Huzzah! Listening to Trees: George Nakashima, Woodworker written by me and illustrated by Toshiki Nakamura has won a 2025 Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators Crystal Kite Award!

This is the second time for a literary work of mine to receive a Crystal Kite. My verse novel Orchards was also awarded a Crystal Kite!

Both Listening to Trees and Orchards, as with most of my books, took years of research, many drafts and extensive revisions. I learned so much along the way creating each of these books, and it's such an honor to receive this literary peer-voted recognition. 

Thank you!