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

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.
 

PHOTO OF THE MONTH

My son attended this Boston rally for Black Lives Matter in June 2020. It's one of the inspirations for my new YA verse novel-in-progress, which I hope to finish in 2021. Yay for the new year!

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. 

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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.

NEW PROJECT

I feel privileged to be working on a new poetry collection about some of my heroes, including labor activist Dolores Huerta. As I looked into their diverse lives, I discovered they have at least one thing in common. Each person had a dream for a better world, and set out to create it themselves.  Stay tuned.