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 […]
ANNIE BACH has been drawing since she was a little girl and still loves to create the same playful, whimsical creatures she imagined as a child. Annie draws inspiration from […]
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 […]
As a writer and librarian, CRISTINA ERGUNAY believes in the magic of reading, collecting, and sharing stories. She spends her days in the stacks of the library and her nights […]
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 […]
RINA HORIUCHI grew up in a magical, manga world surrounded by bookcases of Japanese comics. Today she’s writing her own books, still inspired by Japanese kids’ literature and art. She collaborates […]
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 […]
ALEX KILLIAN comes from a film background, and she’s worked in both film production and creative development. As in film, Alex loves the intersection of words and images in picture […]
By day, JASON KIRSCHNER is an Emmy-nominated set designer for television, with credits that include The Kelly Clarkson Show, The Late Show with David Letterman, Late Night with Conan O’Brien, The […]
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 and from […]
JULIE KOON is a children’s book author and illustrator who loves making sweet and silly books for kids. As a preschool teacher and former school counselor, Julie is passionate about […]
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 […]