OLDER EVENTS
December 11, 2020
Virtual
NJ STEM Pathways Network
Presentation - Encouraging Children's Interest in STEM
November 19-22, 2020
Virtual
NJASL Conference
Author Lounge
November 4-5, 2020
Virtual
NCTE Conference
Panel - Narrative Nonfiction: Writing Un-Put-Down-able True Stories That Sing
October 24, 2020
Virtual
Rutgers University Council on Children's Literature
Panel - Ask the Kitlit Experts
Panel - Creative Marketing and Promotion
October 3, 2020
Virtual
Collingswood Book Festival
Book talk - Numbers in Motion: Sophie Kowalevski, Queen of Mathematics
October 3, 2020 8:00
Virtual
Funk and Friends
Interview
October 10, 2020 11:00am-4:00pm CANCELLED
Warwick NY
Warwick Children's Book Festival
Book Festival
July 16, 2020
Virtual
nErDCampPA
- 9:30 Panel: How Picture Books Can Be Used to Jump Start ELA and Science Lessons
- 11:00 Panel - Getting Students Excited About Nonfiction and STEM
- 12:30 Panel - Getting Students Excited About Nonfiction (for students)
June 22, 2020
Virtual
nErDCampNJ
Panel - Biography
Panel - Nonfiction and Informational Fiction
June 13, 2020
Virtual
nErDCampCT
Panel - Calling all aspiring NF and PB authors, 10:00
Panel - STEAMing Up Picture Books, 11:00
November 20, 2020, 11:00am-12:15pm CANCELLED
Denver CO
National Council of Teacher of English (NCTE) Convention
Panel - Narrative Nonfiction: Writing Un-Put-Downable True Stories That Sing
October 3, 2020 10:00am-4:00pm CANCELLED
Chappaqua NY
Chappaqua Children's Book Festival
Book Festival
June 5, 2020 CANCELLED
Branchburg NJ
Whiton Elementary School
Author's Day
May 30, 2020, 11:30am CANCELLED
Princeton NJ
Barnes and Noble
STEM Reading and Activities
May 3, 2020 10:00am-3:00pm CANCELLED
Chappaqua NY
White Plains Children's Book Festival
Book Festival
May 2, 2020 10:00am-3:00pm CANCELLED
Hudson NY
Hudson Children's Book Festival
Book Festival
April 20, 2020 CANCELLED
Chicago IL
Young Authors' Conference
Featured Author
April 3-4, 2020 CANCELLED
Boston MA
National Science Teachers Assoc (NSTA) Convention
- Elementary STEM Extravaganza (4/3, 8:00-10:00am)
- Round Table - Developing STEM like habits of Mind in Book Characters
(4/4, 10:30-11:00am:)
- Book Signing (4/4, 2:00-3:00pm)
March 10, 2020, 6:00pm
Franklin Township NJ
Heart of NJ Girl Scouts
Author Visit
March 5, 2020, 6:00-8:00pm
Newburgh NY
GAMS Tech School
Literacy Night
February 20, 2020, 4:30-6:00pm
Willingboro NJ
West Jersey Reading Council
Featured Author
February 5, 2020
Across the Country
World Read Aloud Day
Virtual Visits
January 25, 2020, 11:00am
Philadelphia PA
American Library Association (ALA) Midwinter Conference
11:00-12:00, Book Signing, Sterling Booth #1033
1:00-2:00, Sneak Preview, SCBWI Booth #845
December 11, 2019, 7:00pm
Manville NJ
Manville Public Library
Moderator - Panel-So You Want to Write for Children
December 9, 2019
East Brunswick NJ
NJ Association of School Librarians Conference (NJASL)
Presentation - Coding Unplugged and Booksigning
December 5, 2019, 4:00pm
Flemington NJ
Hunterdon County Library
Presentation for Children - The Writer's Journey
November 21-24, 2019
Houston TX
