Our Authors and Illustrators

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  • Doris Rodriguez

    Doris Rodriguez was born in the Dominican Republic. She studied art in the Dominican Republic and at Parsons School of Design in New York. As a child, Doris spent her...
  • Luis RodrÌguez

    Luis Rodríguez is the critically acclaimed author of Always Running: La Vida Loca, Gang Days in L.A., the inspiring story of how he found a way out of gang life...
  • Luis J. Rodriguez

    Luis J. Rodriguez, ​the son of Mexican immigrants, is an acclaimed poet, novelist, journalist, critic, and columnist. He’s the author of fifteen books, including It Doesn’t Have to Be This...
  • Luis J. Rodriguez

    Luis J. Rodriguez, ​the son of Mexican immigrants, is an acclaimed poet, novelist, journalist, critic, and columnist. He’s the author of fifteen books, including It Doesn’t Have to Be This...
  • Harriet Rohmer

    Harriet Rohmer was the founder of Children’s Book Press. She is the author and editor of many award-winning children’s books, including Just Like Me, Uncle Nacho’s Hat, and Honoring Our...
  • David Dorado Romo

    David Romo, the son of Mexican immigrants, is an essayist, historian, musician and cultural activist. The Mayor’s Silk Underwear is the result of his three-year exploration of archives detailing the...
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    Jeanne Rorex Bridges

    Jeanne Rorex Bridges traces her heritage back to Cherokee ancestors. Her work is nationally known and has won many awards in Native American art shows, including the 2005 Best of...
  • Naomi C. Rose

    Naomi Rose is an award-winning author, illustrator, and storyteller. A student of Tibetan wisdom and culture, she has created two children’s books—Tibetan Tales for Little Buddhas and Tibetan Tales from...
  • Della Ross Ferreri

    Della Ross Ferreri was born in Poughkeepsie, New York. She enjoys writing stories for young readers and also works part-time as a French teacher. Della lives in Hyde Park, New...
  • Susan L. Roth

    Susan L. Roth‘s vibrant mixed-media collage illustrations have appeared in numerous outstanding picture books, including Parrots Over Puerto Rico, winner of the Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Medal; Prairie Dog...
  • Stephanie Roth Sisson

    Stephanie Roth was born in Frankfurt, Germany. She knew she wanted to be an illustrator since she was in second grade and wrote a story called “I Want to Be...
  • Lynn Rubright

    Lynn Rubright is a professional storyteller who has taught many storytelling courses over the past twenty years. She is the recipient of the Circle of Excellence Award from the National...
  • Ana Ruiz Blanch

    Ana Ruiz is a self-taught painter, writer and sculptor. She has also designed theater sets and organized art workshops for young people. Born in Barcelona, Spain, she now lives in...
  • Katheryn Russell-Brown

    Katheryn Russell-Brown is the award-winning author of several children’s picture books, including Little Melba and Her Big Trombone and She Was the First! The Trailblazing Life of Shirley Chisholm. When...
  • 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...
  • 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...
  • 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.