This summer, we headed to London and Portugal with our two daughters (ages 4 and 8) for three whole weeks. And what was most exciting to me was being able to read my Smart Girl's Guide to Travel book to the two of them to prepare. We headed to Mexico City last summer, so this wasn't their first big trip but Mexico City was in our time zone and they were familiar with the spoken language (the girls are in a dual immersion program). So we finally got to "sleep on the plane," de

This summer, I went from about 1k Instagram followers to almost 8k followers, and it was wild to say the least! I posted a video about The Making of American Girl coffee table book because I was pleased to see American Girl magazine inside AND because I have a small mention inside! I acknowledged that I had worked at American Girl magazine.... and the internet wanted to hear more I guess! And if people want to me to talk about American Girl magazine, well, boy will I! I start

What's better than a Scholastic Book Fair? Well, let me tell you—seeing your OWN books at your kid's Scholastic Book Fair! I love writing these middle grade novels for Scholastic in partnership with The Dodo. They're based on true stories, which means I get to put my journalism skills to use—lots of interviews, research, and reporting here! And then I take all of that research and translate it into a story arc that's appropriate for middle grade readers. Do I cry writing thes