCARF FOR KEIKO. 

BOOK NEWS 2020 -2021

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My book TOOTH TRADITIONS AROUND THE WORLD (The Child's World), with global folklore and customs around the loss of a child's first tooth, is reissued this fall with a new cover and art.

Photo of the Month

Check out the new bookstore in Chinatown, Manhattan!

Poetry

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Honored to be part of the new issue of Silkworm, published by the Florence Poets Society.

Black Lives Matter

To read more of today's Black voices in young people's literature, go to The Brown Bookshelf for news, reviews, and important discussions -- and buy some books. 

Pandemic Poetry

Many people are writing essays, poems, and stories about their experiences during the pandemic. I wrote a poem, "SPOTTING MARS IN A PANDEMIC,"  after spending a few clear nights planet- and star-gazing in my yard. Fortunately, I have an amateur astronomer in my family who knows what's up there.

Other News

My YA verse novel KIKI IN THE MIDDLE will come out in 2022. It's the first time I'm writing from my Greek-American identity, and I'm excited to see what readers think about it. 

On the 100th anniversary of women's suffrage, HEART ON FIRE: SUSAN B. ANTHONY VOTES FOR PRESIDENT was named one of the New York Public Library's "Essential Reads on Feminism" for kids. 

A Scarf for Keiko was named to the Vermont Department of Libraries' 2020-2021 Red Clover Book Award Honor List and the Arkansas Diamond Primary Award Nominations List 2021-2022.