“Beatrice had waited, and wanted, and dreamed all summer long for this. Does your face light up when you look at your child? When you see your nieces and nephews? Your grandkids? The power of smiling, of lighting up at the sight of your child, can have a long-lasting impact on his or her sense…

    “Be Big! Raise your hand high!” Benjamin the butterfly, Be Big! I’m so excited to announce that my publisher and I have chosen an official release date of April 1, 2018 for Be Big! Stay tuned for more details!   A number of people have asked me where I got the idea to…

“What if I get lost?” “What if my teacher isn’t nice!” “What if something goes wrong?” -Beatrice, Be Big! In my upcoming book, Be Big!, a young Beatrice is worried about all the things that could go wrong as she begins her first day of First Grade. A recent article in Huffington Post said that…