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How the Apollo Moon Missions Made Alma Thomas's Art Soar A TRUE TALE WITH A C HERRY O N  T OP Millbrook Press (Lerner Publishing) (pub. 11.4.2025) 32 pages Ages 6-10 A uthor and Illustrator: Nina Crews C haracter: Alma Thomas O verview : " In 1969, people around the world watched as the Apollo 10 astronauts sent the first-ever live color television broadcasts from space. Abstract painter Alma Thomas was among those watching, and afterward, she began a series of bright, bold p

A Walk with Charles Darwin A TRUE TALE WITH A C HERRY O N  T OP Neal Porter Books (Holiday House Publishing) (pub. 1.13.2026) 32 pages Ages 4 - 8 A uthor: Nicholas Day    Illustrator: Hadley Hooper C haracter: Wilma Dykeman O verview : " How do you work through a complicated idea, solve a tricky problem, or make a big discovery? Charles Darwin had a lot of ways to do it. He paced in circles and hit rocks with a stick. He studied the bones of his dinner. He even rode around th

Discovering the Stuff of Stars A TRUE TALE WITH A C HERRY O N  T OP Eerdmans Books for Young Readers (pub. 1.27.2026) 56 pages Ages 7 -12 A uthor: Laura Alary    Illustrator: Yas Imamura C haracter: Cecilia Payne O verview : " Cecilia Payne loved learning to see nature’s wonders, even things other people called impossible. While studying at Cambridge, she dreamed of becoming a great astronomer like the ones she read about in the library. But too many people thought women didn

I'm excited to be invited to be a speaker as part of the Americian Institute of Architects (AIA) sponsored Architecture Week for students! 🎉 Teachers, librarians, homeschoolers, anyone interested in architecture, design and new ideas can sign up now to get a FREE zoom link to join me: https://www.aia.org/community/events/architecture-week-202 ! I'll be giving away signed books too! My two presentations: Tuesday April 14th from 1 - 1:30 PM EST for storytime and Q & A of THE

I was pleased to be interviewed for AIArchitect magazine regarding two of my picture book biographies: THE GLASS PYRAMID: A Story of the Louvre Museum and Architect I.M Pei and MAYA LIN: Artist Architect of Light and Lines.Thank you to architect Lori Apfel Cardeli for such a terrific article, "How authors shape early design literacy" (part of a three part series). Here's a taste: "The emphasis on perseverance is echoed in Jeanne Walker Harvey’s work. In The Glass Pyramid, Ha

Oh la la! 🌟 I'm so honored that the wonderful Legion of Honor Museum shop in San Francisco is featuring our children's picture book, THE GLASS PYRAMID: A Story of the Louvre Museum and Architect I.M. Pei illustrated by Khoa Le, as part of their French themed display tied to the exhibit, "Manet & Morisot". I signed books (always thrilling) and savored reading the "STAFF RECOMMENDS" review: "This is the story of Chinese-American architect I.M. Pei, who designed the famous glas

Thank you BOOKISHLY DELIGHTFUL for choosing THE GLASS PYRAMID: A Story of the Louvre Museum and Architect I.M Pei ! Wonderful review: "Before I read this picture book, I had not known the captivating story behind the modern glass pyramid that welcomes visitors to the Louvre museum in Paris. And I am glad that I now know it. This book thoughtfully tells architect I.M. Pei’s story and shares how his creative process worked."

Calkins Creek (Astra Books for Young Readers) (pub. 10.14.2025) 48 pages Ages 7 -10 A uthor: Erin Frankel    Illustrator: Jasu Hu C haracter: Mary Oliver O verview : " Young Mary Oliver was enthralled by nature. In the forest, she wondered about the birds and the lilies and the water in the stream—about all the things that cannot speak yet somehow spoke to Mary. She wondered, too, about poetry, about how words pieced together filled her with light and how some poems felt like

A TRUE TALE WITH A C HERRY O N  T OP Margaret Quinlin Books ( Peachtree) pub. 2.10.2026 48 pages Ages 6 - 9 A uthor: Patricia Newman    Illustrator: Isabelle Follath C haracter: Beatrice Harrison O verview : "' On May 19, 1924, a duet between a young cellist and a male nightingale was broadcast across the British Commonwealth as far away as Canada, India, and Australia to over one million listeners. It was an unprecedented collective experience made possible by the invention

A TRUE TALE WITH A C HERRY O N  T OP Feiwel & Friends (MacKids) (pub. 10.14.2025) 40 pages Ages 2 - 5 A uthor and illustrator: Derek Desierto C haracter: Henri Matisse O verview : " Henri Matisse loved color. He dreamed of being an artist. Even after his father pushed him to study for a 'serious' job, Henri followed his heart and went to art school. Color was all around him! After a grueling illness, Henri had to reinvent the way he made art. And what he created became even m