Our Authors and Illustrators
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Denise Gonzales Abraham
Susan and Denise Gonzales Abraham are daughters of Cecilia Gonzales Abraham, the title character of Cecilia’s Year. The sisters were born and raised in El Paso, and they both graduated... -
Susan Gonzales Abraham
Susan and Denise Gonzales Abraham are daughters of Cecilia Gonzales Abraham, the title character of Cecilia’s Year. The sisters were born and raised in El Paso, and they both graduated... -
Olivia Abtahi
Born to an Iranian father and Argentine mother, Olivia Abtahi is a melting pot of distinct cultures. She is a graduate of NYU Film School and VCU Brandcenter, from which... -
Linda J. Acevedo
Linda J. Acevedo is a New York native who was known to do the toprock and six-step at birthday parties and in her backyard. She is thrilled she gets to... -
Daniel Acosta
Daniel Gilbert Acosta was born and grew up in California. After a half year as a novice in the Claretian order, Daniel left the seminary and enrolled at California State... -
Alma Flor Ada
Alma Flor Ada is an award-winning children’s book author, a gifted translator, and one of the leaders in the field of bilingual education in the United States. Born in Cuba,... -
Nabila Adani
Nabila Adani is an illustrator who briefly worked as a product designer before moving to the United States to study children’s book illustration. She now enjoys illustrating different cultures from... -
Nabila Adani
Nabila Adani is an illustrator who briefly worked as a product designer before moving to the United States to study children’s book illustration. She now enjoys illustrating different cultures from... -
Kenneth Addison
Kenneth Addison was a full-time visual artist and art educator. His distinctive fine art collages focus on African American life and culture and incorporate fabrics, batik-processed Japanese papers, oil pastels,... -
Davida Adedjouma
Davida Adedjouma is a writer, actor and teacher. She is the author of Last Summer, a collection of short stories, and the recipient of numerous literary awards and fellowships. Born... -
Kim Adlerman
Kim Adlerman is an author, an illustrator, and a freelance graphic designer. She holds a degree from the University of Buffalo and has many years of experience working in the... -
Danny Adlerman
Danny and Kim Alderman have collaborated on eleven children’s books, one board game, and three beautiful children. Kim is an acclaimed graphic designer and illustrator, while Danny works as a... -
Jamel Akib
Jamel Akib is an award-winning illustrator whose work has appeared in several picture books as well as in numerous museum and gallery shows in England, including several Best of British... -
Kayeri Akweks
Kayeri Akweks was born in Las Vegas, Nevada, and is an enrolled member of the Mohawk Nation in Ontario, Canada. She has just recently become a full-time illustrator, and this... -
Renato Alarcão
Renato Alarcão born in Rio de Janeiro, is an illustrator and a visual arts teacher. He studied illustration at the School of Visual Arts in New York City and has... -
Francisco X. Alarcón
Francisco X. Alarcón was a renowned poet and educator, and a three-time winner of the Pura Belpré Author Award Honor for his bilingual Magical Cycle of the Seasons series of... -
Selina Alko
Selina Alko was born in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, and earned her BFA from the School of Visual Arts in New York City. Selina has been an artist since a... -
Linda J. Altman
Linda Jacobs Altman is the author of Amelia’s Road, published by Lee & Low, and named a “Choices” selection by the Cooperative Children’s Book Center. Altman, who lives in Clearlake,... -
Amber Alvarez
Amber Alvarez, a full-time illustrator, grew up in Oahu, Hawai‘i, and received her BFA from Pratt Institute. As a child, she embraced many of the activities the main character of... -
George Ancona
George Ancona is an award-winning author and photographer known for his vivid, eye-catching images. He has written and/over photographed more than one hundred books for young readers. In 2002 Ancona...