National Council of Teacher of English (NCTE) Convention
- Panel - Using Picture Book Biographies to Reveal STEM Thinking (11/21, 9:30-10:45)
- Booksigning (11/23, 3:30-4:30)
- Panel - Biography Picture Books for Curious Readers and Writers (11/24, 9:00-10:15)
November 19, 2019
Princeton NJ
Chapin School
School Visit
November 12-14, 2019
Arlington Heights IL
Arlington Heights Library and Schools
Library and School Visits
October 29, 2019, 7:00pm
Flemington NJ
Hunterdon County Library
Presentation - The Writer's Journey
October 25-27, 2019
Easton PA
Easton Book Festival
Book Festival
October 16, 2019 2:00-4:30pm
Cherry Hill NJ
New Atlantic Booksellers Association (NAIBA) Conference
Meet and Greet
October 12, 2019 11:00am-4:00pm
Warwick NY
Warwick Children's Book Festival
Book Festival
October 5, 2019 10:00am-4:00pm
Chappaqua NY
Chappaqua Children's Book Festival
Panel - Nonfiction Children's Books
Book Festival
September 27, 2:30pm-3:30pm
Boston MA
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) Conference
Panel - Perseverance, Growth Mindset, and Picture Books: Using True Stories to Inspire Young Mathematicians
September 21, 2019
Tabernacle NJ
NJ Council of Teachers of English (NJCTE) Conference
Author's Breakfast and Book Signing
September 19, 2019
New York NY
Micro Focus #DevDay
Panel - Women in Technology
June 23/25, 2019
Philadelphia PA
ISTE (Int'l Society of Technology Educators) Conference
- Panel - Get STEAMed: Empowering Girls’ Voices Through Science Writing (6/23, 1:00)
- Panel - Coding Unplugged: Using Books to Excite Children About Computer Science (6/25, 3:15)
June 8, 2019
Maplewood/South Orange NJ
Maplewood South Orange Book Festival
Book Festival
June 1, 2019, 12:00pm-1:00pm
New Brunswick NJ
NJ SCBWI Annual Conference
Keynote Speaker
May 31, 2019, 11:00am-12:pm
New York City NY
Book Expo America
Book Signing
May 30, 2019, 1:00am-3:00pm
Atlantic City NJ
NJ Library Assoc Author Showcase
Book Signing
May 25, 2019
Rhinebeck NY
Sullivan County Youth Book Festival
Book Festival
May 21, 2019, 7:00pm
Flemington NJ
Hunterdon County Library
Presentation - The Writer's Journey
May 18, 2019, 8:00am-1:00pm
Chatham NJ
nErDCampNJ
Moderator - Biography Panel
May 11, 2019
Montclair NJ
College Women's Club of Montclair
Presentation - The Writer's Journey
April 25, 2019
Cambridge MA
Google Boston
Take Your Child to Work Day Event
April 15, 2019, 2:15pm-1:15pm
Austin TX
Texas Library Association Convention
Panel - How Authors Create Compelling Nonfiction for Children
Book signing
April 11-14, 2019
St. Louis MO
National Science Teachers Assoc (NSTA) Convention
- Panel - STEAMing Up Your Classroom (4/11, 12:30-1:30)
- Linking Literacy Sessions (4/12, 1:00-4:00)
- Book Signing (4/13, 10:00-11:00)
- Panel - Girl Power! Historical Nonfiction Tradebooks to Encourage Girls in Science and Engineering (4/14, 2:05-3:15)
April 4, 2019, 6pm
Princeton NJ
Labyrinth Books
Moderator - Panel-So You Want to Write for Children
March 27, 2019, 7:30pm
Twitter Chat
#nErDCampNJ
Chat Host - "She Persisted"
March 21/22, 2019
Charlottesville VA
Virginia Festival of the Book
School Visits
Stone-Robinson Elementary School
