After an early career in advertising, I left the corporate world to focus on being a full time parent and, in the process, rediscovered the world of children’s literature for myself.
I’ve been happily writing in this space ever since.
About Me:
I grew up in a big city but I love a good hike in the woods.
I can tell a Sycamore apart from a Maple tree and can probably identify by sight most trees in my neighborhood.
I am fluent in Russian.
I have three children.
One of my favorite parts of being a parent is reading with my kids.
I have an identical twin sister, but no, we’ve never switched places or have ESP, though we probably could tell what the other is thinking in most situations.
As a child I struggled with reading until a family friend gave me three books that changed my life and started me on a path to loving books. They were: The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, James and the Giant Peach, and Charlotte’s Web.
When I was little I used to pretend to run a library. I still love that idea.
Being around books fills me with a sense of hope and possibility.
My kids and I are a bit obsessed with Harry Potter. We’ve read all the books, watched all the movies, and been to Harry Potter experiences on three continents.
Books I Love:
When You Reach Me by Rebecca Stead
When You Trap a Tiger by Tae Keller
Front Desk by Kelly Yang
The Night Diary by Veera Hiranandani
The Girl Who Drank the Moon by Kelly Barnhill
Raymie Nightingale by Kate DiCamillo
A Wolf Called Wander by Rosanne Parry
The Eyes and the Impossible by Dave Eggers
Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro
Circe by Madeline Miller
Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver
Days at the Morisaki Bookshop by Satoshi Yagisawa