The First Dinosaur

I love geology. Just discovered there's a chunk of California rock called the "Shoo Fly" complex. I'm pretty sure I can guess how the geologist camping in the backwoods of the Sierras for months on end came up with that one. #geologyrocks

I am very proud to announce that @afsfolklorists has awarded the Aesop Award (for excellence in children's literature) to my book, THE FABLED LIFE OF AESOP. I've been a fables/fairytales nerd my entire life, so this award makes me a bit 🥲 @Sacredbeez @HMHKids #kidslit #aesop

and I caught it in Slo-Mo!

This is completely awesome. I’ve spent my whole life hearing crickets chirp on summer nights. I finally found one willing to sit still for my flashlight. Attenborough, here I come! #crickets #backyardbiodiversity #summernights

In honor of Everything Naomi Loved, my book with muralist @KatieYamasaki @NYRBooks, I'm posting my favorite murals. This is inside the amazing @biniskitchen. Bini used her walls to tell her life story, and the reason for her fabulous restaurant. It's some of the best food in SF

#MuralWeek! In honor of the pub of Everything Naomi Loved, my book with muralist @Katie_Yamasaki @NYRBooks, I am going to post pictures of some of my favorite #murals I've seen on my travels. This one is in #Portland. Feel free to post your own at #EverythingNaomiLoved.

In honor of the publication of Everything Naomi Loved (Sept. 15th!), my book with muralist @Katie_Yamasaki @NYRBooks, I'm posting some of my favorite #murals. This one is in a parking lot(!) in #JerseyCity. Murals can transform any urban space into something beautiful.

In case anyone wants to see me talking about my dinosaur book,I did this interview for the @BayBookFest and this girl, Aria, asked better questions than most grown-ups interviewers. Also, you get to see my quarantine hair. Or lack, thereof. youtube.com/watch?v=53S3Z_y2…

Let it never be said that I wasted my life during #quarantine. Thanks @wordbookstores for hosting my “book readings” these past few days. #authorslife #QuarantineLife #storytime

Admit it, you couldnt get enough of me today when I was live instagramming for @wordbookstores, right? Well, buckle the f@*k up, because I'm doing an event every day this week! Tomorrow, at 3pm EST/12pm Cali time, I'll be talking all things #Shakespeare @01FirstSecond #kidlit

Hey y'all! Ever wonder how mankind discovered the existence of dinosaurs? I'll be talking up my award-winning book THE FIRST DINOSAUR on instagram LIVE for the very first time @wordbookstores in NY with special guest star, the almighty @GeorgetheMighty! #naturalhistory #kidlit

So if anyone is looking for a GREAT way to kill a couple hours, the @NationalTheatre is streaming one play each week and they kicked it off with one of the funniest farces I've seen in a long time. youtube.com/watch?v=XzqcRwWV…

1/2 Writer tip: Frank Herbert, writer of #Dune, started life as an ecologist. He called ecology: "The study of consequences." So for all your world-building sci-fi writers out there, follow this thread of logic...and I can't say I ever played out this thread of consequences...

I just went through my To Do List and managed to erase about half of it. Done. Gone. Not doing that anymore. Strange times.

It has begun. 1 billion people in china in lockdown, all of Italy and Iran quarantined. But my mild suggestion that my son not hang out with friends is somehow a) the worst thing ever and b) all my fault.

It's rough out there. This guy just challenged me for the last roll of toilet paper in the store.

Okay, I know this #coronavirus #toiletpaper rush in #Australia is funny, and frankly, a bit bonkers, but I just got off the phone with my family that lives there and I thought I'd try to explain it a little... and yes, #climatechange is involved. 1/7

Happy Book Birthday to The Fabled Life of Aesop! It is now loosed upon the world. Check it out folks! Honestly, I don't mind if you don't buy it, but however you read it please give it a review on goodreads or amazon. It really helps. @Sacredbeez @HMHKids #kidlitart #kidlit