Welcome to my website!I'm a children's book author with a special love of history and of books for the very young. Come on in and take a look around! You'll find information about my books plus activities for kids, ideas and lessons for teachers, fun facts about me, and more!
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Hot off the presses! SNOWY RACE is in stores now!
"A winning winter race." - Kirkus
"Rhyming, minimal text coupled with fetching illustrations by Davenier expertly convey
the exhilarating drama of entering into a snowstorm as well as the comfy feelings
of being in a warm house while the weather is frightful." - School Library Journal
Upcoming Events
Saturday, November 30, 11:30 am
Shop local! I'm delighted to celebrate Small Business Saturday by reading and signing books at Depot Square in Lexington, MA. Fellow authors Nancy Tupper Ling and Jane Sutton will be there, too Readings, crafts, activities, and more. Join us!
Double Trouble: two events on Saturday, December 7!
Come see me at the Sutton, MA, Chain of Lights at the fabulous Enchanted Passage bookstore from 10am-1pm.
The theme at Enchanted Passage will be Harry Potter; I'll be making magic by creating "snow" indoors
and sharing and signing my brand-new book for picture-book readers, Snowy Race.
Festive fun for the whole family!
Then from 3-5pm I'm honored to be part of my hometown's inaugural Yuletide Marketplace,
on the Common in Shrewsbury, MA! I'll be signing books inside the Shrewsbury Historical Society.
The theme at Enchanted Passage will be Harry Potter; I'll be making magic by creating "snow" indoors
and sharing and signing my brand-new book for picture-book readers, Snowy Race.
Festive fun for the whole family!
Then from 3-5pm I'm honored to be part of my hometown's inaugural Yuletide Marketplace,
on the Common in Shrewsbury, MA! I'll be signing books inside the Shrewsbury Historical Society.
Saturday, December 14, 2pm
Join me for a crafty Snowy Race story time at the Shrewsbury Public Library!
After a short author talk + reading, we'll get busy making a secret snowy something that will be perfect for holiday gifting.
After a short author talk + reading, we'll get busy making a secret snowy something that will be perfect for holiday gifting.
Past Events - Fun All Around!
A hearrrrty, interactive story time with mateys young and old at The Silver Unicorn in Acton, MA.
Such a fun crowd at the Enchanted Passage Fall Festival and Spooktacular in Sutton, MA!
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Thank you, Beal Early Childhood Center, for including me in your Fall Family Festival! You were dino-mite listeners and fact-finders! Photo credits above and below Melissa Barrett.
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Hearty thanks to Barnes & Noble Lincoln Plaza/Worcester, MA for hosting a Friday night Pirate Party, with a rollocking read aloud, activities, and a treasure hunt!
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X marks the spot of a busy day of piratical fun at the Children's Museum in Easton!
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Launching Goldenlocks and the Three Pirates at the Shewsbury Public Library - arrgh!
The Children's Museum in Easton, MA, created a Storywalk of What Do Wheels Do All Day? in their "Wild Place" outside the museum. They did a beautiful job. What a 'wheely' fun way to combine literacy, exercise, and family time!
Happy Valentine's Day! I spent part of the day celebrating at the Worcester Historical Museum with friends from the Worcester Family Partnership.
Lots of fun at our digger-themed day at the Children's Museum in Easton, MA!
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Having fun with campers at the New Marlborough, MA, library's annual summer camp. After chatting about how books are made, we created our own accordion books. Thanks to my awesome friend, photographer Susan Quinn, for taking this pic and making my visit happen!
Celebrating Black History Month and the start of spring training with a reading of Jackie Robinson: He Led the Way and a visit from Wally the Green Monster! Click the photo to read Worcester Magazine's coverage of the event.
We DIG Celebrity Readers! Filmed in Millbury, MA and airing in Millbury, Sutton, Grafton, Shrewsbury, and Worcester, MA.
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Author photo © Lora Askinazi