Newbery Honor-winning Children’s Author
My world is full of patterns, poetry, light, and color—welcome!
What’s New?
We’re thrilled to announce that Dear Acorn (Love, Oak), has just been named a Horn Book Fanfare book!
Told through letter poems, this inventive book reveals the everyday conversations between “big” and “little” objects in the world around us. It’s sure to delight readers of all sizes!
Dear Acorn has already gotten FOUR starred reviews and been featured on NPR’s Picture This show (Weekend Edition). Listen to the interview with Joyce and Melissa here.
Also . . .
We Are Branches has been winning awards!
2024 Riverby Award, recognizing “exceptional nature books for young readers.”
Blueberry Award Honor, for “books that inspire love of nature & action for planet earth.”
2024 Mathical Book Prize, for “inspiring children to see math in the world around them.” (K-2 category)
Outstanding Science Trade Book for 2024 from the National Science Teaching Association.
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