According to her "About" page on her website, "Jessica Love is the author and illustrator of Julián is a Mermaid and Julián at the Wedding, published by Candlewick Press, and the illustrator of "I Love You Because I Love You" by Mượn Thị Văn,…
Kristyna Litten is an illustrator with a degree from the Edinburgh College of Art who is known for her colours and texture in her work. She currently resides in Yorkshire.
Member of Kettle and Stony Point First Nation. An Anishnaabe author and illustrator. Her work is focused on Indigenous representation, ancestral language, the natural world, and her son.
Gayle E. Pitman, PhD, is a professor of psychology and women and gender studies at Sacramento City College, as well as a children's book author. Her written work primarily focuses on 2SLGBTQIA+ and feministic topics and histories.
Maggie Tokuda-Hall is an author of young adult, middle grade, and picture books. She has a BA in Studio Art from Scripps College, and an MFA in Writing from University of San Francisco, and lives in Oakland, California with her husband. She is…
Michaela Goade is a Caldecott Medal-winning illustrator of Indigenous children's literature. As an artist, Goade draws inspiration from the coastal landscapes of Southeast Alaska, where she lives. Goade completed a bachelor's in graphic design and…
Carole Lindstrom is a New York Times bestselling and award-winning author of literature for young people. Her book We Are Water Protectors, inspired by the Dakota Access Pipeline protests, won the Caldecott Medal in 2021. Lindstrom is…
Maurice Sendak was a picturebook author and illustrator. He received many awards, including the Caldecott Medal in 1964, the Hans Christian Andersen Award in 1970, and the National Medal of Arts in 1996. He co-authored and collaborated with numerous…
Canadian illustrator Isabelle Malenfant has illustrated a number of children's books. In 2014, she was a nominated finalist for the Governor General's Award for French-language children's illustration. Originally from Val d'Or in northern Québec,…
Baldacchino, who lives in Toronto, has a background in early childhood education. Morris Micklewhite and the Tangerine Dress is her first book; it is based on a situation she encountered in one of the schools where she was teaching. The book was a…
Kiley Reid is an American novelist who was born in Los Angeles, California and raised in Tucson, Arizona. Reid's first published novel is "Such a Fun Age". She first studied at the Marymount Manhattan College in New York and then creative writing at…
Holly Black is a writer who currently lives in New England with her husband and son. She was born and raised in West Long Branch, New Jersey and moved away when she got older. Black is the #1 New York Times bestselling author for over thirty of her…