The Adventures of Bella and Finny Series

Albany Children’s Book Festival Albany Academy for Girls 140 Academy Road Albany, NY Saturday April 28, 2012 10-4 What a Fabulous day! 70 Authors and Illustrators for you to meet, greet and have your book personalized by your favorite author. There were many different programs through out the day for you to enjoy and participate in.  I love [...]

I just love going to these conferences!! A great opportunity to catch up with old friends and make new ones. We had a dynamic Keynote Speaker, Susan Campbell Bartoletti. She is an award-winning author and a fearless woman! She digs deep for the untold story.We had excellent workshops with an impressive line up of Conference [...]

What a nice surprise I had when I first walked into the school. In the main hallway there was a disply of the students “Pet Stars” of the week! In honor of Bella and Finny Week, the students took pictures of their pets dressed up in varies costums! What a great idea to get the [...]

Bella and Finny were selected as one of the best pictures for the Happy Dog  Contest.   Their picture will be published in the digital magazine Happy Dog Connections.

  SmartTag Pet ID sponsored a contest to send in a picture of you and your pet together.  The winning photograph would be featured on the LITTLE GIFTS catalog cover!  This summer I was fortunate enough to have a photo shoot done by a fabulous photographer, Tiffany Wayne.  Yes she is my daughter, and no I’m not bias, [...]

I will be attending The 15th annual Glens Falls Chronicle Book Fair. It will take place on Sunday, Nov. 7, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Queensbury Hotel in downtown Glens Falls, NY. There will be over a  100 authors, book sellers, publishers and non-profit groups participating in the Book Fair.  Booksignings will be [...]

October 27, 2010 The New Yorker  announced the the names of five winners in their 2010 Critterati Contest.  Our Finny was one of the winners!!  The rules were simple: dress up (or environ) your critters as any literary character or writer and take a picture.   There was an esteemed panel of judges:  Susan Orlean,  Alexandra Horowitz, a teacher of [...]

On September 7, 2010 Bella was chosen by SmartTag Pet ID as the winner for Fashion Week for Pets!  She was thrilled!  We won a beautiful  fashion savvy poodle LittleGifts Keychain!                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                SmartTagTM is the only pet ID tag powered by the eAlertTM 24/7 Pet Recovery System. Each new SmartTag is engraved with a unique serial number [...]

I was thrilled when I had the chance to introduce Bella and Finny to Texas on the number one news station in Waco, Texas!  Emily Iazzetti was so warm and welcoming.  We had a very nice chat on the noon show. The pictures of Bella and Finny had everyone in the studio laughing!  Thank You Emily for the [...]

BookExpo America Tuesday, May 25 – Thursday, May 27 Jacob K. Javits Center, New York, NY I love going to the BEA!  It is a wonderful opportunity to meet Authors, Illustrators and speak with people within every realm of the  publishing industry.  There were over 500 Authors, 2,000 Companies and I was thrilled to be a [...]

I had a great time at the Albany Children’s Book Festival. Spoke with some great Authors, made some new friends and Bella and Finny made a lot of people laugh!

  This will be a wonderful event for the whole family!  Free admission, storybook parade and over 40 Children’s & Young Adult Authors & Illustrators! Albany Children’s Book Festival Saturday, May 15, 2010 10:00am – 3:00pm The Albany Academy for Girls Campus 140 Academy Rd. Albany, NY Please stop by, I love to meet Bella [...]

What a fun time we had at Dog Ate My Homework! This was Finny’s first time at a Book Event with me. He was great and the little ones loved him!

I am happy to announce some up coming book events. One of the best things about being an author is meeting my readers! So I look forward to meeting all of you! March 26 – 31, 2010 Salon des Livres Paris, France Friday, April 9, 2010 10:30 am Interactive reading and power point presentation Finny, [...]

The Adventures of Bella and Finny Series receives the Dove Award!

I’ll be at The Little Book House today! I’ll be signing The Adventures of Bella and Finny Series! A Poodle See Poodle Doo Book!! You can also register to win a free Bella and Finny Product The Little Book House Stuyvesant Plaza Albany, NY Sunday, December 13, 2009 2-4 pm

Meet and Greet Bonnie A. Wayne Dawgdom l where dogs rule Victorian Streetwalk Thursday, December 3, 2009 6-9 pm Okte Craft Extravaganza Okte Elementary School 1581 Crescent Road Clifton Park, NY 12065 Friday, December 4, 2009 5-8 pm Dawgdom | where dogs rule 441A Broadway Saratoga Springs, NY 12866 Saturday, December 5, 2009 12-3 pm [...]

I will be attending Literacy Night at Central Park International Magnet School. Come join the Fun! Central Park International Magnet School 421 Elm Street, Schenectady, NY 12304 Literacy Night (Grades K-6) November 17, 2009 6:30 – 8:00 pm

I will be attending The 14th annual Glens Falls Chronicle Book Fair. It will take place on Sunday, Nov. 1, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Queensbury Hotel in downtown Glens Falls, NY. Last year, more than 120 authors, book sellers, publishers and non-profit groups participated in the Book Fair. Please stop by [...]

I was recently interviewed by the Mom’s Choice Award founder, Tara Paterson, on her blog, after receiving a Mom’s Choice Award for The Adventures of Bella and Finny Series books. Read the interview here. The Mom’s Choice Awards® is known for establishing the benchmark of excellence in family-friendly media, products and services. This annual competition [...]

Kiddie Academy of Albany, NY Happy House, Elmira, NY Zoller Elementary, Schenectady, NY First Baptist Church School, Mount Pleasant, SC St.Vincent Preschool, Albany, NY Laurel Hill Primary School, Mt. Pleasant, SC Gateway Charter School, Fort Myers, FL Celebration Elementary School, Celebration, FL

Bella and Finny photos were featured on the Puzzle of the Week pages of the January and February 2006 issues of Woman’s World Magazine.