EDUCATION
B.A. Studio Art. K-12 Teacher's License Art. Carleton College, Northfield, MN. 1994.

CLIENTS
Albert Whitman Brown Publishing Network
Henry Holt Harper Collins
Little Brown & Co. Sasquatch Books
Seattle Public Library Winslow Press

PUBLICATIONS
Picture Books:
What Are You Hungry For? By Emme and Phil Aronson. HarperCollinsPublishers, July 2007

Dog Diaries. By Besty Byars, Betsy Duffy, Laurie Myers. Henry Holt, April 2007.

Totem Tale: A Tall Story from Alaska. By Deb Vanasse. Sasquatch Books, April 2006.
Alaska Battle of the Books Selection 2006.

The Scritchy Little Twitchell Sisters. By Aimee Garn. Pretty Please Press, November 2005

Slow Days for Howard. Albert Whitman and Company, September 2005.
Nominated for New Jersey's Blue Hen Book Award 2006.

Octavius Bloom and the House of Doom. Albert Whitman and Company, March 2003.
Society of Midland Authors Award for Children's Fiction 2004.

The Practically Perfect Pajamas. Winslow Press, 2000.
IRA Children's Choices selection 2001
Southern California Booksellers Association "Best Bet" December 2000
Booksense 76 Bestsellers List July/August 2000.

Other Illustrated Books:
Dog Diaries. By Besty Byars, Betsy Duffy, Laurie Myers. Henry Holt, April 2007.

Boo's Dinosaur. An "early chapter book" by Betsy Byars. Henry Holt, Sept. 2006.
Bank Street College of Education Award: Best Books - Beginning Readers 2007.

Monkey Business. Written by Shirley Climo. Henry Holt, May 2005.
A New York City Public Library "100 Titles for Reading and Sharing" selection 2005.
Bank Street College of Education Award: Best Books - Myths & Folk Tales. 9-12 Year Olds, 2006.

Art Work:
•Brown Publishing Network: 3 small reading fundamentals books 2007
•Cover Re-design: Did You Carry the Flag Today, Charley? By Rebecca Caudill, intertior illustrations by Nancy Grossman. Henry Holt, Fall 2006.
•Methow Valley New Summer Guide. Cover art for the summer activities guide. May 2006.
•Cover Re-designs: Jenny Archer Covers 1-4. A chapter book series by Ellen Conford, interior illustrations by Diane Palmisciano. Little Brown and Company, April 2006.
•Seattle Public Library Summer Reading Program materials, 2001, 2002, 2003 and 2004.
•SCBWI-Western Washington Chinook Newsletter, May 2000, August 2002, November 2002, Winter 2005.

WRITING/ILLUSTRATION PROJECTS - "in press"
Polar Polka. By Chérie Stihler. Sasquatch Books. Spring 2008.
Did Alexander Save Winston? By James Cross Gilbin. Henry Holt. Spring 2008.
Granny Over the Falls. By Alan Schroeder. Henry Holt. Fall 2008.
Boo 2 (A sequel...). By Betsy Byars. Henry Holt. Springl 2009.
Cat Diaries. By Betsy Byars, Betsy Duffey and Laurie Myers. Henry Holt. TBD.

VISITING AUTHOR/ILLUSTRATOR
Omak Library. Omak, WA. November 2006
Manson Community Library. Manson, WA. November 2006
Edmunds Public Library. Edmunds, WA. October 2006
Robert Frost Elementary, Kirkland, WA. 3/7/06
Virginia Grainger Elementary, Okanogan, WA. 3/2/06
Methow Valley Community School, Twisp, WA. 2/8/06
Chestnut Hill Academy, Bellevue, WA. 2/6/06
Pateros Elementary School, Pateros, WA. 1/25/06
Methow Valley Elementary School, Winthrop, WA. 6/18-19/05
East Omak Elementary School, Omak, WA. 2/23/05
South West Services Cooperative Author Visits, 12 schools over 6 days, April 2004
Pinewood Community School, Egan, MN. 11/10-11/12/03
Southview Elementary School, Waconia, MN. 10/7/03
JFK Elementary School, Lakeville, MN. 3/17-3/19/03
JFK Elementary School. Lakeville, MN. 2/26/03
Minnewashta Elementary School, Excelcior, MN. 2/25/03
Eden Lake Elementary School. Eden Prairie, MN. 1/23-1/24/03
Westwood Elementary School, Prior Lake, MN. 9/30-10/4/02
Longfellow Kindergarten, Northfield, MN. 4/26/02
Northfield Middle School, Artist in Residence, February-March 2002
Oakhills Elementary, Lakeville, MN. 2/25-26/02
Lakeview Elementary, Lakeville, MN. 2/4-7/02
Eden Lake Elementary, Eden Prairie, MN. 1/28-31/02
Park Spanish Immersion School, St. Louis Park, MN. 1/11/02
Wenonah Elementary, Minneapolis, MN. 11/19/01
Dowling Elementary, Minneapolis, MN. 10/29/01
Prairie Creek Community School, Castle Rock, MN. 10/1/01
Seattle Public Library Summer Reading Program, Seattle, WA. 7/24-26/01
Bridgewater Elementary, Northfield, MN. 4/17-18/01
Faribo Lutheran School, Faribault, MN. 3/5/01
Greenvale Elementary, Northfield, MN. 2/22/01
Longfellow Kindergarten, Northfield, MN. 2/20/01
Burroughs Elementary read-a-thon, Minneapolis, MN. 2/5/01
Northfield Middle School, Artist in Residence, December 2000
Eden Lake Elementary, Eden Prairie, MN. 12/5-7/00
Mt. View Elementary, Tacoma, WA. 6/1/00
Bagely Elementary, Seattle, WA. 5/25/00

