This is a children's picture book about a group of friends who decide to explore and manage to GROW to meet the challenge.

This story, begun many years ago as a love letter, is about seeing things from another person's viewpoint. Having worked in preschools and after raising two children of my own, I decided to shape this very personal letter into a picture book. After 9-11 I realized that I needed to use many, diverse faces instead of the original "You and Me." This poem is about all of us and how we need to walk a while in one another's shoes. This is a picture book you can share with your preschooler, one that beginning readers can enjoy, but also one that has a message for more experienced readers about...

Professor Rodney Raccoon takes the stage and shares his extensive knowledge on the subject of Shoes and Socks. You can laugh along with your child at the antics of Rodney and his pal, the blue footed booby, who blunder their way through an attempt to give a serious presentation.

This story is about the quilt on my daughter's bed on the day she left for college. I created the images in 3-D collage using leftover fabric from the original quilt. Other bits and pieces were used to recreate her old room. I then photographed the art and used my computer to put the pages and words together. A sewing pattern for a kitten was given to me long ago, scribbled on a piece of paper. Over the years I have revised and shaped it into my Calico Kitten. I have sewn many a Calico Kitten for many a child to love.