2024
Local Author’s Fair at Royal Oak Public Library, Saturday, March 23rd, 2pm-4pm
Mother’s Day Parent Child Drawing Workshop featuring the CREATE A CHARACTER Activity at Elmwood Park Library, Detroit Saturday, May 11th, 11-11:45am
Father’s Day Parent Child Drawing Workshop featuring the CREATE A CHARACTER Activity at Elmwood Park Library, Detroit Thursday, June 13th, 5:30-6:15pm
Parent Child Drawing Workshop featuring the CREATE A CHARACTER Activity at Ann Arbor District Library Monday, June 17th, 1-2pm Monday, July 8th, 1-2pm Monday, August 12th, 1-2pm
Parent Child Drawing Workshop featuring the CREATE A CHARACTER Activity at Grosse Pointe Public Library: Central Branch Tuesday, June 18th, 2-2:45pm Tuesday, July 16th, 2-2:45pm September/October: TBD
Child Drawing Workshop featuring the CREATE A CHARACTER Activity at Chandler Park Library, Detroit Thursday, June 27th, 2-3pm Wednesday, August 7th, 3-4pm Saturday, October 5th, 3-4pm
Family Storytime at Detroit Public Library: Bowen Branch, Tuesday, July 2nd, 6:30-7:30pm
Parent Child Drawing Workshop featuring the CREATE A CHARACTER Activity at Royal Oak Public Library Wednesday, July 31st, 6-7:30pm
Building a Story Library Visit at Commerce Township Library Saturday, September 21st, 12-1pm
Parent Child Drawing Workshop featuring the CREATE A CHARACTER Activity at White Lake Township Library Saturday, November 2nd, 10:30-11:15am
2023
Milkwood Residency Retreat, September 25th - October 1st
Funky Ferndale, Sunday, Sepetmber 24th, 11am-6pm
Artilicious Fine Arts Fair, Saturday, September 16th, 11am-7pm
Author’s Panel and Book Sale at Bamboo Detroit, Thursday, August 10th, 5:30-7:30pm
See Detroit Festival of Books attendees use the Name Board in this Channel 4 news clip!
I’m teaming up with the Detroit Writing Room at Detroit Festival of Books, Sunday, July 16th, 10am-4pm
Local Author’s Fair at Plymouth District Library, Saturday, July 15th, 11am-4pm
Let’s Build a Story Together Presentation & Workshop at Royal Oak Public Library, Thursday, June 29th, 2pm-3pm
Interview with CanvasRebel!
2022
Interview with Maria Marshall on her blog, The Picture Book Buzz.
I’ll be signing books at Leon & Lulu’s Books & Authors Event on Sunday, November 13th, 10am-5pm
Progetto Infanzia includes La Gara Delle Coccinelle in their Creative Ideas for Teaching blog.
Follow the My Name Is Not Ed Tug Awareness Tour hosted by The Children’s Book Review!
Storytime & Signing at Serendipity Bookstore in Chelsea on Saturday, November 12th, 10am
I am teaming up with Source Booksellers for a Storytime at El Moore Gardens during the Fall Festival on Saturday, October 29th. Time TBA.
Family Storytime at Royal Oak Public Library on Tuesday, October 25th, 10:15-10:45am
Storytime & Signing at Schuler Books, Saturday, October 22nd, 11am
Teacher and Librarian Appreciation Day at The Book Beat! Sunday, October 16th, 12pm-4pm
Book Launch for My Name Is Not Ed Tug at Sidetrack Bookshop, Saturday, October 15th, 11am-12pm. Storytime, Activity and Book Signing! And maybe other fun goodies! Pre-order and get a Potato-Noodle-Feel-Better Soup Recipe + a coloring ingredient page for kiddos! Send me your receipt after placing an order here.
Children’s Book Council selects My Name is Not Ed Tug for the Summer 2022 Showcase: Love Makes the World Go Round!
Revealing the cover of my new picture book, My Name is Not Ed Tug, here (releasing 10/11)! Pre-orders now available.
The Ladybug Race is included in Bergamo Library Network’s A TUTTA SCIENZA book recommendations for children 3-6 years old in collaboration with Bergamo Scienza.
2021
I am partnering up with The Detroit Writing Room in the last 2021 Book Club book chat! I’ll discuss my picture book journey and share the inspiration behind Grama’s Hug and The Ladybug Race. Join us on Tuesday, December 28th, 7pm-8pm. Find details here.
Join me at the Ann Arbor Holiday Art Fair on Sunday, December 5th, 11am-5pm. I’ll be selling, signing and reading my picture books!
Check out my CREATE A CHARACTER time-lapse drawing videos on Vimeo!
Learn FIVE FUN FACTS about Grama’s Hug on Laura Sassi’s blog!
