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…
Taken from Lowry's website: "I’ve always felt that I was fortunate to have been born the middle child of three. My older sister, Helen, was very much like our mother: gentle, family-oriented, eager to …
Kimberly Brubaker Bradley's next book, The Night War, will be published April 9, 2024. She is the author of nineteen previous books, including the Newbery Honor winners Fighting Words and The War that…
Christina Diaz Gonzalez is the Edgar® award-winning and USA TODAY best-selling author of several novels including The Red Umbrella, Concealed, and the graphic novels, Invisible and Offside. Her books …
Michelle Schaub is an award-winning children’s author, poet, and teacher. Her most recent books are Pumpkin Smash, A Pathway for Pollinators , and Meadows of the Sea: The Wonders of Seagrass. Michelle…
Lydia Lukidis is an award-winning author of 60+ trade and educational books for children. A science enthusiast from a young age, Lydia now incorporates her studies in science and her everlasting curio…
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 …
Bonnie is an author, illustrator, and art facilitator living in Las Vegas, Nevada. She is the mother of two young boys, whom she credits for endless inspiration during the creation of her books.
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…
Jyoti Rajan Gopal is a writer, mom and Kindergarten teacher. Growing up, she lived in Thailand, Indonesia, Myanmar, India and China. She now lives in New York, in a quirky old Victorian in Yonkers, wi…
Shifa Saltagi Safadi was born in Syria and immigrated to the US with her parents when she was a young girl. She is a bilingual Arabic/English speaker, and is very familiar with the challenges of learn…
Kelsey E. Gross grew up in Wisconsin and lived in New Mexico and California before returning to the Midwest. She now lives in Michigan's Upper Peninsula with her partner, son, and silly, snow-loving p…
Paola Santos is a children's book author born and raised in Venezuela. After moving to Canada, she found the courage to share the words and stories that had long been enclosed in her imagination. Her …
Christine Hartman Derr is a citizen of the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma. She’s a graduate from VCFA’s Writing for Children MFA program, where she won the Revisionary award, Candlewick Picture Book Priz…
Brandi-Ann Uyemura is a Japanese American writer born and raised on the island of Oahu. Her debut picture book, I Am a Bon Dancer, came out in March 2026. She's represented by Charlotte Wenger from Pr…
