I made a card game! Was it easy? NOPE! Was it fun? Well…mostly. Fortunately I had help from my co-creator, STEM teacher Sierra Satterstrom, and a few experts in teaching evolution. Developed specially for THE ODDBALL BOOK OF ARMADILLOS, “The Adaptation Game” shows how the traits of animal populations help them to survive. Students develop… Read more »
Blog: August 2024
What a Cover!
WOW! I adore this cover by artist Ray Troll. And just wait until you see the interiors! Coming February 25, 2025 from Little Bigfoot/Sasquatch Books.
Events & Recordings
Upcoming Events
Parnassus Books: Saturday Storytime Rescheduled!
October 3, 2026 at 10:30 am
After snow storms forced us to postpone last winter, I’m excited to be returning this Fall to Nashville’s fabulous Parnassus Books. Hope to see you there!
Parnassus Books
3900 Hillsboro Pike, Suite 14
Nashville, TN
NCTE Philadelphia 2026
Hope to see you at NCTE’s Annual Convention, November 19-22!
I’ll be presenting with Bertha Vazquez of CFI/Generation Skeptics. We’ll focus on misinformation and feature some fabulous activities for DINOSAURS TO DRAGONS. Stay tuned for timing of our session!
Recent Events
Texas Library Association
March 29, 2026 at 12:30 pm
Panel Member – The Magic of Nonfiction: Cultivating Creativity, Collaboration and Community
March 31, 2026 at 9:30 am
Workshop Speaker – Bringing Nonfiction to Life: Gamification for Library-Classroom Connections
NCTE Denver
NCTE Conference in Denver!
Thursday, November 20 at 1 pm
Workshop Speaker – Double the Fun: Add STEM to Your Language Arts Block
Mile High Ballroom 4A/4B
Saturday, November 22 at 11 am
Booking signing at the Norton Young Readers Booth #810
Florida Museum of Natural History, Gainesville, FL
Book signing with Ray Troll and Kirk Johnson
Thursday, February 20 (after 7 pm event)
Saturday Morning Story Time
Saturday, February 22, 2025 at 9:30 am
Belvedere Tiburon Library
Preschool Special Storytime!
Wednesday, March 12, 2025 at 3:30 pm
1501 Tiburon Blvd. Tiburon, CA
2025 National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) Conference
If you’re coming to NSTA in Philadelphia, please come join me and STEM teacher Sierra Satterstrom for two interactive workshops and a Share-a-Thon. We’ll be offering lots of cross-curricula ideas for growing STEM literacy and bringing beautiful books for DOOR PRIZES! Check schedule for times and places here.
March 26-29, 2025
Philadelphia, PA
Interabang Books
Saturday morning Story Time! More details coming soon.
Saturday, April 5, 2025 at 10:30 am
5600 W Lovers Lane #142, Dallas, TX
BOOK ENDS Winchester: Animal Science Story Time with Elizabeth Shreeve and Sara Levine
I’m super excited to be co-presenting with my pal, fabulous author and vet Sara Levine. First event for THE ODDBALL BOOK OF ARMADILLOS! More details here.
Saturday, September 7 from 11 am-Noon
559 Main Street, Winchester, MA
Silver Unicorn Bookstore: Non-Fiction Story Time with Helen Kampion & Elizabeth Shreeve
Join us to celebrate two nonfiction launches: THE ODDBALL BOOK OF ARMADILLOS and Helen’s debut about Lady Bird Johnson. More details here.
Saturday, September 14 from 11 am-Noon
12 Spruce St, Acton, MA
2024 California Science Education Conference (CASE).
DEEP DIVE: STEM Nonfiction Books to Spark Curiosity and Inquiry
If you’re at CASE, come join STEM teacher Sierra Satterstrom, author Patricia Newman, and me for an interactive session! It’ll be an idea factory on cross-curricula ways to grow STEM literacy. DOOR PRIZES!
Sunday, November 10 at 11:15 am
Room A8, Sacramento Convention Center
Silver Unicorn Bookstore: Science & Nature Story Time!
Kick off the 2024 Season at this wonderful Boston area Indie bookstore with authors Cedar Pruitt, Aaron Lewis Krol and me! More details here.
Saturday, January 27 from 11 am-Noon
12 Spruce St, Acton, MA
Bank Square Books: Weekend Book Signing!
Come by Mystic’s wonderful Indie bookstore to say hi, browse the shelves, and pick up signed copies of SLOTHS and OUT OF THE BLUE! More details here.
Saturday, Feb. 17th from 1-3 pm
53 West Main Street, Mystic, CT
Parnassus Books: Saturday Storytime!
Stop by Nashville’s fabulous Parnassus Books for storytime—we’ll be sharing SLOTHS and a few other books by some of my favorite authors. More details here.
Saturday, March 9, 2024 at 10:30 am
3900 Hillsboro Pike, Suite 14
Nashville, TN
Webinar with TIES (Teacher Institute for Evolutionary Science)
This online event for teachers, families, and students will feature OUT OF THE BLUE: HOW ANIMALS EVOLVED FROM PREHISTORIC SEAS. We’ll explore how to use picture books to celebrate and teach the history of life on Planet Earth!
Corte Madera Library – NATIONAL FOSSIL DAY BOOK PARTY:
Celebrate sloths of today and long ago with a book talk and activities featuring The Upside-Down Book of Sloths. Be prepared for fossils!
- Wednesday, October 11 at 2:30 pm
707 Meadowsweet Drive, Corte Madera, California
La Brea Tar Pits – SLOTH SOIREE
Celebrate INTERNATIONAL SLOTH DAY at the amazing La Brea Tar Pits and Museum
- Friday, October 20 from 6 to 9 pm
5801 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, California
The Field Museum of Chicago – INTERNATIONAL SLOTH DAY CELEBRATION
Join this family program at the fabulous FIELD MUSEUM of NATURAL HISTORY. Special video guest appearance by zookeeper from the Lincoln Park Zoo (and hopefully a sloth too, if one is awake!).
- Sunday, October 22 at 11 am
1400 S. Lake Shore Dr., Chicago, Illinois
More info and sign up HERE!
2023 TEXAS BOOK FESTIVAL
If you’re at the TBF, come say howdy and celebrate THE UPSIDE-DOWN BOOK OF SLOTHS at my sessions with kids and their grownups!
- November 11-12, Austin, Texas
Recorded Events & Resources
Bell Museum in St. Paul, Minnesota
Journey to Deep Time with Author Elizabeth Shreeve
Children’s book author Elizabeth Shreeve joins the Bell’s Director of Public Engagement and Science Learning Holly Menninger to discuss her new book, Out of the Blue, and explore the museum’s exhibits.
Video Recording
Society of Vertebrate Paleontology: Exploring Evolution: An SVP Educator Workshop
Calling all science teachers! This workshop focused on classroom-ready resources and activities to complement evolution and biodiversity curricula. Elizabeth Shreeve’s presentation “Introducing Evolution” engages grade school kids in great transitions in the history of life.
Video Recording
The Fossils are Talking! Harvard Museum of Natural History
HMSC in collaboration with Storywish
Are you curious what fossils tell us about life on Earth—and how dinosaurs and other ancient animals awaken our imaginations?
Video Recording
Inspired by the Harvard Museum of Natural History
HMSC in collaboration with Storywish
Books available at Belmont Books
Recording Coming Soon
