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I'm a children's author and former environmental attorney inspired by oceans, kraken, ghost crabs, and cephalopods. I write middle grade novels and picture books and dabble in illustration.
Some of my works include Manatee's Best Friend (forthcoming from Scholastic 2021); A Morning with Grandpa, illustrated by Christina Forshay (Lee and Low Books 2016); a spidery poem in Thanku: Poems of Gratitude, edited by Miranda Paul, illustrated by Marlena Myles (Lerner Books 2019); a creative memoir essay in Potomac Review (2018); art in the Virginia Museum of Contemporary Art New Waves 2012 exhibit; and art and infographics in Huffington Post, Oceana, and World Wildlife Fund.
I co-founded Kidlit411, a resource website for children's writer and illustrators.
I grew up in Caracas, Venezuela, went to Yale College and Harvard Law School, and was lucky to do what I loved for over a decade, protecting the oceans at the U.S. Department of Justice and the non-profit group Oceana. Now I'm even luckier, spinning stories for kids. I live in Virginia Beach with my husband, two daughters, and a hypoallergenic cat, and I volunteer with the Virginia Aquarium to help stranded sea turtles.
I'm represented by Jennifer March Soloway at Andrea Brown Literary Agency.
Some of my works include Manatee's Best Friend (forthcoming from Scholastic 2021); A Morning with Grandpa, illustrated by Christina Forshay (Lee and Low Books 2016); a spidery poem in Thanku: Poems of Gratitude, edited by Miranda Paul, illustrated by Marlena Myles (Lerner Books 2019); a creative memoir essay in Potomac Review (2018); art in the Virginia Museum of Contemporary Art New Waves 2012 exhibit; and art and infographics in Huffington Post, Oceana, and World Wildlife Fund.
I co-founded Kidlit411, a resource website for children's writer and illustrators.
I grew up in Caracas, Venezuela, went to Yale College and Harvard Law School, and was lucky to do what I loved for over a decade, protecting the oceans at the U.S. Department of Justice and the non-profit group Oceana. Now I'm even luckier, spinning stories for kids. I live in Virginia Beach with my husband, two daughters, and a hypoallergenic cat, and I volunteer with the Virginia Aquarium to help stranded sea turtles.
I'm represented by Jennifer March Soloway at Andrea Brown Literary Agency.
