September 10 – 1 to 3 pm, signing at the Hammes Notre Dame Bookstore, South Bend, IN

Also, 6 to 8 pm, Summers Stories, Kendallville, IN.  Talking about the language of flowers, doing a tussie demo, reading, and signing.  What fun!!

September 11 – 2 pm, The Book Stall, Winnetka, IL.  All about the language of flowers, a tussie-mussie demo, and reading.

September 12, hanging out at the Chicago Botanical Garden.

September 22 - Fall for the Book, Frost Middle School, 2:30 pm.  I’ll be leading a tussie-mussie craft, speaking the language of flowers, and giving writerly tips.

September 25 - Plant Literacy Festival at the U.S. Botanic Garden, Washington, DC, 10 am to 2 pm.

September 26th – Baltimore Book Festival, 4:30 pm, YA Panel with Elizabeth Scott, Holly Hoxter, & Andrew Auseon.  Woo hoo!

October 10th – BIG TENNERS EVENT TBA – Hint:  NYC!!

October 23rd – MidAtlantic SCBWI Conference, Northern Virginia.  I’ll be critiquing manuscripts and signing.

November 10 – Guest speaker for the Potomac Unit of the Herb Society of America