Venable Elementary School
Johnson Elementary School
Baker-Butler Elementary School
Jackson-Via Elementary School
March 16, 2019, 2:00pm
Flemington NJ
Hunterdon County Library
Adult Coding Workshop
March 12, 2019
New London CT
Kearsarge Reg Elem School
Virtual Visit
March 9, 2019, 2:00-3:00
Delaware City DE
Delaware City Library
Presentation - Women in Computing
March 6 and 15
New York NY
PS 197 John B Russwurm
Author Visits
March 2, 2019, 1:30-3:30pm
Princeton NJ
Princeton Library, 1:30-3:30
Princeton Local Authors Day - Featured Author
February 10, 2019, 2:00-4:00pm
Frenchtown NJ
The Book Garden
NEW JERSEY BOOK LAUNCH! Hedy Lamarr's Double Life
February 7, 2019, 5:30-7:00pm
New York NY
The Corner Bookstore
NEW YORK BOOK LAUNCH! Hedy Lamarr's Double Life
Week of January 28, 2019
Across the World
World Read Aloud Day(s)
Virtual Visits
Tashkent International School, Uzbekistan
Zane North Elementary, Collingswood NJ
Dr. Bessie Rhodes School, Evanston IL
Douglas Grafflin School, Chappaqua NY
Robert B Havens Elementary, Saginaw MI
West Noble Elementary, Ligonier IN
Isaac Dickson Elementary School, Asheville NC
Williams Elementary School, Rosenberg TX
Swan Valley School District, Saginaw MI
Williams Elemntary School, Richmond TX
Springfield Town Library, Springfield VT
Kearsarge Regional Elementary School, New London NH
December 2, 2018, 10am-6pm
Long Beach NJ
NJ Association of School Librarians
Panel - STEM and Literacy (11:45)
Panel (Moderator) - Author Visits (2:00)
Book signing
November 29, 2018, 2:15pm-3:05pm
Manchester NH
Christa McAuliffe Transforming, Teaching, and Technology Conference
Panel - Using Books to Encourage Children's Interest in STEM
November 28, 2018, 7:30pm
Twitter Chat
#nErDCampNJ
Chat Host - Preparing for Hour of Code with Kidlit
November 21 and 26, 2018
New York NY
CS 154-The Harriet Tubman School
Author Visits
November 20, 2018, 3:00PM
Reading With Your Kids
Podcast Interview
November 17, 2018
Houston TX
National Council of Teacher of English (NCTE) Convention
Panel - Speaking Up and Shattering Norms (8:00am-9:15am, 361C)
Book Signing (11am-12:30pm, Sterling Books booth)
Children's Book Award Luncheon Table Host (12:30pm-2:30pm)
November 8, 2018
Greenwich CT
Julian Curtiss School
International School at Dundee
Cos Cob School
Author Visits
November 7, 2018
Greenwich CT
N Mianus School
New Lebanon School
Greenwich CT Library
Author Visits
November 3, 2018, 8:00am - 2:00pm
Huntington NY
nErDCampLI
Literacy Workshops(am) and Booksigning(pm)
October 29, 2018, 1:00pm
Smyrna DE
DE Libraries Showcase and Expo
Presentation - The Writer's Journey
October 27, 2018, 8:00am - 12:30pm
Millburn NJ
Edcamp Millburn-Short Hills
Literacy Workshops
October 16, 2018, 1:00pm
Ketchikan AK
Point Higgins Elementary School
Virtual Visit
October 11, 2018, 4:15pm
Flemington NJ
Hunterdon County Library
Kids' Coding Workshop
October 9, 2018, 5pm-7pm
Springfield NJ
Barnes and Noble Educator's Professional Development
Presentation - Using Books to Encourage Children's Interest in STEM
October 7, 2018, 2-4pm (table #100)
Baltimore MD
New Atlantic Independent Booksellers Assoc. Conf.
