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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...

Brandy came to us as a 10 week old puppy, February 19, 1995. She came from Kilduff, bred by Maribeth McMahon out in Sturbridge, MA. Her sire was Kilduff's Brass Boomerang, her dam was called Betsy.BrandyBoomerBoomer we got at 11 months old in 1997, also from Kilduff....

Nicole Tadgell is an award-winning african american illustrator for children. Her luminous, expressive illustrations warmly portray childhood life for children of all races. Nicole's work has been featured in The Encyclopedia of Writing and Illustrating Children's...

First Peas to the Table:2016 American Farm Bureau Foundation for Agriculture - Book of the YearFirst Peas to the Table is one of 40 books chosen as part of Reading is Fundamental's 2013-14 Macy's Multicultural Collection of Children's Literature!WFBF's (Wisconsin...

Was she bad? Hopefully Santa still gives her cookies for Christmas. 🙂

Drove through the beautiful Berkshire landscape...Me in front of Susan B. Anthony's birthplaceReplica of Susan's dollBathtub! It is soooo small!Disturbing statue from anti-suffrage...

I am not only a children's book illustrator, I am a Doctor Who fan! To indulge myself, I bought a pair of converse all-stars like David Tennant often wore.I masked off the sneakers with blue painter's tape, composed my ideas in Photoshop... and started!I painted just...