Award-winning author and illustrator MôNICA CARNESI hails from sunny Brazil. She is crazy about (in no particular order) children’s books, art supplies and animals. She draws, paints and doodles […]
JUDY CAREY NEVIN twice received a fortune from a NYC fortune cookie that read “You are a lover of words. You will someday write a book.” Judy never expected that […]
Award-winning, bestselling illustrator and author, JAY COOPER has worked as a creative director and designer of magazines, books, apparel, and advertising for two decades. He’s had the good luck […]
KIRSTIE EDMUNDS is a children’s book illustrator based in London, UK. She drinks a lot of tea, and has many heroes including Charles Harper, M. Sasek, Mary Blair and […]
TAKAKO (tàh-kah-koh) FISHER loves drawing baby animals—especially silly ones wearing overalls and rain boots. After graduating from Harding University with a BFA in Graphic Design, Takako became an advertising art director/designer. […]
REGINA FLATH is a Graphic Designer and Illustrator with a passion for books: reading them, designing them, and illustrating them. She graduated from the University of the Arts in 2009 […]
BARRY GOTT has been drawing and creating his entire life. His first ABC book was drawn on the backs of paint can labels from his dad’s paint factory. Skipping the […]
RISA HORIUCHI’s phase of obsessively drawing mice and cats began when she was old enough to hold a crayon. Luckily, she doesn’t foresee this phase ending, ever. She graduated from […]
Emmy Award-winning Production Designer & Art Director Award-winning Illustrator & Author By day, JASON KIRSCHNER is an Emmy Award-winning and three-time Emmy-nominated television set designer, with credits that include The Kelly […]
Award-winning author JANE KOHUTH grew up in Brooklyn, NY, filling notebooks with poetry, journal entries, and unfinished novels. She graduated from Brandeis University with a degree in English and Creative Writing […]
JULIE KOON is a children’s book author, illustrator, and preschool teacher who creates her art using a variety of mediums, including watercolor, colored pencils, gouache, and an iPad. As a former […]
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 […]
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, […]
Growing up, award-winning author illsutrator 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 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 […]
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 […]