About me

I write lyrical stories to spark curiosity about the world – inviting kids to explore nature, care for the planet, and celebrate the ways people connect to each other and the natural world. I hope my stories encourage families to learn and adventure together.

Growing up in Colorado I was skating on our neighborhood pond at 3 years old and skiing at the local mountain soon after. I learned how to pick up crawdads in just the right place so you wouldn’t get pinched, loved camping trips with ghost stories told around the fire, and would often go exploring through the neighborhood on my bike (which I pretended was a horse!)

In books I was drawn to the adventure and independence of the Boxcar Children (see the pic of me in the hammock) and dreamed of living the pioneer life with Laura Ingalls. A millennial ‘win’ was that after reading the first 3 Harry Potter books when I was 11, I was the same age as the characters in books 4-6 as they were published, growing up alongside them. 

As an adult I lived in Spain where I met my husband, taught English, and started rock climbing in the Picos de Europa. But Colorado is a special place, and a place that draws you back to its mountains and plains. I now get to take my daughter to the same streams I once played in, and teach her to ski where my dad taught me to ski. Many of my stories are created from the magic of time outside with my spirited little girl – reliving my own childhood through hers.