She is also on the advisory board for the Butler Center, Dominican’s new center for children’s and young adult literature. Previously, she was the editor of The Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books. Her list of publications includes a textbook on storytelling co-authored with Ellin Greene; two children’s picture books, the ALA Notable Book “Willa and the Wind” and the Anne Izard Storytellers’ Choice Award-winning “Lucy Dove”; and a collection of supernatural tales for young adults, “Passion and Poison.” She has served on several ALA book selection committees and is an active storyteller, having appeared at the National Storytelling Festival and similar events around the country.