Meet and Greet with Booksellers
October 6, 2018, 10am-4pm
Collingswood NJ
Collingswood Book Festival
Book Signing
September 29, 2018, 10:00am-4:00pm
Chappaqua NY
Chappaqua Children's Book Festival
Book Signing
September 15, 2018, 2:00pm
Flemington NJ
Hunterdon County Library
Adult Coding Workshop
September 13, 2018
New York NY
Micro Focus #DevDay
Panel - Women in Technology
August 5, 2018, 5:00pm
Austin TX
Online Picture Book Biography Class
Guest Author
August 1, 2018, 10:30am
Washington NJ
Washington Public Library
Storytime
July 15-20, 2018
Chautauqua NY
Chautauqua Institute
Writing for Children classes
July 13, 2018
Philadelphia PA
National Science Teachers Assoc Forum and Expo
Elementary STEM Expo
June 16, 2018, 10:00am-3:00pm
Easton MD
Chesapeake Children's Book Festival
Book Festival
June 14, 2018, 9:00am-11:15am
West Windsor NJ
Children's Literature Class
Guest Lecturer
May 19, 2018
Plainsboro NJ
Innovation Fair
STEM Storytime
May 16, 2018
Elyria OH
Young Authors Conference
Featured Author
May 5, 2018, 10:00am-3:00pm
Hudson NY
Hudson Children's Book Festival
Book Festival
April 21, 2018, 8:00am-2:00pm
Chatham NJ
NerdCamp NJ
Literacy Workshops
April 12, 2018, 4:30pm-5:30pm
Flemington NJ
Hunterdon County Library
Coding Workshop
April 3, 2018, 7:00-8:30pm
Branchburg NJ
Raritan Valley Community College
Moderating panel: "I've finished my first draft, now what?"
March 20,27, April 10,17,24 2018, 7:00-9:00pm
Princeton NJ
Princeton Adult School
Writing for Children classes
March 16, 2018, 12:30 pm
Atlanta GA
NSTA Annual Conference
Speaker - Encouraging Children to Enter STEM
March 8, 2018
Staten Island NY
St. George Library Center
Fun With Math and Tech Workshop
February 18, 2018
New York NY
The Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum
Booksigning and Fun With Math and Tech Workshop
February 1,2, 8 2018
Across the Country
World Read Aloud Days
Virtual Visits
Winskill Elementary School, Lancaster WI
Fairmount Elementary School, Downers Grove IL
T. Baldwin Demarest School, Old Tappan NJ
Cherry Creek Elementary School, Aurora CO
Jesse Bobo Elemntary, Spartanburg SC
Lexington Park Elementary School, Lexington Park MD
Richmond Hill Elementary School, Richmond Hill GA
Fairmount School, Downers Grove IL
John E. Joy Elementary School,
Kingsley Elementary School, Downers Grove IL
Ozaukee Elementary School, Fredonia WI
December 17, 2017, 11:00am-12:30pm
Lawrenceville NJ
Barnes and Noble - Princeton
Fun with Math and Tech Workshop
December 16, 2017, 3:00pm
Eatontown NJ
Barnes and Noble - Monmouth Mall
Children's Book Reading and Signing
December 8, 2017
Frenchtown NJ
Frenchtown School
School Visit - Hour of Code Kickoff
December 7, 2017
Flemington NJ
Robert Hunter School
School Visit
November 17, 2017, 2:15-3:15 pm
Long Beach NJ
NJ Association of School Librarians
Speaker - Writing Biographies With Children
November 14, 2017, 1:55pm
Branchburg NJ
Raritan Valley Community College
Faculty Publication Party
November 4, 2017, 8:00am - 2:00pm
Huntington NY
nErDCampLI
Literacy Workshop(am) and Booksigning(pm)
November 3, 2017, 6:00 pm
East Northport NY
Barnes and Noble
Book signing
