Our Authors and Illustrators

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  • Phyllis J. Perry

    Phyllis J. Perry was born in Nevada City, California. She has published over 40 books for children and educators, and she was inspired to write this book by a neighborhood...
  • Ann Phong

    Ann Phong was born in Vietnam. In 1981 she escaped Vietnam by boat, and after living for a year in refugee camps in the Philippines and Malaysia, she settled in...
  • Brian Pinkney

    Brian Pinkney is the acclaimed illustrator of numerous award-winning books. In addition to the Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award for In the Time of the Drums, he has been honored...
  • Venantius Pinto

    Venantius J. Pinto was born in Bombay, India. A fine artist, designer, and animator, Mr. Pinto lives with his wife in Sunnyside, NY. This is his first picture book.
  • Sally J. Pla

    Sally J. Pla is the award-winning author of several novels for young people, including The Someday Birds and Stanley Will Probably Be Fine. Many of Pla’s stories are based on...
  • Terrence Poppa

    Terrence E. Poppa, an award-winning journalist, is widely respected as an expert in narco-trafficking. He was a finalist for the 1987 Pulitzer Prize for his investigations into the connection between...
  • Katherine Potter

    Katherine Potter was drawn to The Have a Good Day Cafe by the opportunity to share the story with her nephew, whose grandfather came to the United States from Korea...
  • Christine Powers

    Christine Powers was born in New York City. She studied art at Pratt Institute, the Brooklyn Museum Art School, and Parsons School of Design. A full-time mother, Christine has also...
  • J.L. Powers

    J.L. Powers is a novelist and scholar. Her recent novel This Thing Called the Future is a coming of age story set in post-Apartheid South Africa. Her previous anthology was...
  • Padma Prasad Reddeppa

    Padma Prasad Reddeppa was born in Chennai, India, and is a poet, writer and painter. Her Indian roots provide the material for her imagination. Several of her short stories have...
  • Ralph E. Pray

    Dr. Ralph E. Pray is an engineer and author who owns an independent research laboratory in Los Angeles County to resolve problems in the mineral industry. He has taught engineering...
  • Patty Cisneros Prevo

    Patty Cisneros Prevo is a first-generation Latina, writer, two-time Paralympic gold medalist, and proud mom and partner. She also works as the University of Wisconsin Health Program Manager of DEI....
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    Erwin Printup Jr.

    Erwin Printup is a Cayuga/Tuscarora painter who received a degree in fine arts from the Institute of American Indian Art, in Santa Fe, NM. Born in Niagara Falls, he now...