 "Hiromi's Hands" received an Honorable Mention from the 2008 Asian/Pacific American Awards for Literature.She currently lives in New York City with her husband.She is the author of several children's books including "Ask Albert Einstein", "Hiromi's Hands", "Knockin’ on Wood", "A Country Schoolhouse", "Radio Rescue", "The Reluctant Flower Girl", "Old Friends", "A Winter Walk", and "Rodney's Inside Story".