Upcoming events:
East Richmond Heights Art & Music Festival
Free Event
on Bernhard Avenue, in front of the Gyuto Monastery
East Richmond Heights, California
Saturday, August 2, 2025, 11am–5pm
Karin will be enjoying this festival in her own neighborhood in both her children’s book author and editor roles.
She’ll be selling and signing copies of her new time-travel novel for ages 9-12, The Clock and the Boulder, and her award-winning board book for ages 0-3, My Amazing Day, plus selling greeting cards with images from My Amazing Day.
In addition, she’ll be happy to answer any questions you might have about writing and publishing children’s books, either through traditional publishing or self-publishing. Come by and chat!
Karin loves sharing about her writing and editing at schools, book stores, poetry readings, and other events. Her presentation about her book My Amazing Day includes discussions about how an idea became a book (with visuals) and the theme of gratitude, plus activities related to the book. Her presentations are enjoyable for very young children through adults. Contact her here to schedule an event.

Karin and photographer, Lori A. Cheung, sign copies of My Amazing Day at the Multicultural Children’s Bookstore, Richmond, CA, December 2018

Karin shares about My Amazing Day with activities and visuals at Oakland Fairyland’s Turn the Page! Children’s Book Festival, May 2017

Karin reciting her poem “cracks” from The 2017 Richmond Anthology of Poetry at its book launch party, Kaleidoscope Cafe, Richmond, CA, December 2016. (Photo by Stephen A. Fisher)

Elizabeth Iwamiya and Karin sign copies of My Amazing Day at Copperfield’s Books, San Rafael, CA, December 2014

Karin sharing about the making of My Amazing Day, with young helper, at JennyK gift shop, El Cerrito, CA, November 2014 (Photo by Stephen A. Fisher)




