Our Authors and Illustrators

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  • Kurt Nagahori

    Kurt Nagahori was born in Torrance, California, and graduated with a fine arts degree from California State University, Long Beach. While illustrating this book, Kurt used pictures of himself in...
  • Alessandra Narváez Varela

    Alessandra Narváez Varela was born and raised in Ciudad Juárez, México. She earned a B.S. in Biology and a Bilingual M.F.A. in Creative Writing from the University of Texas at...
  • Cheryl Nathan

    Cheryl Nathan was born in Burbank, California. She is a full-time illustrator who was worked on many children’s books. Her illustrations have been recognized by the Society of Children’s Book...
  • Elinor Nauen

    Elinor Nauen, a poet and journalist, usually focuses her work on cars and baseball and Johnny, her beloved. She lives in New York City where she hangs out at the...
  • Judy Nayer

    Judy Nayer was born in Brooklyn, New York. She has worked in the field of book publishing for many years and has written over 150 books for children and teachers....
  • S. D. Nelson

    S.D. Nelson is an award-winning illustrator, whose work includes Lee & Low’s Crazy Horse’s Vision, Jim Thorpe’s Bright Path, and Quiet Hero. He is also the author and illustrator of...
  • G. Neri

    G. Neri is an award-winning author, including a Michael L. Printz Award for his contribution to The Collectors anthology as well as an Eisner nomination and Coretta Scott King Honor...
  • Ednah New Rider Weber black and white headshot
    Ednah New Rider Weber

    EdNah New Rider Weber “Wolf Clan Woman,” is a respected Native American elder and storyteller. She was born into the Skidi band of the Pawnee Nation and raised on the...
  • Barbara Newkirk

    Barbara J. Newkirk was born in New York City, where she now works as a reading teacher in an elementary school. This is her first book for beginning readers, and...
  • Headshot of Lesléa Newman: light-skinned woman with brown, curly hair wearing a peach shirt and necklace in front of a tan, striped wall
    Lesléa Newman

    Lesléa Newman is the author of eighty books for readers of all ages. She has received numerous awards for her work, including two Stonewall Book Award Honors, two National Jewish...
  • Shirley Ng-Benitez

    Shirley Ng-Benitez is a Bay Area children’s book author/illustrator who has illustrated 35+ children’s books, and has a background in Graphic Design (GabbyandCo.com), and hand-lettering (American Greetings, Inc.). She works...
  • Doan Phuong Nguyen author photo. Doan Phuong has straight black hair and is wearing a black tank top.
    Doan Phuong Nguyen

    Doan Phuong Nguyen was born in Vietnam and immigrated to the United States when she was in elementary school. Her debut middle grade novel Mèo and Bé was praised by...
  • Youme Nguyen Ly

    Youme grew up loving stories. She has lived and worked as a community artist in New York, New Haven, Miami, Woods Hole, San Francisco, Kenya, Japan, Lao P.D.R., Vietnam, St....
  • Dorinda Nicholson

    Dorinda Makanaonalani Nicholson was born in Hawai’i and was an eyewitness to the attack on Pearl Harbor when she was six years old. She believes it is her mission to...
  • Sandra Nickel

    Sandra Nickel makes her children’s book debut with Nacho’s Nachos. She says that story ideas are everywhere; you just have to reach out and grab them. She is a two-time...
  • William Nikola

    W. Nikola-Lisa is the author of numerous award-winning children’s books, among them Bein’ with You This Way, Summer Sun Risin’, and My Teacher Can Teach Anyone!, all published by Lee...
  • Rick Noguchi

    Rick Noguchi and his wife, Deneen Jenks, are a husband and wife team who live in Culver City, California. Noguchi was formerly an administrator at the Japanese American National Museum...
  • Michael Northen

    Michael Northen edits Wordgathering, A Journal of Disability and Poetry and coordinates the annual Inglis House Poetry Contest for disability-related poetry. For over 40 years, he has taught adults with...