Julie Koon
JULIE KOON is an author-illustrator who loves making sweet and silly books for kids. Her debut picture book, The Struggle Bus, was published in 2022. As a former school counselor, […]
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 […]
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 […]
Pearl Law
PEARL LAW is a Hong Kong-based illustrator and zine maker, who also specializes in live visual recording. Pearl’s main body of work is editorial illustration. She loves assignments that are […]
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 […]
Mike Petrik
MIKE PETRIK is an animator by day and a prolific doodler at night. He fills his sketchbook with pen and ink creatures, then finishes them digitally. When he is not […]
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, MERRILL RAINEY spent most of his Saturday afternoons drawing, watching monster movies, and going on imaginary adventures. Today, he is a cowboy-boot-wearing, picture-book-creator and paper-toy-maker. Merrill also […]
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
Award-winning illustrator SONIA SÁNCHEZ paints with both traditional and digital brushes using layers of texture in her work to evoke emotion and movement. Her debut picture book, HERE I AM […]
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
Author-illustrator BENSON SHUM uses watercolor, ink and digital tools to create his illustrations. Trained in animation, his stories and paintings are expressive and full of movement. Benson is also an […]
Stephanie Six
Originally from Chicago, STEPHANIE SIX came to Brooklyn to attend Pratt Institute and try New York-style pizza. She liked it so much, she stayed. Now Stephanie creates art for children’s books and television. […]
Brooke Smart
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 […]
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