Our Authors and Illustrators

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  • Sonia Lynn Sadler

    Sonia Sadler was an illustrator and a fine artist who focused on depicting the cultures, lives, and stories of peoples of African descent. Her book, Seeds of Change, earned her...
  • Wellington D. Sadler

    Sonia Sadler was an illustrator and a fine artist who focused on depicting the cultures, lives, and stories of peoples of African descent. Her book, Seeds of Change, earned her...
  • Benjamin Alire Sáenz

    Benjamin Alire Sáenz is an award-winning novelist, poet, and writer of children’s books. His many acclaimed titles include the picture books A Gift from Papá Diego, The Dog Who Loved...
  • Judy Sakaguchi

    Judy Sakaguchi was born in Japan and graduated from California State University at San Jose. She had an early interest in art, which was nurtured by her mother, who is...
  • Joe Sam

    Joe Sam is a published illustrator of children’s books.
  • Sandra Samatte

    Sandra Samatte, Anishinaabe, member of Ne-biimiskonaan (Skownan) First Nation, Treaty 2 Territory. Sandra has a Bachelor of Education degree. She is an Author and is currently the CEO of Indigenous...
  • Luis San Vicente

    Luis San Vicente is an artist and author based in Mexico City. He has illustrated more than fifty children’s books for publishers all around the world, including Mexico, the US,...
  • Enrique O. Sánchez

    Enrique O. Sanchez has illustrated numerous award winning children’s books, including Lee & Low’s Abuela’s Weave, Amelia’s Road, and Confetti. A native of the Dominican Republic, he splits his time...
  • Mary Louise Sanchez

    Mary Louise Sanchez is a retired school teacher and librarian. The Wind Called My Name, her debut novel, is based in part on her family history, particularly the life of...
  • Anita Sanchez

    Anita Sanchez is a writer who lives in the wilds of upstate New York, where she listens for red-tailed hawks in the backyard. Many years of teaching outdoor classes have...
  • Karen Sandler

    Karen Sandler is the author of the Tankborn trilogy as well as seventeen novels for adults and several short stories and screenplays. Before becoming a full-time writer, she worked as...
  • Lisa Sandlin

    Lisa Sandlin was born in Beaumont, Texas, and grew up in oil-refinery air, sixty miles from the Gulf of Mexico. She raised a son in Santa Fe, New Mexico, then...
  • Author photo of Elizabeth Santiago
    Elizabeth Santiago

    Elizabeth Santiago grew up in Boston, MA with parents who migrated from San Sebastián, Puerto Rico in the 1960s. The youngest of nine, Elizabeth was entranced by the stories her...
  • Martín Santiago

    Martín and Quirino Santiago are brothers who carve wooden figures. The figures in Opuestos were made in La Union Tejalapam, a Oaxacan village that lies in a valley between the...
  • Chiori Santiago

    Chiori Santiago was an accomplished journalist who wrote for national magazines about the art, music and family life of people from many parts of the world. Always active in community...
  • Parisa Saranj

    Parisa Saranj was born in Isfahan, Iran. Her writings and translations have appeared in several publications, including Ms. Magazine, Two Lines, and Consequence. She lives in Baltimore with her cat,...
  • Alice Schertle

    Alice Schertle has written numerous books and poems for children. Among her most popular works are Down the Road, an ALA Notable Children’s Book, and All You Need for a...
  • Joan Schoettler

    Joan Schoettler has surrounded herself with children’s literature, sharing it with her sons when they were young, inviting children she taught to step into the world of stories, and teaching...
  • Alan Schroeder

    Alan Schroeder is the author of several acclaimed picture books that capture the early lives of notable African Americans. His work has appeared on ALA Notable booklists and has been...