Heidi's debut book, Come to My Party and Other Shape Poems, 2004,was nominated for the Monarch, Mockingbird and Great Lakes' Great Books Awards. Since then Heidi has authored ten books and has sold over 400 poems to a variety of children's magazines and anthologies. Heidi is a former instructor for the Institute of Children’s Literature, and mentors aspiring adult poets across the U.S. and Canada. She's been a writer-in-residence for Chicago Public schools and has given hundreds of presentations at schools, libraries and other literary venues.

WORKS FOR HIRE BOOKS with Highlights Press:
The ABC’s of Kindness (2020)
Who Says Peek-a-Boo? (2019)
Who Says Uh-Oh? (2019)
Hide-and-Seek at the Construction Site (2019)
Hide-and-Seek on the Farm (2018)
All Aboard for Zippity Zoo! (2003)