Our Authors and Illustrators
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Kermit Schweidel
Kermit Schweidel, co-founder of a successful Dallas advertising agency, grew up in El Paso, the site of a brief but eventful detour that would bring him face to face with... -
David Schweidel
David Schweidel grew up in El Paso, Texas, three miles from the Mexican border. He remembers feeling like an anthropologist long before he knew what an anthropologist was. His first... -
Ellen B. Senisi
Ellen B. Senisi is the photographer and author of several award-winning photo-essays for children. Specializing in candid photography, her work also appears regularly in educational publications, textbooks, and professional journals.... -
Nisi Shawl
Nisi Shawl is a multiple-award-winning writer and editor. Their novel Everfair was nominated for the Nebula Award for Best Novel, and the short story collection Filter House won the James... -
Keith D. Shepherd
Keith D. Shepherd is a painter, graphic designer and educator working out of Kansas City, Missouri. His painting “Sunday Best” is part of the Negro League Baseball Museum’s permanent collection.... -
Simone Shin
Simone Shin is a children’s book illustrator whose work appeared in Lee & Low’s poetry collection I Remember: Poems and Pictures of Heritage. Shin is the recipient of a Gold... -
Sun Yung Shin
Sun Yung Shin was born in Seoul, South Korea in 1974. She was adopted by American parents in 1975 and grew up in the Chicago area. A poet, essayist, and... -
Shelly Shinjo
Shelly Shinjo is a full-time artist and illustrator. She has a bachelor of fine arts degree in illustration from the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, California, and has... -
Kim L. Siegelson
Kim L. Siegelson is the author of several picture books, as well as a popular speaker at conferences, writing workshops, and school visits. She grew up hearing the unforgettable account... -
Elly Simmons
Elly Simmons is an internationally-exhibited painter. Her first picture book for Children’s Book Press, Magic Dogs of the Volcanoes by Manlio Argueto, was highly praised for its rich colors and... -
Marilyn Singer
Marilyn Singer, recipient of the 2015 NCTE Award for Excellence in Poetry for Children, is the author of more than one hundred award-winning books for young readers, including Lee &... -
Soumya Sitaraman
Soumya Sitaraman was born in Chennai, India and developed her unique style of painting in California. Her vibrant paintings reflect elements of Shivite artistry and nature. She currently lives in... -
Duane Smith
Duane Smith was an artist, illustrator, and graphic designer with a degree from Pratt Institute in New York City and a Master’s in Illustration from the Fashion Institute of Technology.... -
Patricia Smith
Patricia Smith was inspired to write her debut picture book Janna and the Kings by childhood memories of Saturdays spent at the barbershop with her father. Smith is an award-winning... -
Richard Sobol
Richard Sobol is an award-winning photojournalist who has created more than a dozen photo-essays for young readers. His books explore a wide range of wildlife, conservation, environmental, and cultural topics.... -
Chris Soentpiet
Chris Soentpiet is the illustrator of several highly praised picture books. He has won many awards for his work, including the NAACP Image Award, Society of Illustrators Original Art Show... -
Joseph Somoza
Joseph Somoza was born in Spain and grew up in New Jersey, Chicago, and Cincinnati. He retired form teaching at New Mexico State University in1995. He lives in Las Cruces,... -
Traci Sorell
Traci Sorell writes fiction and nonfiction books as well as poems for children. Her lyrical story in verse, At the Mountain’s Base, illustrated by Weshoyot Alvitre (Kokila, 2019), celebrates the...
