ABOUT ME
Where are you from?
We moved around a lot growing up. I lived in Nashville, TN; Norman, OK; Oxford, MS; and ended up in Pensacola, FL.
Where do you live now?
After 17 years in Brooklyn, we recently moved to the suburbs of New Jersey.
With?
My husband, two sweet kids, and a dog named Wally.
Where did you get so interested in art?
I studied a little at Harvard, even though I majored in English. (See above: reading.) After college I got a Rotary Scholarship to study art history at Cambridge University.
Who’s your agent?
The incomparable Sara Crowe (Harvey Klinger, Inc.)
What’s your favorite middle-grade book?
A tie between The Westing Game and From the Mixed-Up Files..., of course
What’s your favorite picture book?
Anything by David Wiesner
Ever been on a game show?
Yes, as a matter of fact, I have: Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? (Not me, apparently.)