Picture Books

I have read thousands of non-fiction picture books in and out of classrooms. Many are magical. Many are… ok. And many make science seem downright dull, even though science is life. I want picture books to be fun and engaging in ways that build scientific curiousity and content knowledge but also inspire children to relate to everyday-nature around them, no matter where they live. As a teacher for almost 15 years, I also think about how these texts can be utilized in primary classrooms. My manuscripts compliment grade-appropriate Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) and can be read as companion texts to life science units and lessons, whether it’s about trees, boogers, or birds. Let’s teach more science through story-telling.