Picture Books

I have read thousands of non-fiction picture books in and out of classrooms. Many are magical. Many are… ok. And many make science seem downright dull, even though science is life. I want picture books to be fun and engaging in ways that build scientific curiousity and content knowledge but also inspire children to relate to everyday-nature around them, no matter where they live. As a teacher for almost 15 years, I also think about how these texts can be utilized in primary classrooms. My manuscripts complement grade-appropriate Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) and can be read as companion texts to life science units and lessons, whether it’s about trees, boogers, or birds. I also want to help kids write creatively about science. Life science and literacy belong together like monarchs and milkweed. Let’s teach more science through story-telling.