Kirsten Pendreigh
Kirsten Pendreigh is a poet, journalist and children’s author from Vancouver. Inspired by hiking on local mountain trails and kayaking in West Coast waters, Kirsten’s books celebrate our early instincts to care for the plants and creatures that share our planet. Her 2025 nonfiction titles, WHEN A TREE FALLS (a PW Starred review, out in March 2025) and WHAT FISH ARE SAYING […]
Carter Higgins
Carter Higgins is the author of many books for young readers, including Everything You Need for a Treehouse, an NPR Best Book of the Year, the chapter book series, Audrey L & Audrey W, and Big and Small and In-Between. Her first book as both author and illustrator, Circle Under Berry, was named a Best Book of 2021 by Publisher’s Weekly, Smithsonian Magazine, and The Wall […]
Kari Allen
Kari Allen lives in New Hampshire where she is an author and a teacher. Her 6-book early reader series, Maddie and Mabel, has received three starred reviews and has been selected as a Bank Street Best Books of 2022, a Kirkus Reviews Best Books of 2022, a Cybils Award finalist and a Junior Library Guild Gold Standard. […]
Nora Ericson
Nora Ericson is an award-winning author of books for kids. She grew up in central New York and studied painting at Yale University before heading west and taking up writing. After working her way up the left coast, she now makes her home in Portland, Oregon with two kids, two dogs and two cats. Besides […]
Marzieh Abbas
Marzieh is a baker turned award-winning author. She loves adding magic to her creations– whether that’s a seven-layered rainbow cake or the books she writes for children all over the world. Her work is inspired by her Pakistani culture and Muslim heritage. Marzieh enjoys learning new skills, jumping rope, sipping chai, and observing nature. Marzieh […]
Laura Gehl
Laura Gehl has a B.A. in psychology from Yale University and a Ph.D. in neuroscience from Georgetown University. Before becoming a full-time children’s book author, she taught high school, did research in a neurobiology lab, and worked as a science writer. She is now is the award-winning author of more than fifty picture books, board […]
Penny Parker Klostermann
Penny Parker Klostermann loves all kinds of books … especially very silly picture books that make her laugh and inspiring nonfiction books that tweak her curiosity. She has been known to hug her favorite picture books and seriously hopes that her books will gain huggable status too. She feels lucky to live in Abilene, Texas, The Storybook Capital of […]
Carol Gordon Ekster
Carol Gordon Ekster grew up in Brooklyn, New York. After graduating Boston University and getting a Master’s degree in reading and language she was a passionate elementary school teacher for 35 years. At the end of her career she began writing unexpectedly. Now retired, if she’s not doing yoga, aerobics or having grandson-time, she’s immersed […]
Shannon Stocker
Shannon Stocker is a writer, musician, and advocate for the immunocompromised. She’s authored such picture books as LISTEN: HOW EVELYN GLENNIE, A DEAF GIRL, CHANGED PERCUSSION (Dial/Random House, 2022), CAN U SAVE THE DAY (Sleeping Bear Press, 2019), and WARRIOR (Sleeping Bear Press, 2023), as well as the 21st Century Junior Library: TOGETHER WE CAN: […]
Kirsti Call
Kirsti Call is the co-host of the Picture Book Look Podcast. She has judged the Cybils award since 2015 and is a therapist trained life coach for creatives. Kirsti’s the author of MOOTILDA’S BAD MOOD (Little Bee) COW SAYS MEOW (HMH), COLD TURKEY (Little Brown) and THE BIG SCREAM (Little Simon). Kirsti is represented by Charlotte Wenger at Prospect Agency.
