Jamie LB Deenihan
Jamie L.B. Deenihan was a first grade teacher and certified reading specialist in Western Massachusetts for over a decade. After her husband was diagnosed with brain cancer in 2015, she took time away from her classroom to be home with her family, teach preschool part-time, and pursue a writing career. Jamie lives in Connecticut with […]
Yvonne Mes
Yvonne Mes is a picture book author and illustrator from the Netherlands who lives in Brisbane, Australia. She writes and illustrates stories for children with curious minds. Her books have been published in Australia and beyond, and several of her books have been shortlisted. Yvonne is an experienced early childhood professional who has worked with […]
Suzy Levinson
Suzy Levinson is a children’s writer and poet. Growing up, she spent a lot of her time reading, dreaming, and making up weird songs on long, boring car rides. These days…well, she hasn’t changed much! She still loves playing with language and getting lost in a good story. Oh, and puns. She really likes puns. Suzy has […]
Sadee Schilling
Sadee Schilling is an avid reader of kidlit and an author-illustrator who specializes in channeling her heart through a pencil to celebrate emotional connections. She wants her books to feel like hugs, where open pages invite open arms. With a preference for traditional media, Sadee most loves watercolor combined with colored pencil & ink, or […]
Ryan Roberts
Ryan Roberts is a children’s book writer and soon-to-be host of the podcast MY FAVORITE KIDS BOOK, where Ryan interviews people from all walks of life about their favorite children’s book. Childhood reading increases empathy, knowledge, curiosity, and imagination. Do children’s books have the power to change the world? Ryan Roberts thinks so! Ryan has […]
Rebecca Sheraton
Rebecca Sheraton is a primary school teacher by day, a writer at all hours and an avid bookworm. She’s passionate about kids reading and helping her students discover the books they love. In her spare time, you’ll find Rebecca exercising, running outside in nature or drinking cups of tea whilst still getting her book fix by listening […]
Michelle Cusolito
Michelle Cusolito is the author of Diving Deep: Using Machines to Explore the Ocean (Charlesbridge, 2022) and Flying Deep: Climb Inside Deep-Sea Submersible Alvin, which was awarded a PEN-NE Susan P. Bloom Children’s Book Discovery Award. Flying Deep was also named a Kirkus Best Book and an NSTA Outstanding Science Trade Book. Michelle recently embarked on a Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) research […]
Marie Manley Tucker
When Marie was a kid, she would flip over her school work and draw flowers and rainbows instead, getting mostly terrible grades her entire K-12 career (with the exception of As in every art class). The smell of Crayola crayons is still one of her favorite scents. Reading was always difficult. Having managed to never […]
Marcie Colleen
Marcie Colleen is a multi-published author of children’s picture books, chapter books, and comics. Though her focus has mainly been on humor, her most recent picture book, SURVIVOR TREE, a lyrical tale about the real-life pear tree which withstood the attacks of 9/11 in New York City, illustrated by Caldecott Honor Winner Aaron Becker, was […]
Kristen Schroeder
Kristen Schroeder lives in Maple Grove, Minnesota with her husband and children. She and her family are dual American Australian citizens and consider Melbourne their second home. Some of Kristen’s best childhood memories involve discovering a new favorite book or author at her local library. Books introduced her to other countries and worlds. Kristen began writing […]
