My most recent book is called The Truth About the Couch. I got to collaborate with the legendary Argentinian cartoonist Liniers and went on Good Morning America to chat about the story with George Stephanopoulos (sp?).

I'm very proud of my two collections of short fiction The Human Kaboom and The Ice Cream Machine. Each book contains six totally different stories with the same exact name. People have described these books as "exhilarating" or "impossible to resist" and I'm only slightly embarrassed to tell you that they debuted at #1 & #2 on the New York Times bestsellers list. Bragging rights aside, my real goal in writing these books was to encourage young readers to express their own creativity. I recorded a short series of writing tips to share with aspiring authors. Hundreds of kids have since sent me their stories and I've begun to publish my favorites in the paperback versions of my books.

My life as an author began with picture books. The most popular one is called Dragons Love Tacos but the others are pretty good too. I'm particularly fond of Gladys the Magic Chicken (illustrated by Adam Rex). The book trailer has a catchy jingle and live chickens.

One of my books won the prestigious Texas Bluebonnet Award in 2020. It’s called El Chupacabras, it was illustrated by legendary Hollywood creature creator Crash McCreery, and it’s written in a blend of Spanish and English (que a algunas personas les encanta).

So far, I've published fifteen books, seven have been national bestsellers, one turns into a robot, and a bunch were illustrated by my talented friend Daniel Salmieri.

Many of these titles are available at your friendly neighborhood bookstore. If you are confined to your home for some reason, you can always purchase online from Amazon, Barnes & Noble , Apple or Bookshop.org. There are also things called libraries but my agent told me not to mention them (Hi Jenn!).

To make an informed buying decision, you may want to read these glowing reviews of Robo-Sauce, Big Bad Bubble, Those Darn Squirrels Fly South, Dragons Love Tacos 2: The Sequel or Secret Pizza Party. If you're more into schadenfreude, check out these one star reviews instead.

Lots of frequently asked questions are answered in this interview which hints at my life outside of kid's lit.

I love getting email from fans and I promise I'll write back as soon as possible. I'm also on Instagram and Tiktok for some reason. Eventually, I'll find a better way to wrap things up but in the meantime, please enjoy this excellent playlist of funk music.

Thanks for reading,