Santa Skips Christmas!?!

I’m beyond excited to share the cover of my very first children’s book:  Santa Skips Christmas!?!  🎅 What if… just once… Santa took...

Getting the final illustrations for Santa Skips Christmas!?! is such a magical moment—it’s like my story went from being real in my heart...

I am thrilled  to introduce the incredibly talented illustrator behind Santa Skips Christmas : Natalie Merheb . Natalie is a brand and...

I’ve hinted at it before, but now it’s official—my first children’s book is on its way! Santa Skips Christmas!?!  is a playful and...

In third grade, I played Ms. Claus in the school play (embarrassing, I know). I memorized every line, rehearsed for weeks, and in my...

Miriam Laundry probably doesn’t even know who I am. But she changed my life. One day, her name popped up in my Facebook feed:  “Free...

Ever heard of trim sizes, bleeds, and print margins?  Neither had I. Turns out, children’s book publishing is a lot  more technical than...

Could I do it all?  I thought so. - Write the book? Absolutely! - Illustrate it? Why not? - Design the page layout? How hard could it be?...

A silly thought turns into a “what if,” and suddenly, a whole new world forms in my mind. Like the time I wondered, “what does Ms. Claus...

My friends and family know me as Michelle, the lawyer, Michelle, the nurse, or Michelle, the mom, but now I’m adding something new to my...