Just published: The Seagull and The Sea Captain

Becoming a Good Creature is now available in GermanTierisch Gute Freunde. Becoming a Good Creature is now available in German from Diogenes Verlag.


Thurber congratulates Matt Patterson for his fine paintings of turtles

Thurber congratulates Matt Patterson for his fine paintings of turtles that are in the Spring 2022 issue of Orion with an excerpt from Sy’s forthcoming book Travels in Turtle Time, which will be published by HarperCollins in fall 2023.


The Seagull and The Sea Captain

Capt. Ellis and his herring gull friend, Polly.

Just published: The Seagull and The Sea Captain, Sy’s picture book with her artist and friend Amy Schimler-Safford. It’s the true story of an inter-species friendship. Here’s the cover, and a photo of the real captain and his herring gull friend, Polly. You can even sail on Capt. Ellis’ schooner, the Thomas E. Lannon, out of Gloucester Harbor.


Grouse studying Sy's new book, The Hawk’s Way

Know your enemy. This grouse is studying up on a skilled adversary by reading an advance readers copy (or bound galley) of Sy’s forthcoming book, The Hawk’s Way to be published in May. Get a copy for the literate bird you know.