Book signing at The Book Beat’s 39th Birthday celebration on August 15th, Sunday 1-3pm.
GRAMA’S HUG is listed in Grand Rapids Magazine’s Summer Reads Section (July/August Issue)
Watch Stephanie Steinburg (The Detroit Writing Room Founder and CEO) and I chat with Senator Adam Hollier on the #WeCanDoBetter podcast.
2020
GRAMA’S HUG is included on Detour Detroit’s “25 notable Detroit and Michigan books from 2020”.
Join me at the Detroit Writing Room Virtual Holiday Book Fair on December 6th, 12pm-5pm! I’ll be sharing my picture book GRAMA’S HUG from 4:45pm-5pm.
My third picture book is announced! MY NAME IS NOT ED TUG will be published by West Margins Press Fall 2022.
I’m participating in the SCBWI Bookstop!
The Detroit Free Press announces the Detroit Writing Room 2021 Book Club (Join me December 28th, 2021)!
GRAMA’S HUG is included on A Mighty Girl’s List: 60 Books About Mighty Girls & Their Grandparents
Join me at the Rochester Writers Virtual Fall Conference on Saturday, October 17th! I’ll be sharing my COMMITTING YOURSELF TO CREATIVITY presentation.
On Thursday, October 29th, I’ll be leading a Picture Book Training Virtual Workshop: From Idea to Publication with the Detroit Writing Room. Register here. Early Bird rate ends 10/1.
In honor of GRANDPARENTS DAY, I’ll be reading Grama’s Hug on Friday, September 11th via Instagram Live! Bring your questions and join me on the Page Street Kids Instagram page.
Grama’s Hug Read Aloud during the Virtual Michigan State Fair on September 6th, 1pm via Facebook Live. Order a signed copy through The Book Beat bookstore.
Join me for Cocktails & Coaches with Detroit Writing Room on Thursday, April 30th. Bring questions about your picture book making/submitting/publishing journey!
Teacher Ann Williams reads THE LADYBUG RACE on Teachers | Books | Readers
I am a Detroit Writing Room Coach!
School Visit with Neinas Dual Learning Academy in Detroit
Author Illustrator Spotlight on KidLit 411
Grama’s Hug Book Launch! Saturday, February 22nd, 11am-12pm. Barnes & Noble, Troy.
An interview by Brooke Van Sickle of Journey to KidLit.
Detroit Writing Room Speakers Series Michigan Children’s Book Authors: Tuesday, February 11th, 7pm-9pm.
Sit’n’Sign at Saturn Booksellers in Gaylord: Saturday, February 8th, 11:30am - 1:30pm.
Author Storytime at Ann Arbor District Library: Thursday, February 6th, 11am-12pm.
Grama’s Hug picture book release: January 28th!
Exhibiting Artist in the Muskegon Museum of Art’s 20 for 20: Celebrating Michigan Illustrators event: January 16th - April 19th.
2019
Interview by Rhys Keller including Grama’s Hug Page Street Kids Editor, Courtney Burke.
An interview by Author Katelyn Aronson.
I’m a member of the Perfect 2020 Picture Books team!
Grama’s Hug receives a starred review from Booklist!
Press Release for Grama’s Hug, released January 7th, 2020.
Participating Author Illustrator in the Michigan State Fair Author’s Day August 29th, 2019.
The Ladybug Race Birthday Cards are available for order!
Exhibiting Artist at the Summer Art Show, “A Universe of Stories”, Saline District Library.
Publishers Weekly Rights Report for book two! I Am Not Leaving Without a Hug Winter 2020, Page Street Kids
La Scuola Primaria Lorenzo Lotto students create their own beautiful ladybugs!
2018
Guest Presenter at the Blue Water Reading Council's 21st Annual Young Authors Conference.
The Ladybug Race is featured in the teaching video "Teaching Response with Picture Books" led by Kathryn Byrne of Quebec Reading Connection.
The Ladybug Race receives a 2017 IPPY Bronze Medal Book Award.
Interview with Denise M. Cassano
2016
Skype Visit with JFK Elementary
Huntington Woods 4th of July Parade
The Ladybug Race Book Review by AtlantideKids
The Ladybug Race Book Review by Francesca Tamberlani at Milkbook
MOMENTS OF GLORY Book Review by Carla Ghisalberti
Publisher Terre di Mezzo releases Italian version of The Ladybug Race
3 Ways to Create Discipline in your Daily writing and Illustrating Routine on SCBWI Michigan THE MITTEN blog
2015
Michigander Monday on JUMPING THE CANDLESTICK
The Ladybug Race Publishers Weekly Review
The Ladybug Race INFODAD Review
SCBWI Michigan THE MITTEN Blog Guest Post "The Birth of Blobs"