Our Authors and Illustrators

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  • Valynne Maetani

    Valynne Maetani grew up in Utah and obtained a Bachelor’s degree from the University of Pennsylvania. In a former life, she was a project manager and developed educational software for...
  • James Magee

    In 1978, the incredibly prolific American artist (and now published poet) James Magee rooted himself in El Paso and Juarez on the U.S. Mexico Border. Michigan-born, Ivy League-educated to be...
  • Anastasia Magloire Williams

    Anastasia Magloire Williams is an award-winning illustrator, writer and graphic designer with a lifelong passion for storytelling. Using various styles and vibrant colors, her mission is to elevate unsung histories...
  • Azam Mahdavi

    Azam Mahdavi is a freelance author, artist, translator, and graphic designer based in Tehran. She has published dozens of books for children and young adults in Iran, which have been...
  • Ann Malaspina

    Ann Malaspina is the author of more than fifteen nonfiction books for young people. Her interest in equal rights and social change often leads her to write about people struggling...
  • Patricia Maldonado

    Patricia M. Herbert was born in Brooklyn, New York, and is of Puerto Rican descent. She currently works as a Reading Recovery® teacher in the Bronx. This is her first...
  • Lucy Malka

    Lucy Malka was born in New York City, where she currently works as a Literacy Staff Developer in the Bronx. This is Lucy’s second book for beginning readers, and she...
  • Keith Mallett

    Keith Mallett has been drawing and painting for as long as he can remember. As an artist and designer, he has created posters and fine art prints for more than...
  • Curtis Manley

    Curtis Manley is a full-time writer and a member of the Haiku Society of America. He enjoys watching the behaviors of birds and other animals–whether in his backyard or in...
  • Guadalupe Rivera Marin

    Guadalupe Marín is the daughter of Diego Rivera and Guadalupe Marín. Her early childhood was spent in Chapingo, in rural Mexico, while her father created government-sponsored murals for the Secretaría...
  • Felicia Marshall

    Felicia Marshall is a fine artist and the illustrator. A native Texan, Ms. Marshall now lives in Houston, where she teaches art to children. Visit her online at An Artist’s...
  • Linda Elovitz Marshall

    Linda Elovitz Marshall grew up near Boston, graduated from Barnard College, and raised four children and a flock of sheep on a farm in the Hudson Valley of New York....
  • Alejandro Cruz Martinez

    Alejandro Martinez was a promising young Zapotec poet who spent many years collecting the oral traditions of his people, including the story of Lucia Zeneno. He published his own version...
  • Trish Marx

    Trish Marx has written several books for children. Marx specializes in nonfiction, especially current events and environmental issues—interests that stem from her background in teaching and journalism. Marx lives in...
  • Miriam Marx

    Miriam Marx was born in Hartford, Connecticut. She has a master’s degree in education and now works as a bilingual first grade teacher in a Spanish immersion program. Miriam enjoys...
  • Haleh Massey

    Dr. Haleh Massey has blossomed from an awkward teenager to an awkward mother. She is a licensed marriage and family therapist with a Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology and has almost...
  • Sharon Bell Mathis

    Sharon Bell Mathis has won numerous awards for her many children’s books, including the 1974 Coretta Scott King Author Award for Ray Charles. Some of her most enduring books include...