Whether you’re a prospective parent checking out the Hogarth site or a picture book lover checking out my author site, I’m glad you’re here. To the picture book lovers not only am I an author, I’m a teacher. To the prospective Hogarth parents not only am I teacher, I’m an author. Go me!
Here are the books I’ve written or contributed to so far.
Want to learn a little about two of my favorites?
Women of the Pine Tree State: 25 Maine Women You Should Know is part of Apprentice Shop Books’ America’s Notable Women Series. I’m thrilled this series won the 2015 Moonbeam Silver Medal for Best Nonfiction Book Series. I contributed profiles to 7 books in the series, including one for my aunt, Rebecca Nurse, who was executed for witchcraft in Salem, Massachusetts in 1692.
Want to learn a little about me?
- As a kid I adored horses. My favorite horse book was Spurs for Suzanna by Betty Cavanna. I had a horse named Moonshine who I rode for hours around the corral next to the barn at our vacation home in Maine. We went nowhere fast and loved every minute of the journey.
- Our vacation home in Maine was actually an old chicken coop with the poop swept out. My father added bunk beds, electricity, and a pot-bellied stove. You can’t beat the high life.
- As an adult, I am allergic to horses. Now I adore dogs and cats. My all-time favorite dog is the late Mary Murphy, the best Rat Terrier to patter around the planet. We were together for 13 fabulous years before her time ran out. She was a high-strung, high-maintenance, pointy-eared pooch and I was just crazy about her.
- The final chapter in Andrea’s Book of Imperfect Pets is all about Pearl the Cat, a rescue from New Jersey. She was hiding out in a garage with her 3 kittens when she was snagged by Johnny Law and extradited to New Hampshire. While on the lam, Pearl’s superior survival skills kept her well-nourished. Upon booking, she weighed in at 17 pounds and was the envy of all the scrawny rescues. Pearl spent her 5+ years with me working as a line editor, and wishing she had opposable thumbs. As the summer of 2024 was drawing to a close, Pearl moved up to that big publishing house in the sky where I hope all her wishes came true.
- I write songs for kids, too! Here’s one to keep you healthy. View it at Vimeo for a lesson plan you can use at home with your child.
- I’m a member of The Write Sisters, a group of multi-published children’s authors. We started as a critique group and became great friends. Our goals are to spread our love for children’s books and writing, and to share our expertise with others. Here we spread the love by sending Flat Stanley off to continue his adventures.
- I love my nieces and nephews. Arthur, John, Margaret, Bitsy, Daniel, Thomas, Alex, Maggie, James, Rachel and Annie are humans of the highest order.
- I love to travel. Our National Park System is amazing. I think it was the best thing Teddy Roosevelt did as President. Besides the Bear, of course.
- I love to read. That’s me sitting on Santa’s lap. Why the sad face? Because I’m on a
lap, but nobody is reading to me. I’m sure I asked him to bring me a book for Christmas. And a bike and a pony and a Patty Play Pal, even though she walked like Frankenstein.