I am the award-winning author and/or illustrator of over sixty books for children, including both ficiton and non-fiction. I attended UCLA where I majored in fine art, followed by a year in England on a Rotary scolarship to study art at the Exeter College of Art and Design. I am a member of SCBWI, CAN!, and California Readers Association.  

Junior Library Guild Selection, School Library Journal Best Book of the Year, Book Links Book of the Year, IRA Young Readers Choice Award, and American Booksellers "Pick of the List."