Cynthia Cotten has written several books for young readers, including This Is the Stable, At the Edge of the Woods and Snow Ponies. She grew up in Lockport, New York, a small town on the Erie Canal. She didn’t always know she wanted to be a writer—she dreamed of being a... more

William Steig (1907-2003) was a cartoonist, illustrator and author of award-winning books for children, including Shrek!, on which the DreamWorks movies are based. Steig was born in New York City. Every member of his family was involved in the arts, and so it was no... more

JANICE HARRINGTON’s Going North, for which she received the Ezra Jack Keats New Writer Award, was a Top of the List Booklist Editors’ Choice. She lives in Champaign, Illinois. SHELLEY JACKSON is the author-illustrator of several picture books and author of adult fiction.... more

Emily Jenkins and Tomek Bogacki previously collaborated on Five Creatures, a Boston Globe-Horn Book Honor Book, a Charlotte Zolotow Award Honor Book, and an ALA Notable Children's Book. Both author and artist live in New York City. more

EMILY JENKINS and TOMEK BOGACKI previously collaborated on the Bea and HaHa books, Daffodil, and Five Creatures, a Boston Globe–Horn Book Award Honor Book, a Charlotte Zolotow Award Honor Book, and an ALA Notable Book. Ms. Jenkins lives in Brooklyn, New York, and Mr.... more

Barbara McClintock has written and illustrated several books for young readers, including Molly and the Magic Wishbone, about which Booklist, in a starred review, said, "McClintock's telling is well paced and nuanced . . . And, oh, the charm of the pictures. The Dickensian... more

Barbara Samuels’s previous books about Dolores include Dolores on Her Toes, a Booklist Editors’ Choice. She lives in Manhattan, New York. more

Barbara Samuels's previous books about Dolores and Duncan include Aloha, Dolores, an American Bookseller Pick of the Lists and a Reading Rainbow Review Book. She lives in New York City. more

BARBARA SAMUELS’s previous Dolores books include Happy Valentine’s Day, Dolores, which received starred reviews in Booklist and School Library Journal, and Dolores on Her Toes, a Booklist Editors’ Choice. She lives in New York City. more

EMILY ARNOLD MCCULLY has written and illustrated many children’s books, including Mirette on the High Wire, a Caldecott Medal Book, Marvelous Mattie, and Squirrel and John Muir, an NCSS-CBC Notable Trade Book in the Field of Social Studies. She divides her time between New... more

Husband and wife duo Sarah Stewart and David Small have worked together on several picture books, including The Friend, The Money Tree, and The Library. The Gardener is a Caldecott Honor book. Small has also illustrated other books, including the 2001 Caldecott Medal winner... more

BROCK COLE is the author and/or illustrator of many books. His picture books include Buttons, a Boston Globe–Horn Book Award Honor Book, and Larky Mavis, and his critically acclaimed novels include The Goats and Celine. Most recently, he illustrated George Washington’s... more

Lynne Bertrand's One Day, Two Dragons was a New York Times Book Review Notable Book. She lives in Williamsburg, Massachusetts. Kevin Hawkes is the acclaimed illustrator of books such as The Man Who Made Time Travel by Kathryn Lasky, an ALA Notable Book, and Weslandia by... more

NIKI DALY, a Hans Christian Andersen Award nominee, has written and illustrated many acclaimed picture books, including three previous tales about Jamela and her family, one of which – Jamela’s Dress – was an ALA Notable Book. He lives in Cape Town, South Africa. more

Niki Daly is the author and illustrator of many picture books, including two earlier titles starring Jamela, What's Cooking, Jamela? and Jamela's Dress, an ALA Notable Book. He lives in Cape Town, South Africa. more

Niki Daly is the creator of many acclaimed picture books, including Why the Sun and the Moon Live in the Sky, a New York Times Book Review Best Illustrated Book of the Year. He lives in Cape Town, South Africa, with his wife, the illustrator Jude Daly. more

Linda Arms White's humorous books include Comes a Wind, an American Bookseller Pick of the Lists. She lives outside Allenspark, Colorado. Nancy Carpenter has written and illustrated many books for children, including Fannie in the Kitchen by Deborah Hopkinson, a Publishers... more

EMILY ARNOLD MCCULLY, a Caldecott Medalist, has writtenand illustrated over fifty children’s books, including Squirrel andJohn Muir, which received the Giverny Award for best sciencepicture book. She divides her time between New York City andupstate New York. more

Jeannine Atkins, a former high school English teacher, is the author of three other picture books, including A Name on the Quilt, illustrated by Tad Hills. Intrigued by the mix of legends and facts surrounding Mary Anning, the author visited Lyme Regis, and there conceived... more

Anthony Browne has won the Kate Greenaway Medal twice and was a recipient of the Hans Christian Andersen Award for the body of his work. His most recent book, The Shape Game, is a Boston Globe-Horn Book Honor Book. He lives in Kent, England. more

CARI BEST’s books include Shrinking Violet, a School LibraryJournal Best Book. She lives in Weston, Connecticut.CHRISTINE DAVENIER has illustrated many picture books.She lives in Paris, France. more

ERIC A. KIMMEL has written many books for children, including Don Quixote and the Windmills, an NCSS-CBC Notable Social Studies Trade Book, illustrated by Leonard Everett Fisher. He lives in Portland, Oregon. ANDREA U’REN is the writer/illustrator of Mary Smith, winner of... more

CARI BEST’s most recent book is Sally Jean, the Bicycle Queen, a School Library Journal Best Book of the Year. She lives in Weston, Connecticut.  SOPHIE BLACKALL is the illustrator of Meet Wild Boars, a Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books Blue Ribbon selection. She... more

CAROL BRENDLER holds a master’s degree in writing for children and young adults from the Vermont College of Fine Arts. She lives in Ottawa, Canada. This is her first book. ARD HOYT has illustrated many acclaimed picture books, including Some Dog! by Mary Casanova and the... more