Coming Events - 2007 & 2008

• New York City, New York Public Library, Mulberry Street Branch, 10 Jersey Street, Tuesday, October 9, 4 p.m. - Story Hour - Scary Tales for Hallowe'en.
• Purchase, NY, Purchase School, Wednesday, October 24, 5-6 p.m. - Booksmart Book Fair. Book signing.
• New York City, Saturday, November 17 and Sunday, November 18 - National Council of Teachers of English. Book signings and Author Strand speaker.
• Briarcliff Manor, NY, Todd Elementary School, May 7, 2008 - Presentations and signing.

Forthcoming Books - Spring, Summer 2007

• I'm Going to Grandma's, Harcourt, Inc. Illustrated by Tiphanie Beeke. What could be better than a visit to Grandma's (and Grandpa's)? A sleepover, of course! April
• Mrs. O'Leary's Cow, Little, Brown & Company. Illustrated by Jenny Mattheson. An adaptation of the well-known song "There'll be a Hot Time in the Old Town Tonight," commemorating the Great Chicago Fire. All young firepersons take notice! April
• You Read to Me, I'll Read to You: Very Short Scary Tales to Read Together, Megan Tingley Books, Little, Brown & Company. Illustrated by Michael Emberley. The fourth book in the bestselling and award-winning series. You've never met witches, zombies, ghouls, or ghosts like these before! Perfect for Hallowe'en. August.

Recent News

2007 marks the 50th anniversary of my first book All My Shoes Come in Two's, illustrated by my husband, Norm. Fifty years writing books for children - I can't believe it! How lucky I've been!

Two recent interviews you might like to listen to:

School Library Journal recently interviewed me in celebration of my 50 years in publishing. The interview will be posted on their web site at www.slj.com, on September 26.

A double interview with Just One More Book at www.JustOneMoreBook.com features my niece Deborah Freedman and me. Debbie, both a writer and illustrator, has just published her first children's book, Scribble (Knopf, 2007)! Go to her web site at www.deborahfreedman.net to find out about it.