Tina & Carson Kügler
TINA and CARSON KüGLER both grew up in Milwaukee, influenced by Mary Nohl’s garden of fantastical creatures. They blossomed into professional artists and created three rather loud creatures of […]
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Tina Kügler
TINA KüGLER is the award-winning author/illustrator of SNAIL AND WORM AGAIN, a 2018 Theodor Seuss Geisel Award Honor Book and ALA Notables Best Children’s Book of the Year. She draws and […]
Nancy Lemon
NANCY LEMON has been illustrating since she fell in love with newspaper comics at the tender age of five. After a steady diet of Peanuts, Calvin & Hobbes, The Far […]
Daniel J. Mahoney
Award-winning author and illustrator Daniel J. Mahoney has been telling stories and drawing since he was old enough to hold a crayon. When he’s not creating books for young readers, he […]
Kari Percival
Award-winning author-illustrator KARI PERCIVAL’s digital illustration style is rooted in the woodcuts she’s been carving and printing for more than two decades. Kari earned a BFA from the School of […]
Agata Raczynska
AGATA RACZYNSKA was born in Poland, but now divides her time between Warsaw, Mexico City and Santiago de Chile. Her illustrations are published around the globe in picture books, chapter books, […]
Merrill Rainey
Growing up, award-winning author illustrator MERRILL RAINEY spent most of his Saturday afternoons drawing, watching monster movies, and going on imaginary adventures with his brothers. Today, he is a […]
Eliza Reisfeld
ELIZA REISFELD is a children’s book author and illustrator based in the San Francisco Bay Area. After graduating with honors from Rhode Island School of Design with a BFA in […]
Roberta Rossetti
ROBERTA ROSSETTI uses colored pencils, watercolor and ink to create her charming characters. She graduated from the University of the Arts with a master’s degree in children’s illustration. Roberta’s art […]
Sonia Sánchez
Sonia Sánchez is an award-winning illustrator of over twenty picture books for children. She paints with both traditional and digital brushes using layers of texture in her work to evoke […]
Brianna Caplan Sayres
Best-selling author BRIANNA CAPLAN SAYRES used to tell her second graders, “When I grow up, I’m going to be a writer.” “But you are grown up, Mrs. Sayres,” her students […]
Stephen Shaskan
STEPHEN SHASKAN graduated from Rhode island School of Design. Since then, he has worked as an early childhood educator and played in four rock bands. Steve received a Minnesota State Artist’s Initiative […]
Benson Shum
Award-winning author-illustrator BENSON SHUM uses watercolor, ink and digital tools to bring his illustrations to life. With more than twenty children’s books to his credit, Benson has worked as […]
Brooke Smart
Award-winning illustrator Brooke Smart creates her art using watercolor, gouache, pencil, and/or acrylic paint. Her work appears in children’s books, magazines, newspapers, and on walls of buildings near and far. […]
Ellen Stubbings
ELLEN STUBBINGS studied illustration at the University of Lincoln in England. Often fueled by cake and iced tea, she creates whimsical illustrations with lots of personality and vibrant color. Ellen […]
Kristin Varner
Kristin Varner is an award-winning author, illustrator, and graphic novelist based in the Pacific Northwest. She grew up in the Rocky Mountains of Utah, where she fell in love […]
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