WHAT'S NEW


Maureen's current projects include:

A MEMOIR:

IN THE LAND OF NOD: A Daughter's Mystical Journey with her Mother Through Alzheimer's Disease, Dreams, and Life Beyond Death

A PICTURE BOOK:

BAREFOOT TIME!

An ode to summer in a parallel story of children and their teachers romping through summer barefoot

A YOUNG ADULT NOVEL:

WHEN STARS ARE BRIGHTLY SHINING

"After he died, I saw my father everywhere..." Fourteen year old Jacqueline "Jack" Kearney copes with the loss of her father as the first anniversary of his death approaches.

CHILDREN'S BOOKS





Walking with Maga

All About Kids Publishing, 2002

In this poignant picture book, a young girl and her grandmother, “Maga”, go for rambling strolls together through the changing seasons. With each small adventure they experience countless delights--from discovering shapes in clouds and shadows, to eating ice cream cones and listening to the ocean in seashells.

Warm and sweet...a lovely read aloud!
- School Library Journal


The charming text captures the love between grandmother and granddaughter.
- Booklist


FORTHCOMING BOOKS


Blueberries Make Good Cannonballs
All About Kids Publishing, 2011

A little boy with a BIG imagination, whips up adventures and unusual recipes.

A picture book/cookbook for ages 4-8.



ANTHOLOGIES

Griggs Anthology: Where is Joey Garcia?

From Maureen's award winning essay, Evensong:

"The night seems infused with magic. A breeze sighs in the sycamore tree, and I sigh. What is it about a summer evening that makes life seen easier, this earth a kinder place. Is it only the time we take to pause, to yield up the hard, blue edges of the day, and savor the hush of night? Or is there something in this twilight spell, this merging of day and night, light and darkness, that reaches into our very souls, connecting us to something greater?"

Selected Works

CHILDREN'S BOOKS

Picture Books

Walking with Maga

“A granddaughter and her grandmother share a love of walking, nature and one another.
Children’s Fiction