October 28, 2017, 2-5pm
Flemington NJ
Hunterdon County Library
Marketing for Writers Presentation
October 21, 2017, 2:00pm
Princeton NJ
Labyrinth Books
Book Reading and Fun with STEM Workshop
October 15, 2017, 10am-4pm
Stockton NJ
River Reads Book Festival
Book Festival
October 7, 2017, 11am-4pm
Warwick NY
Warwick Children's Book Festival
Book Festival
September 23, 2017, 11am-4pm
Princeton NJ
Princeton Children's Book Festival
Book Festival
August 19, 2017, 1-4pm
New Hope PA
Farley's Book Shop
Book signing
August 5, 2017, 2:00pm
New Haven CT
Yale Bookstore
Storytime
August 4, 2017, 4:30-8pm
Sharon CT
Sharon Summer Book Signing
Book Festival
July 13, 2017, 10:30am-12:00pm
Kissimmee FL
National Science Teachers Assoc Forum and Expo
Elementary STEM Expo
June 23-25, 2017
Chicago IL
American Library Association Annual Conference
Booksigning and Speed Dating with Children's Authors
June 17, 2017, 10:00am-3:00pm
Easton MD
Chesapeake Children's Book Festival
Book Festival
June 10, 2017
Maplewood/South Orange NJ
Maplewood South Orange Book Festival
Book Festival
June 7, 2017
Cherry Hill NJ
J.F. Cooper Elementary School
School Visit
June 6, 2017
West Windsor NJ
NJ Assoc of Library Assistants
Presentation - Using Picture Books to Encourage Children's Interest in STEM
June 3, 2017, 11:10am-12:05pm
New Brunswick NJ
NJ Society of Children's Writers and Illustrators
Presentation - Picture Book Biographies
June 2, 2017, 11:00am-12:00pm
New York NY
Book Expo America
Book Signing
May 25, 2017
New York NY
The Dalton School
School Visit
May 21, 2017, 2:00-4:00pm
Frenchtown NJ
The Book Garden
NJ BOOK LAUNCH! Grace Hopper: Queen of Computer Code
May 20, 2017, 8:00am-2:00pm
Chatham NJ
NerdCamp NJ
Literacy Workshops(am) and Booksigning(pm)
May 18, 2017, 5:30pm
New York NY
Corner Bookstore
NY BOOK LAUNCH! Grace Hopper: Queen of Computer Code
May 6, 2017, 10:00am-3:00pm
West Deptford NJ
West Deptford Public Library
West Deptford Township Book Festival
April 27, 2017
Cambridge MA
Google Boston
Take Your Child to Work Day Event
April 1, 2017
Marlton NJ
Marlton Barnes and Noble
Author Panel
March 31, 2017, 1:00-4:00pm
Hershey PA
Pennsylvania School Library Association
Book Signing
March 24, 2017, 1:00pm
Clifton NY
Clifton Park-Halfmoon Public Library
Virtual Visit
March 21, 2017, 2:00pm
Long Beach NY
Lindell Elementary School
Virtual Visit
March 3, 2017, 12:00-3:00pm
New York NY
KidLit TV
Read Aloud Live Stream
February 25, 2017, 1:00pm
New Providence NJ
Women Who Write
Book Marketing Talk
February 13/14/16, 2017
Across the Country
World Read Aloud Day(s)
Virtual Visits
West Salem Elementary School
Sweet Apple Elementary
Harwinton Consolidated School
North Point Elementary
Hall Fletcher Elementary
Hartwell Elementary
North Hart Elementary
North Side Elementary
December 11, 2016, 10:30am-12:30pm
Wayne PA
Main Point Books
Book Reading and Craft
December 8, 2016
New York NY
Cathedral School
School Visit
December 3, 2016, 12-4pm
Madison NJ
Short Stories Bookstore
Book Signing
November 18, 2016, 2:30-3:30pm
Long Beach NJ
NJ Association of School Librarians
Speaker - Encouraging Children to Enter STEM
October 15, 2016, 10:00-10:50am
