This Month’s Protector Pendant Winner!

Meet Peter the Snake Protector! Peter saves snakes by catching unwanted garter snakes and relocating them. Not only that, he educates others about the importance of snakes in the ecosystem, and how helpful snakes are. I included Peter’s letter and some pictures he sent me below. For protecting animals, and for helping the environment, he’s […]

The Green Wave in MG and YA Literature: Radio Interview

Interested in learning more about the growing green wave in literature? Here’s a short Colorado Public Radio interview with me, and award-winning writers Laura Resau and Eliot Schrefer on how books are changing to help young people understand and address the environmental problems they’re inheriting. Many thanks to Grace Hood for putting this story together. […]

Cool News: The Last Panther is a Green Earth Honor Book and a Colorado Book Award Winner!

I just got some good news that I wanted to share with you Update: The Last Panther was  selected as the 2018 Green Earth Honor Book, a Colorado Author’s League Book Award Winner, and a Colorado Book Award Winner! Available now (or ask your local bookstore or library to order it) Many thanks to the 40 readers and judges who […]