Awards and Honors

2008
• SCBWI Barbara Karlin Grant, Judge
• Highlights Magazine, illustrator of the month, April 2008
• CBC Magazine's Hot Off the Press list, Paco and the Giant Chile Plant, March 2008

2007:
• 76th Annual Writer's Digest Magazine Writing Competition,
        Honorable Mention in the Children's Fiction Category for "Queen Bea"
        out of over 19,000 submissions
• SmartWriters.com Grand Prize W.I.N.NER for illustration, "Lula's Brew"

2006:
• The Prince's Diary named No.1 Valentine's Day Pick by Book Sense in conjunction
        with the Association of American Publishers
• SCBWI-Southern Breeze Writing Competition for illustrated children's books,
        Honorable Mention for "Queen Bea"
• Story Dynamics "Discovering Ease" story competition, Honorable Mention for "Queen Bea"
• childrensillustrators.com illustrator of the month

2004:
• SCBWI Featured Artist, September 2004
• SCBWI Online Illustration Competition, Honorable Mention for "April Fools"