READINGS/SIGNINGS
The Inside Story. Santoro's Books, Seattle, WA. October 2006
The Inside Story. Island Books, Mercer Island, WA. May 2006
The Confluence Gallery. Twisp, WA. March 2006
Slow Days at the Pub. A publication party for Fast Friends, Twisp, WA. Oct. 2005
The Inside Story. Parkplace Books, Kirkland, WA. October 2005
The Inside Story. Secret Garden Toys & Books, Seattle, WA. April, 2005
Methow Arts Fest, Twisp, WA. July 2004.
ECFE Read to Me with ECFE Day. Legends Club. December 2003.
Winter Walk, Kids On Division, Northfield, MN. December, 2003.
CLN Book Week Festival, Diamond Lake Lutheran Church. Minneapolis, MN. November, 2003.
Winter Walk, RiverCity Books, Northfield, MN. December, 2003.
CLN Book Week Festival, Diamond Lake Lutheran Church. Minneapolis, MN. November, 2002.
Bound to be Read, St Paul,MN. October, 2003.
Story Time, Barnes & Noble, Burnsville, MN. September, 2003.
RiverCity Books, Northfield, MN. April, 2003.
U of MN Literacy Night, Barnes & Noble, Eden Prairie, MN. March, 2003.
MNA Conference, St. Cloud, MN. November, 2002.
CLN Fundraiser, Barnes & Noble, Eden Prairie, MN. September, 2002.
RiverCity Books, Northfield, MN. April, 2002.
Spotlight on Books Conference, Bemidji, MN. April, 2002.
Pajama Rama Reading, Barnes & Noble, Eden Prairie, MN. January, 2002.
Carleton College Bookstore, Northfield, MN. December, 2001.
St Olaf Christmas Concert, St. Olaf College Bookstore, Northfield, MN. December, 2001.
Art Soup, Elk River Area Art Council, Elk River, MN. June, 2001.
Writer's Seminar, Barns & Noble, Burnsville, MN. June, 2001.
Pajama Rama Reading, Barnes & Noble, Burnsville, MN. January, 2001.
The Bird Nest, Northfield, MN. June, 2001.
Highland Elem. Fundraiser, Barnes & Noble, Burnsville, MN. March, 2001.
Winter Walk, Kids On Division, Northfield, MN. December, 2000.
Barnes & Noble, Eagan, MN. November, 2000.
Mrs. Nelson's Toys and Books, Claremont, CA. November, 2000.
Wild Rumpus Books, Minneapolis, MN. January, 2000.
The Red Balloon Bookshop, St Paul, MN. January, 2000.
Park Place Books, Kirkland, WA. August, 2000.
Barnes & Noble, Issaquah, WA. July, 2000.
Barnes & Noble, Bellevue, WA. June, 2000.
Artwalk, Secret Garden Books, Seattle, WA. June, 2000.
Annie Bloom's Books, Portland, OR. June, 2000.
Bookworks, Marysville, WA. May, 2000.
Bestseller Books, Everett, WA. May, 2000.
Super Jock n' Jill, Seattle, WA. April, 2000.
University Bookstore, University of Washington, Seattle, WA. April, 2000.
The Inside Story, All for Kids Books and Music, Seattle, WA. March, 2000.
Greenlake Library, Seattle, WA. February, 2000.

PARTICIPATION
Illustrator in Residence: Humbolt County Author Festival. October 17-20 2007
Presenter: SCBWI Inland Empire Regional Conference. Cour D'Lane, ID. September 2007
Pannelist Washington Library and Media Association Conference, SeaTac, WA. October 2006
Presenter: SCBWI Inland Empire Regional Conference. Cour D'Lane, ID. September 2006
Presenter: Children's Book Festival. Anderson Cultural Center. Redwing, MN. September 2006
Pannelist LOFT Children's Literature Conference, Minneapolis, MN. April, 2004
LOFT Children's Literature Conference, Minneapolis, MN. April, 2003
SCBWI Minnesota Fall Conference, St. Paul, MN. October, 2000.
SCBWI Washington Spring Conference, Seattle, WA. April, 2000.

ASSOCIATIONS
Member, Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators
Member, Children's Literature Network
Member, Methow Arts
Member, Methow Print Arts