在美國紐約州首府奧爾巴尼出生,畢業於奧爾巴尼紐約州立大學,後在塔夫斯大學(Tufts University)獲得博士學位,專攻英美文學。1979年至1985年期間,為西蒙斯學院兒童文學研究中心(Simmons College Center for the Study of Children's Literature)的教授及主管之一。1987年,與他人共同創立了新英倫兒童文學基金會(Children's Literature New England),現時亦是國家兒童圖書及讀寫素養聯盟(National Children's Book and Literacy Alliance)的董事之一。
Scarecrow (2001), a story about how the Scarecrow from The Wonderful Wizard of Oz comes into existence, published in Half-Human, edited by Bruce Coville.
The Oakthing (2004), published in The Faery Reel: Tales from the Twilight Realm, edited by Ellen Datlow and Terri Windling.
Chatterbox, published in I BELIEVE IN WATER: Twelve Brushes With Religion (HarperCollins, 2000)
The Honorary Shepards (1994), published in Am I Blue?:Coming Out From The Silence edited by Marion Dane Bauer (HarperCollins, 1994)
Beyond the Fringe (1998) published in A Glory of Unicorns, edited by Bruce Coville
The Seven Stage a Comeback (2000) published in A Wolf at the Door and Other Retold fairy Tales, edited by Ellen Datlow and Terri Windling (Aladdin Paperbacks, 2000)