I'm very excited to share that my picture book, Where Do Butterflies Go at Night? - 2nd Edition, has received the 2025 Northern Lights Book Award in the Poetry Category for excellence in children's books. Here's how it all started ...

My children’s book journey began many years ago, when I studied the Writing and illustrating of Children’s Books with Uri Shulevitz at The New School in NYC. The publishing world was very different back then, and Mr. Shulevitz sent young, newbie me, picture book dummy in hand, straight to the heads of several children’s publishing companies to have them take a look.

Those days are gone, but my dream of having my children’s books published never disappeared. My life took a completely different route, but in time I returned to that dream. My first picture book, Where Do Butterflies Go at Night? - 2nd Edition, is now available on Amazon. It's a heartwarming and magical story of a little boy's rich imaginings of where butterflies go as the light fades. Stella Maris Mongodi's enchanting art brings it all to life, both inspiring a sense of wonder.  Order your copy here.

WHAT'S NEXT? I'm working on a new picture book with a very timely and important message for children in today's world. You'll see it here when it's ready to meet the world!