Madison NJ
Women Who Write Conference
Published Author Panel
October 12, 2016, 6pm-9:30pm
San Francisco CA
Ada Lovelace Day @ThoughtworksSF
Virtual Speaker
October 11, 2016, 6pm-9:30pm
New York NY
NYU Ada Lovelace Day Celebration
Speaker
October 8, 2016, 11am-4pm
Warwick NY
Warwick Children's Book Festival
Book Festival
October 1, 2016, 10am-4pm
Collingswood NJ
Collingswood Book Festival
Book Festival
September 25, 2016, 11am-3pm
Baltimore MD
Baltimore Book Festival
Book Festival
September 13, 2016, 6-9pm
Cherry Hill NJ
Local Authors Book Fair
Book Festival
September 10, 2016, 1-4pm
New Hope PA
Farley's Book Shop
Book signing
August 27, 2016, 12pm
Holmdel NJ
Summer Reading Triathalon Closing Ceremony
Book signing
August 25, 2016, 7pm
Bridgewater NJ
Super Summer Reader Night
Book signing
July 27, 2016, 7:00pm
Flemington NJ
Hunterdon County Library
Coding Workshop
July 10, 2016, 1-3pm
Tinicum PA
Tinicum Arts Festival
Book signing
June 4, 2016
Princeton NJ
New Jersey SCBWI
Talks-Marketing, The Author/Agent Relationship
May 17, 2016
Hastings-on-Hudson NY
Hillside Elementary
School Visit
May 19, 2016, 9-11:30am
New York NY
Bank Street College
Cook Prize Ceremony
May 19, 2016, 1-3pm
New York NY
Bank Street School for Children
School Visit
May 13 & 14, 2016
New York NY
Google New York
Take Your Child to Work Day Events
May 15, 2016, 10am-2pm
Norwood NJ
Norwood Book Festival
Panel-Reading and Writing Through a Child's Eyes, Booksigning
April 23, 2016
West Deptford NJ
West Deptford Public Library
West Deptford Township Book Festival
April 28, 2016
Cambridge MA
Google Boston
Take Your Child to Work Day Event
April 9, 2016
Mount Airy PA
Big Blue Marble Bookstore
Fun with Math and Tech Workshop
March 20, 2016, 2:00pm
Princeton NJ
Princeton Library
Science Craft Workshop
March 19, 2016, 1:00pm
Oakland CA
Chabot Space & Science Center
Virtual Talk with Super Star Science Teachers
March 12, 2016, 2:00pm-4:00pm
Chantilly VA
Udvar-Hazy Center (Air and Space Museum)
Book Signing
March 12, 2016, 10:00am-12:00pm
Chantilly VA
Udvar-Hazy Center (Air and Space Museum)
Coding Workshop
March 10, 2016, 12:00pm
Dulles VA
Raytheon
Talk - Encouraging Girls to Enter Traditionally Male Fields
February 24, 2016, 9:30am
Graycourt SC
Hickory Tavern Elementary/Middle School
Virtual Visit - World Read Aloud Day
January 9, 2016
Boston MA
ALA Midwinter Conference
Book Signing
December 12, 2015
Princeton NJ
Labyrinth Books
Fun with Math and Tech Workshop
December 10, 2015
Flemington NJ
Hunterdon County Library
Coding Workshop
November 18, 2015
Philadelphia PA
Franklin Institute
Fun with Math and Tech Workshop
November 15/16, 2015
Long Beach NJ
NJ Association of School Librarians
Book Signing
November 14, 2015
Madison NJ
Short Stories
Story Time
November 7, 2015
Princeton NJ
New Jersey SCBWI
Talk-Explaining STEM in Picture Books
November 6, 2015
Lawrenceville NJ
Barnes and Noble
Meet the Makers
October 24, 2015
Madison NJ
Women Who Write Conference
Presentation on the Author/Agent Relationship
October 16, 2015
Menlo Park NJ
Barnes and Noble
Educators' Night
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