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Friends for Freedom: The Story of Susan B. Anthony and Frederick Douglass by Suzanne Slade. Charlesbridge, 2014. 978-1-58089-568-2"This biographical gem places the spotlight on a friendship far ahead of its time."–– Kirkus"A solid addition that will spark...

 With Books and Bricks: How Booker T. Washington Built a School by Suzanne SladeForthcoming this fall from Albert Whitman & Co. 2014.

Starring my adorable little nephew!

Today is the day to share this wonderful news! Lucky Beans by Becky Birtha has been chosen as the 2012-2013 Arkensas Diamond Primary Book Award winner!The Arkansas Diamond Primary Book Award was established by the Arkansas Elementary School Council in 1998 to...

My agent, Chris Tugeau, asked her artists to come up with ideas for the theme "Back to School Surprise". The Trayvon Martin case was in the news as I sketched for it. Today, Christopher Myers wrote this article that appeared on the Horn Book's website....

Wonderful news!First Peas to the Table by Susan Grigsby, published by Albert Whitman & Co.m was selected as one of the 2013 Growing Good Kids - Excellence in Children's Literature Award Winners!This book awards program was established to recognize and build...

Here's a sneak peek behind-the-scenes of the making of this book:Mrs. Barhoff's 4th grade class graciously modeled for me! Here, I asked them to pretend I wasn't there.Rough sketch of the coverRough sketch of my favorite pageMy first pea seedling!More seedlings,...

"History, science and a guidance lesson all rolled into one, this could surely be the spark for many a school garden." Kirkus Reviews"This beautifully illustrated story has a mixture of both fiction and facts about the life cycle of peas....Teachers will...