Scheduled Events
11-08-2026
AUTHOR ILLUSTRATOR FAIR
Orion School, Redwood City, CA
12-12-2026
STORY TIME
9:30-10:00 am
Black Bird Bookstore, S.F., CA
Completed Events
05-30-2026
DUBLIN PUBLIC LIBRARY LOCAL AUTHOR SHOWCASE
03-23-26
JEFFERSON SCHOOL w/ Jenny and Julie
27th Annual Authors Day
presenting to 4th/5th Grade
San Francisco, CA
12-10-25
LIVE OAK SCHOOL w/ Jenny and Julie
presenting to 3rd, 4th and 5th grade
San Francisco, CA
11-21-2025 to 11-23-2025
NATIONAL COUNCIL OF TEACHERS OF ENGLISH (NCTE)
Cakes, Cubes and Chess: Using Everyday Anchors To Tell Complex Stories Panel and Book-Signing
NCTE Annual Convention 2025
Denver, Colorado
Book-signing w Julie Downing, Caroline Perry & Kerry Aradhya
10-16-25
LESLEY UNIVERSITY THRESHOLD PROGRAM w/ Jenny
Lesley University Hall, 2-150, 1815 Mass Avenue
Porter Square, Cambridge, MA
9-28-2025
FOUR-EYED FROG BOOKSTORE EVENT
AND SCHOOL VISITS w/ Jenny & Julie
Four-Eyed Frog Books: A Community Owned Bookstore
Gualala, California
Happy times visiting Sonoma County Schools
9-20-2025
FAIRYLAND BOOK FESTIVAL w/ Jenny & Julie
Oakland, CA
9-6-2025
BOOKSTORE READING & SIGNING w/ Jenny
Vroman’s Bookstore, Pasadena, CA
Boy in book (Elsa’s great grandson) all grown up
8-8-2025
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT w/ Jenny
Inside Every Children’s Librarian, a Children’s Book Writer: Elsa’s Chessboard from Idea to Publication
Association of Children’s Librarians of Northern California (ACL)
Oakland, CA
Presentation at ACL
6-29-2025
BOOK SIGNING w/ Jenny
Neal Porter Books / Holiday House
American Library Association (ALA)
Philadelphia, PA
with Neal Porter
5-24-2025
BOOK SIGNING w/ Jenny & Julie
Mrs. Dalloways, 2904 College Ave, Berkeley, CA
510.704.8222
5-24-2025
STORYTIME w/ Jenny & Julie
Banter Bookshop, 3768 Capitol Ave, Fremont, CA
510.565.1004
5-19-2025
SECOND GRADE CLASS VISIT w/ Jenny & Julie
West Portal Public Library, S.F., CA
5-8-2025
LAUNCH PARTY w/ Jenny & Julie
Bookshop West Portal, 80 W Portal Ave, S.F., CA
415.564.8080
Two Elsa fans!
5-4-2025
STORYTIME w/ Jenny & Julie
Linden Tree Books, 265 State Street, Los Altos, CA
650.949.3390
News & Interviews
And the winner is . . . from Lincoln Elementary School, MA
Chess4Life Spotlight Interview with Elliot Neff
Six Questions Interview with Mary Boone
Lauren Kasiarz: Diverse Jewish Books Podcast
From Fantasy to Chess to Berkeley’s Revolution: 6 Reads by Local Authors, J. The Jewish News of Northern California,
Elsa’s Chessboard’ Brings the Royal Board Game to Children’s Attention. San Diego Jewish World
A boy, a dog, and a book
Free Book Giveway and Interview: Seasons of Kidlit Blog with Heather Macht
Storytime Sprint Online Interview
Susanna Hill: Tuesday Debut Plus a Giveaway
Aimee Satterlee: Elsa’s Chessboard Review and Giveaway
Vivian Kirkfield’s Elsa’s Chessboard Cover Reveal
Art activity with second graders @ San Francisco Public Library’s West Portal branch.
Reading together is the best!
When your friend finds your book on the return cart at a public library on Maui.
Adorable humans and corgi enjoying the book.