Why is it that when I talk about these cookies or read the package my brain calls them ‘Tagalog cookies’!??!

A bowhead whale painting for my Patreon Subscribers for the month of March <3 'Our Garden' #Inupiaq #indigenous #whale #watercolor

Head on over to MacKidsBooks on Instagram and type in any questions! I’m an open book ❤️

I'm excited to be taking over the MacKids Books Instagram to answer your questions about author life and EAGLE DRUMS! Be sure to submit your questions on the MacKids Books Instagram Stories tomorrow morning! #MacKidsPick

EAGLE DRUMS received recognition this afternoon at the North Slope Borough board of education meeting via zoom for the Newbery honor. I appreciate everyone in our education system here on the Slope, the passion and commitment is unmatched! #inupiaq #EAGLEDRUMS #Indigenous

*NEW* stickers available for purchase. Three are from my series of artwork that celebrate the connection between women and plants, and the fourth is my most popular sticker in a larger size. Link in bio ❤️ #inupiaq #indigenous #smallbusiness

EAGLE DRUMS sporting two very special stickers ❤️ the cover looks absolutely gorgeous with them! Thank you to EAGLE DRUMS editor Connie Hsu for sending this copy to me. #EAGLEDRUMS #inupiaq #indigenous #alaska #nativekidlit #indigenous #newberyhonor #aiyla

There is nothing worse than waking up to the sound of a cat hacking up a hairball, and then not finding that said hairball. Also, I have a dog.

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Finally replaced my laptop from 2016. And now I have to train myself to stop pressing extra hard on the space button.

Yay! 🎉🎊🎈Go #BOUNDLESS ! readingthewest.com/34th-annual-lo…

I forgot to put away the jar of water I was using to paint, and my cat tipped it over and spilled it all over my sketches I had sitting there on my desk. Anyone else’s cat obsessed with cups with water? (He does have two water bowls filled with filtered water so…)

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Just finished Eagle Drums by Nasugraq R. Hopson (EAGLE DRUMS book) The book is beautifully written. As the tension and learning build, I knew something truly out-of-this world would happen at the end . . . and it did. Tears filled my eyes out of respect, admiration, and awe. Booktalking this often!

A cute little print of a cloudberry painting. I use these little painting a to ‘warm up’ for art projects. These prints go to all of my Patreon subscribers for this month ❤️ #inupiaq #cloudberry #art #watercolor #indigenous #arctic

We are beyond proud of our incredible 2024 ALA award winners, honorrees, and finalists! Visit our blog to see all of our winning titles, download their discussion guides, and read their Author Spotlight Interviews: bit.ly/488FgMv

I am especially proud of the price I have written for this amazing collection! Such a wonderful lineup of indigenous creators ❤️

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Every time it suddenly warms up in the arctic here, I feel like I should warn all my friends in the lower 48 that some cold weather is probably headed your way.

We had roughly ten minutes of sunshine, and Critter the cat was getting as close as he could to the sun.