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In the April 21, 2022 episode of The Academic Life podcast on the New Books Network I talk with Dr. Christina Gessler about spatial...

My picture book Camilla and the Big Change releases TODAY! Happy Book Birthday to everyone's favorite wild boar on her second adventure,...

Lucy in the City: A Story About Developing Spatial Thinking Skills, is a Book of the Week in the Epic reading app. So exciting! Imagine...

Many thanks to Rachael Walker for the opportunity to contribute a blog post to her Reading Rockets blog, Book Life. In my post, "Building...

If your child is like my 6 year old, for whom the novelty of home school wore off after 3 days, you know you need to find some creative...

Robin Yardi and I are celebrating our new releases at Chaucer's Bookstore in Santa Barbara on Sunday, Nov 3rd from 2-4 pm. There will be...

I answered five questions for The Horn Book as part of their Publishers' Previews series. Check it out for a quick read about paper maps...

So thrilled to see Camilla, Cartographer get a favorable review from Kirkus! Read the whole thing here.

Author Robin Yardi (The Midnight War of Mateo Martinez; Owl's Outstanding Donuts) hosted a book cover reveal on her blog for my newest...

Mapping My Day is now out in a Chinese edition! And available in the US through Amazon. Go, Flora, go!

Want to learn more about geography and spatial thinking education for kids? Here are some helpful links: ​Geography For Life: National...

On Friday I came home to a small package on my doorstep, and such an unassuming padded envelope turned out to be SO FANTASTIC:...

Gratitude to The Children's Book Review for the chance to share, "How Storytelling with Maps Can Play a Surprisingly Important Role in...

Blogs are buzzing about Mapping My Day! (Note links to the blog posts below) "An excellent addition to geography collections." - School...

I started a Pinterest board to collect books about maps, and expanded it to include books that are great for a variety of spatial...

I was interviewed by KQED MindShift blogger Deborah Farmer Kris for her article, "15 Picture Books That Support Children's Spatial Skills...

Check out this great article about the what, why, and how of spatial thinking skills. Deborah Farmer Kris interviewed me for this...

In 2009, out of the blue I had an idea for a children’s story. I grabbed a notebook and pen and started writing. What came out of this...