Author & Illustrator
Awards
1st Place Diverse Minds: Professionally Published and Scholarship
Bow Seat Ocean Awareness Contest
Story Monsters Approved Children's Books
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Diverse Minds
The book "Mabel The Cat And Her Magnificent Friends" that I wrote and illustrated won first place for B'nai Brith's Diverse Minds book competition, created to promote the values of diversity and inclusion through storytelling and illustration.
My book has been professionally published and has been distributed to Toronto elementary schools and libraries. In addition, the first-place prize included a $3000 scholarship.
This incredible experience has guided me in the further development of invaluable skills including perseverance, courage, and creativity. And most important to me, I have been able to share a meaningful message to the youth in my community.
I am very honoured to have had the chance to read my story to the kindergarten class at my old middle school. I have volunteered in the kindergarten rooms at my past schools for 4 years during my lunch breaks, during these times I got to spend so much time reading and learning with young kids, this is what inspired me to create my own children's book.
Upcoming Project
The Impact of Clara's Coin
Overview: The Impact of Clara’s Coin is a children’s story that introduces young readers to the ripple effect of money and kindness. Through the journey of a single coin, the book illustrates how everyday purchases connect people, support communities, and create unseen chains of impact. Told in rhyming verse, the story balances warmth, imagination, and an early lesson in economics, making abstract ideas tangible for children.
Themes & Educational Value
Financial literacy for children: Introduces spending, saving, and the impact of money in simple, engaging language.
Community connection: Highlights how small local choices affect many lives.
Empathy and gratitude: Shows how we are part of a larger story.
Synopsis: Clara earns coins through small neighbourhood jobs (lemonade stands, lawn mowing, helping at the library). With her piggy bank filling, she faces the question: how shall she spend and save? Choosing to spend a little on joy, Clara buys her favourite raspberries at Pete’s farm stand. From there, the coin travels across the town: paying a farmer, buying a book, supporting an aspiring artist, helping pollinators, fixing a bike, and even leading to a birthday gift for Clara herself. Each transaction ripples outward, weaving a circle of generosity and possibility.