Schedule
February 2026
10
“Nonfiction Personal Learning Community,” Kansas School Library Association (virtual)
19
“If There’s No Hook, There’s No Book,” SCBWI, Rocky Mountain Chapter (virtual)
20
“Children’s Book Creators & Educational Researchers in Conversation,” Children’s Literature Assembly Online Research Conference (virtual)
March 2026
3
Release date Monarch and Mourning Cloak: A Butterfly Journal
7
Book launch with Sarah S. Brannen, Silver Unicorn Bookstore, Acton, MA
10
“Nonfiction Personal Learning Community,” Kansas School Library Association (virtual)
19
“10 Ways to Help Students Find Nonfiction They’ll Love,” New Hampshire Library Association, School Library Section Conference, Concord, NH
27
“Author Q&A,” UPenn, Berks, Reading, PA (virtual)
April 2026
2
School visits, Scituate, MA
9
“Photos, Videos, and Webcams to Enrich Nonfiction Reading and Writing,” Massachusetts Reading Association Conference, Newton, MA
14
“Nonfiction Personal Learning Community,” Kansas School Library Association (virtual)
16
“Helping Students Overcome Nonfiction Writing Roadblocks,” Massachusetts Reading Association, Southeast Regional Dinner, TBD
16
“Authors in Conversation with Loree Griffin Burns and Maria Gianferrari,” Silver Unicorn Bookstore, Acton, MA
May 2026
2
Hudson Children’s Book Festival, Columbia-Green Community College, Hudson, NY
12
“Nonfiction Personal Learning Community,” Kansas School Library Association (virtual)
School visits, Springfield, MA
June 2026
9
“Nonfiction Personal Learning Community,” Kansas School Library Association (virtual)
19
Summer Reading Kickoff, Watertown Public Library, Watertown, MA
July 2026
7
Release date Sharks in Kansas: An Ancient Sea in the Middle of America
11
Book launch, Silver Unicorn Bookstore, Acton, MA
13–14
Kentucky School Library Association Conference, Newport, KY
November 2026
1
“Developing a Plan for an Info-licious Library: From Collection Development to Instruction,” Connecticut Association of School Librarians Conference, Groton, CT
For more information, read the Planning a Visit page, and then please contact Melissa.