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Love, Jessica
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,…
Pitman, Gayle E.
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.
Sendak, Maurice
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…
Baldacchino, Christine
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…
Hinton, Susan Eloise
She is an American writer who focuses on Young Adult novels set in the United States, specifically Oklahoma. She is often given credit for introducing the YA genre. She went by S. E. Hinton in her work as she did not want her male readers to dismiss…
Black, Holly
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…
Hazelwood, Ali
Ali Hazelwood is from Italy and moved to Japan and then Germany. Afterwards, she moved to the United States where she got her Ph.D. in Neuroscience. She is an established writer, and now a Professor.
Stewart, Michael F.
Stewart is an author of young adult and middle grade novels and interactive stories. He lives in Ottawa with his wife and four daughters who he describes as the inspiration of his stories. His writings vary between chapter books, graphic novels, and…
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.
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…
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.
Collins, Suzanne
Suzanne Collins began her career as a children's television show writer then an author. Collins is an award winning author which inlcude the 2016 Authors Guild Award for Distingushed Service to the Literary Community, the 2008 CYBIL Award for Fantasy…
Yancey, Rick
Rick Yancey is an American writer of suspense, fantasy, and science fiction YA books. He attended Florida Southern College with a major in Communications and transferred a year later to Florida State University and then proceeded to graduate from…
Hepworth, Amelia
Amelia resides in London, England where she enjoys her private life with her partner, little boy and two elderly dogs. She enjoys daydreaming in the garden to help inspire her writing
Beaty, Andrea
Andrea Beaty’s family ran a grocery store in Benton, Illinois where she developed a love for reading mystery books. After attending Southern Illinois University for computer science where afterwards she obtained a job for a computer software company…
Riordan, Rick
Rick Riordan began writing to create bedtime stories for his eldest son previously he was an English as well as history teacher for middle grade students. He is known for over twenty New York Times best-selling novels often exploring different…
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McAnulty, Dara
Dara McAnulty is a teenage author who is on the autism disorder spectrum. His work, Diary of a Young Naturalist, won the Wainwright Prize for UK nature writing in 2020 and was longlisted for the Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction in 2020.
Grant, Michael
Michael Grant has written around 150 books (with his wife Katherine, as himself, under pseudonyms and as a ghostwriter). Born into a military family, Grant has been accommodated in fifty homes and studied at five different schools in U.S. and three…
Lettice, Jenna
Inspired by her mother's creative Advent Tradition of giving gifts 12 days leading up to valentines day, Lettice wrote the 12 Days book series. She writes about counting the days to special events, occasions and celebrations!
Schwartz, Alexandra Cassel
The writer behind the PBS televised series and picturebook adaptations of Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood. With a focus on children and their families, Schwartz writes preschool-level content in consideration of child psychology and needs.
Aronson, Billy
Aronson is best known for his work with PBS Kids’ Peg+Cat. As a writer and producer, he is inspired by iconic figures such as Joni Mitchell, The Brothers Grimm and Camus.
Klune, TJ
TJ Klune is a New York Times Bestselling author and an ex-claims examiner for an insurance company. Klune describes himself as “Unapologetically Queer” and uses he/him pronouns. He is also open about his experiences with asexuality, queerness, and…
Oxley, Jennifer
An American creative behind the writing and illustration of several iconic animated series for PBS Kids and Nickelodeon Jr. Oxley is the co-creator of the televised show and Peg+Cat books. Jennifer Oxley is well recognized for her works which have…
The Extraordinaries
This queer coming-of-age story follows Nick Bell, an ultimate fanboy with ADHD. Nick strives to be extraordinary to impress his biggest crush: Shadow Star, Nova City's mightiest hero. But, he finds that his best friend Seth could be the true love of…
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