Her first picture book, Scribble, was published by Knopf in 2007. Blue Chicken, released by Viking on September 15, has received starred reviews from Kirkus Reviews and School Library Journal, and is a Junior Library Guild Selection for Fall 2011. Deborah was a finalist in the category of Children's Author for the 2008 Connecticut Book Award. Scribble was listed as a Book Sense Children's Pick, a Best Book by the Association of Booksellers for Children, one of the 10 Best Children's Books of 2007 by the Rocky Mountain News, and the Best "Under the Radar" Picture Book for 2007 by School Library Journal's Fuse #8.