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Picture Book Collaboration with Paty Gualinga! Colaboración de un Libro Ilustrado con Paty Gualinga!
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Tree of Dreams Book Launch Party Recap!
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Fun Book Club and Educator Guides for TREE OF DREAMS!
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Chocolate Factory Tour at Cacao Prieto, Brooklyn!
Chocolate Factory Tour at Cacao Prieto, Brooklyn!

Join me on a delicious tour of the gorgeous Cacao Prieto bean-to-bar chocolate factory in Red Hook, Brooklyn.

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STAR IN THE FOREST Film Option!!!
STAR IN THE FOREST Film Option!!!

Gloria and I are thrilled to announce that Star in the Forest (Estrella en el bosque) is on the road to becoming a feature film!!! Read the details here!

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Cover Reveal... TREE OF DREAMS!

Here’s the cover of my new book, TREE OF DREAMS, coming March 26, 2019 with Scholastic! Read the summary and the inspiration behind the story.

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Cacao Farm Tour and Tasting in Hawaii!
Cacao Farm Tour and Tasting in Hawaii!

Join me on my tour of a sustainable cacao farm on Kauai, Hawaii. This is part of my mouth-watering chocolate research for my upcoming book, Tree of Dreams (formerly known as Wild Chocolate), coming Jan 1, 2019 with Scholastic.

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Rescued Relics in LaPorte, CO
Rescued Relics in LaPorte, CO

Join me for a tour of some charming vintage trailers. This was fun research for an article I did for Fort Collins Magazine.

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Puerto Morelos, Mexico!
Puerto Morelos, Mexico!

My family and I had a beautiful trip to Puerto Morelos, Mexico... a perfect beach getaway in a small, friendly fishing village on the Riviera Maya.

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Meet Peachy and Winnie, Our Sweet Vintage Trailers!
Meet Peachy and Winnie, Our Sweet Vintage Trailers!

Take a tour of my two vintage trailers-- creative spaces and beloved camping companions.

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