Giving Back

It’s #GivingTuesday today, and this year, I hope you’ll join my 16th annual push to support Heifer International, an organization devoted to fighting hunger. With hunger persisting around the world, their work is extremely, extremely important. (For long time readers, I wasn’t able to create a dedicated fundraising page as in years past, but I hope […]

This giving season, I know you have so many options, but I hope you’ll join my annual push to support Heifer International, an organization devoted to fighting hunger, something as important as ever. And if you’re able to swing two donations, please also consider supporting We Need Diverse Books, a fantastic organization making the world of […]

It’s #GivingTuesday today, and this year, I hope you’ll join my annual push to support Heifer International, an organization devoted to fighting hunger. As hunger surges around the world with rising inflation and the war in Ukraine, their work is as important as ever. Here’s how to participate: If you’re able, please visit my fundraising page and make […]

The internet gods have decreed this #GivingTuesday, and this year, I hope you’ll join my annual push to support Heifer International, an organization devoted to fighting hunger. As hunger surges around the world with rising inflation and commodity costs, their work is more important than ever. Here’s how to participate: If you’re able, please visit […]

Applications have opened for the terrific We Need Diverse Books mentorship program, which pairs children’s book authors with an amazing mentor in one of four categories: Picture Book Illustration, Picture Book Text, Middle Grade, and Young Adult. You don’t have to be a writer from a diverse background in order to apply. Anyone who has […]

Hunger is surging all around the world amid the pandemic and the needy need our help as much as ever. I know many of you are feeling stretched and there are a lot of worthy causes competing for everyone’s attention, but please consider making a donation this holiday season to Heifer International. In light of […]