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Open Book: Minneapolis, MN

08-11-26: How surreal to see my name on the marquee downtown! The Picture Book Salon’s 90 minutes flew by as I taught fellow authors how to get started creating supplemental materials to go with their books.

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Niche Books: Lakeville, MN

06-20-26: I’m so glad my hometown has its own independent bookstore for some down-home collaboration!

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Grand Old Day Parade: St. Paul, MN

06-07-26: What a blast to walk with the Red Balloon Bookshop in the parade! Keeping up while handing out bookmarks, tattoos, and other bookish bling is harder than it looks.

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Wild Rumpus Books: Minneapolis, MN

05-23-26: What a treat to host story time at the iconic Wild Rumpus! Birds piped up in the background as I read, and even the resident cat joined in the fun.

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Red Balloon Bookshop: St. Paul, MN

05-12-26: The Red Balloon Bookshop hosted my debut launch event—a dream come true!

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EXPO Elementary School: St. Paul, MN

04-02-26: Three author’s presentations covered six classes of kindergarten, second, third, and fifth grades.

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Greenleaf Elementary School: Apple Valley, MN

03-31-26: I met with twelve engaged classes of second and fourth graders.

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Urban Academy School: St. Paul, MN

03-30-26: Four presentations to six curious classes spanned first, fourth, and fifth grades. What a kickoff to my spring break!

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Highview Elementary School: Lakeville, MN

February 2026: As the guest author throughout “I Love to Read Month,” I shared a behind-the-scenes peek with 24 classes (!) of kindergarten through fourth grades about what it’s like to be a kid lit author.