recently acquired
Yes! I write picture books, too.
Currently unagented, seeking representation.
Coming soon
WILD GREENS, BEAUTIFUL GIRL (August 2024)
Illustrator: Cinyee Chiu
Publisher: Sleeping Bear Press
Grand Prize Winner of the 2022 Own Voices, Own Stories Award
On the eastern plains of Taiwan, a young aboriginal girl and her mother pick wild greens before a rainstorm drenches them and their garden. When she goes to pull at the roots of a spiky, stalky weed, she learns that the plant is not what it seems. A lyrical story that shows young readers how to appreciate the bounty of nature and the beauty of identity.
Chinese and Pinyin translations are included in pages and backmatter features additional information on the Indigenous Amis people of Taiwan.
in the works
SKY LUCK (2025)
Illustrator: Dagmar Seulgi Smith
Publisher: Blue Dot Kids Press
A little boy feels discouraged when he can’t see any shooting stars on a dark desert night and believes that he has run out of “sky luck,” but his uncle reassures him about the power of abundant thinking.