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Ralli, Jessica
“Jessica Ralli is the coordinator of early literacy programs at Brooklyn Public Library. She is also an author who advocates for early literacy and play-based learning. In 2020, she was the recipient of the Library Journal Movers and Shakers Award…
Passchier, Anne
Anne Passchier is an illustrator who has focused on inclusivity, positivity and LGBTQIA+ advocacy. They have received several awards and recognitions for their work as an illustrator. (annepasschier.com)
From the Tops of the Trees
“Young Kalia has never known life beyond the fences of the Ban Vinai Refugee Camp. The Thai camp holds many thousands of Hmong families who fled in the aftermath of the little-known Secret War in Laos that was waged during America’s Vietnam War. For…
Tags: Asian (primary character); Asian (secondary character); early reader (ages 5-9); human (primary character); human (secondary characters); language: English; picture book; unspecified gender (primary character); unspecified gender (secondary characters); unspecified sexuality (primary character)
Yang, Kalia Kao
“Kao Kalia Yang is a Hmong-American writer. She is the author of the memoirs The Latehomecomer: A Hmong Family Memoir, The Song Poet, and Somewhere in the Unknown World. Yang is also the author of the children’s books A map Into the World, The Shared…
Wada, Rachel
"Rachel Wada was raised between Japan and Hong Kong and is currently based in Vancouver, British Columbia. She has created illustrations for magazines, newspapers, advertising and even a mural." (lerner books)
The Frozen Monster (Disney Frozen)
Follow Elsa, Anna, Olaf, Kristoff and Sven as they go on a very cold journey through the Mountains. Kristoff and Sven are convinced that they saw a very scary monster and want their friends the help find him again. But what if their eyes fooled them,…
Tags: boy/man (secondary characters); girl/woman (primary character); human (primary character); human (secondary characters); language: English; non-human (secondary characters); picture book; straight (primary character); straight (secondary characters); white, confirmed (primary character); white, confirmed (secondary characters)
The Girl and the Wolf
A retelling of the "Little Red Riding Hood" story; in this version, the wolf is a helper, and the little girl must rely on both his knowledge and her own to find her way to safety. TheKirkus review states, "Readers will likely infer the girl and her…
Vermette, Katherena
“Katherena Vermette (She/her/hers) is a Red River Metis (Michif) writer from Treaty 1 territory, the heart of the metis Nation. She has worked in poetry, novels, children’s literature, and film.” (Katherena Vermette)
Serena Says
“Award-winning author Tanita S. Davis delivers a heartwarming and humorous middle grade tale about a young girl who finds her own voice through vlogging and learns to speak out.” (Harper Collins)
Davis, Tanita S.
“Tanita S. Davis is an American author of young adult novels, best known for her NAACP Image Award-nominated and Coretta Scott King Award-winning novel Mare's War” (Wikipedia).
Frost, Michael
"British-born photographer Michael Frost is best known for his book covers and editorial work." (Michael Frost)
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Krampien, Celia
Canadian author and illustrator "for newspapers, magazines and children's books since 2013". (Celia)
What I Like About You
Nash and Halle have built a seemingly wonderful virtual connection. They have shared interests and beliefs, but Kels, Halle's fictional character, is everything she wishes she was. When Halle and her brother move in with her Grandfather and finds…
Tags: boy/man (primary character); boy/man (secondary characters); girl/woman (primary character); girl/woman (secondary characters); human (primary character); human (secondary characters); Jewish (primary character); language: English; LGBTQ+ (secondary characters); white, confirmed (primary character); white, confirmed (secondary characters)
Kanter, Marisa
Marisa Kanter is a young adult author. She is the author of What I Like About You and As If On Cue. Kanter is also involved in the publishing industry.
Batpig: When Pigs Fly
Part of the Batpig series. Gary Yorkshire was a perfectly ordinary pig who gets Superpowers thanks to a radioactive bat bite. Gary, inspired by his Crimson Swine comics, decides to put his powers to good use and adopts the moniker Batpig.
Acevedo, Elizabeth
Elizabeth is an Afro-Dominican author, poet, and performer. When she was teaching English in Maryland to eighth grade students in a school where 80 percent of its students were Latinos, she realized the need to publish books that her students can…
Harrell, Rob
Rob Harrell is the author/illustrator who created many graphic novels and comic strips, such as the Life of Zarf series, Monster on the Hill, the Batpig series. He continues to write his daily comic strip Adam@Home. He lives in Zionsville, Indiana…
Davila, Erick
Davila is a New York based graphic illustrator focused on fashion and beauty designs (Facebook/ Erick Davila Illustration)
The Bad Guys in They’re Bee-Hind You!
The fourteenth installment in the The Bad Guys series. The story follows a team of four animal predators (Mr. Wolf, Mr. Piranha, Mr. Snake, and Mr. Shark) who decide to perform good deeds no longer wanting to be the bad guys. The team is trapped in a…
Blabey, Aaron
Aaron is an Australian children's book author and artist who was also an actor until the mid-2000s. Pearl Barley and Charlie Parsley, The Ghost of Miss Annabel Spoon, and the best-selling Pig the Pug are among his award-winning picture books.
Fitzsimmons, Erin
Fitzsimmons is a book designer and an art director for HarperCollins Children's Books. She has over 15 years of experience in book design, typography, and hand-lettering (LinkedIn)
Thelma, Pig and Friends Storybook Collection: Five Favourite Stories
A collection of modern fables that uses animals to portray a message of self acceptance.
There’s a Ghost in this House
A story young girl who lives in a haunted house but has never seen ghost. The mixed media illustration depict her hunt for a ghostly presence sound her home.
Love from A to Z
This a love story of two Muslim teenagers who meet at the London airport and heading for Doha, Qatar. The author tells the stories hidden behind each of Adam and Zayneb. The story brings up issues related to Islamophobia, romance among Muslim…