Kim A. Larson is the author of Doll Trouble (Clavis Publishing, 2026) and Goat’s Boat Won’t Float (The Little Press, 2024). She’s a recipient of the SCBWI Ann Whitford Paul Award and multiple grants f…
Dawn Babb Prochovnic is the author of Lucy’s Blooms, Where Does a Cowgirl Go Potty?, Where Does a Pirate Go Potty?, and 16 books in the Story Time with Signs & Rhymes Series, including one title that …
Cynthia Mackey is a children's author and her poetry appears in The Dirigible Balloon and Little Thoughts Press, Hit the Road magazine. Her debut picture book, If a Bumblebee Lands on Your Toe is set …
Carrie Finison began her literary career at the age of seven with an idea, a box of markers, and her father’s typewriter. She has been writing off and on ever since, though she has (somewhat regretful…
Alison Pearce Stevens was a science professor until life took her overseas, at which point she started writing about science and nature for kids, because she’s an educator at heart and had to find new…
Mary Boone has ridden an elephant, jumped out of an airplane, hung out backstage with a boy band, and baked dozens of cricket cookies – all in the interest of research for her books and magazine artic…
REBECCA J. ALLEN grew up with her nose stuck in magical stories like A Wrinkle in Time and The Hobbit. Now, she writes middle grade stories that blend mystery and adventure and young adult stories wit…
Born and raised in Queens, New York, Sylvia is an Asian American children’s book author, with her debut picture book TRICKY CHOPSTICKS recently published in 2024 by Atheneum/Simon & Schuster and newes…
Jilanne Hoffmann is the author of HEARTLAND, which received a ⭐️ from School Library Journal: “Hoffmann beautifully blends the stories of Xyla, a character readers will fall in love with, and her moth…
Rachel Funez was born in the United States, spent most of her childhood living in Latin America, and is now an attorney raising multicultural children with her Honduran American husband. Rachel knows …
I'm Suhasini Gupta, author of Kai Po Che: Mini's Perfect Kite. Flying kites is one of my fondest childhood memories during my summer visits to my grandparents.
Jake Lockett writes books and stories for children, including My Life as an Asthmanaut. His short stories for young readers have appeared in Smarty Pants Kids, Skipping Stones, and Spider. Jake enjoys…
Hi there. It’s always awkward writing these so I’ll keep it simple. My name is Brandi-Ann Uyemura. Everyone, but my grandma calls me, “Brandi.” I was born and raised on the island of Oahu, and I’m a g…
Michael Benner is a children’s book author and dad living in Central Texas. He loves writing silly stories with tons of jokes, wordplay, and puns. He also loves writing Halloween stories and often com…
Lina Chopra Haldar writes children’s books that weave math and storytelling together to spark curiosity and inspire young readers to see themselves as confident mathematical thinkers. She draws on 20+…
