June 26th, 2026

Over the past few months, FORESTS (illustrated by Kalen Chock) has received some very special honors I’m thrilled to share:


NSTA-CBC Outstanding Science Trade Book Award
Nature Generation Green Earth Book Award Longlist 
Michigan Reading Association Great Lakes Great Books Award List 
SCBWI Crystal Kite Award Short List, California/Hawaii division 


I’m grateful to all these organizations who help promote excellent children’s books!


If you are a member of SCBWI, you can vote for the Crystal Kite award from now until July 17 https://www.scbwi.org/crystal-kite