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 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 is an award-winning children’s book author and illustrator who uses watercolor, ink or digital tools to create his art. Among his many books for young readers is Anzu […]
BROOKE SMART’s illustrations focus on brave women in history and those making an impact today. Her art also celebrates motherhood, family relationships, and the bonds we make as friends. Brooke loves […]
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 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 with […]
Award-winning author-illustrator JOYCE WAN designed her first greeting card when she was in first grade for a city-wide greeting card design contest. The design won first place and was subsequently […]
KIT WREN (aka Kit Chase) has been sprinkling magic into nurseries and children’s rooms across the globe through her best selling shops Trafalgar’s Square and Hawke and Wren. She works […]
ELISABETH ZUNIGA was raised in a magical world of tea parties and fairies. Sketchbooks and stubby pencils were her diet for years, as well as daily sketching trips with […]