Book marketing scam e-mails are getting more sophisticated,
using generative AI to make emails more personalized.
Read my new blog post for tips.
I used to work at the Palmerston branch of the Toronto Public Library, so included it in one of the illustrations of I Want To Read ALL The Books (Simon & Schuster Books For Young Readers).
See that fellow sitting on the bench? That’s my friend Andy!
Excited to see my art on these Judy Blume classics being reissued by Atheneum/Simon & Schuster (Aug.25/2026)!
See the Publishers Weekly cover reveal as well as read more about the behind-the-scenes process on my blog with Lauren Rille, Hope Kim, and Jin Soo Chun.
The newest in the I’M series of picture books by Michael Ian Black and Debbie Ridpath Ohi (me!) launches from Simon & Schuster Books For Young Readers Feb. 24th! In I’M BUSY, Flamingo and Potato help a very busy girl slow down and find a healthier life balance.
Educators! Help us celebrate and I’ll record a special video just for your students. More about I’M BUSY launch celebration activities here.
Shortlisted for the Ruth and Sylvia Schwartz Award, I WANT TO READ *ALL* THE BOOKS is my love letter to books and reading, with visual nods to the Toronto Public Library (including TPL’s Palmerston branch, where I worked) and Toronto indie bookstores like Mabel’s Fables.
Interior illustrations include my parents, who used to take me and my siblings to the library every week.
Read more here about my book, as well as how the book was made.
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