7yo: "I think you will be a New York Times bestselling author, Dad." Me: "Wow, thank you honey." 7yo: "I'm not saying I like your book. But I think other people will."

Procrastinating for 8 months on revisions that end up taking 3 days is part of my process.

🎉It’s official release day for my #cozymystery CLOVIS SUSPECTS A SNEAK☕️🐃. Here I am having a mountain top tea party to celebrate!🎊 Thank you #benjiwilliams & @pagestreetkids for your collaboration on this #Clovis sequel. ❤️ #kidlit #childrensbook #picturebook #sel #mystery

Remember the clocks fall back tonight, which means people without kids get an extra hour of sleep.

Physics cannot explain the slow speed at which my 7yo moves when we're in a hurry.

Sometimes I think I'm the only one in the house who cares whether these sea monkeys live or die

I'm at the club, asking the DJ to turn the music down

I swear sometimes you can tell your toddler woke up smarter than the day before. Amazing.

✨🐚Sound on🐚✨ for the #CoverReveal of my next #picturebook out in June, illustrated by the talented Dow Phumiruk & published by Candlewick Press …A modern-day #folktale dedicated to my mama and all those who still believe in mermaids.💜🧜🏽‍♀️ #kidlit #mermaid #siren #summer2025

All my life's ambitions depend on my kids staying asleep longer.

From now on Idiocracy will be known simply as "The Prophecy".

Kirkus has spoken!✨And it’s a sparkling review for #Orpheline : A Mermaid Lost & Found tale! ✨🐚 Lushly illustrated by #DowPhumiruk & out from Candlewick June 10th, if you preorder, I’ll send you some #mermaid mail.🧜‍♀️ So let me know, friends!💜 #kidlit #merbaby #babymermaid

I put a daily time limit on my phone for Instagram, X, and Facebook, and it's amazing when you do that you can find many other apps to waste the same amount of time.

Did you know there’s a Discord server just for picture book creators? 📚✍️ PB Workshop is a supportive community of creators navigating the ups and downs of publishing together. Free and open to all—link in bio!

My 7yo told a bunch of her classmates that I'm an author 😊. "They didn't really care." 😆

Yay!

Exciting update! PB Author Tools (the Google Docs Add-on) is now a free standalone web tool. Paste your manuscript from Word or wherever (even on your phone) to see accurate word counts (with art notes subtracted!), word clouds, and more. Check it out: authortools.hellonathan.ca

I learned everything I know about contracts from The Little Mermaid.