Our Authors and Illustrators

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  • Archana Sreenivasan

    Archana Sreenivasan is the illustrator of several children’s books including the star-reviewed Desert Girl, Monsoon Boy by Tara Dairman; the award-winning Where Three Oceans Meet by Rajani LaRocca; and My...
  • George Steele

    George Steele has been sharing the joys of nature with children since he was a teenage counselor. His love of birds includes working to reintroduce bald eagles in upstate New...
  • Javaka Steptoe

    Javaka Steptoe is the illustrator of Lee & Low’s In Daddy’s Arms I Am Tall, winner of numerous awards including the Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award and an ALA Notable....
  • John Stickler

    John Stickler is a graduate of Yale University, and spent thirteen years in Korea from 1963 to 1976. During that time, John lived in Seoul reporting news for the CBS...
  • Tina Stolberg

    Tina Stolberg was born in Queens, New York. After a career in advertising, Tina became a full-time writer. This is her first book for children. When not writing, Tina enjoys...
  • Kazuko Stone

    Kazuko G. Stone was born in Tokyo, Japan, and immigrated to the United States in 1974. She lived in New York City for nearly 50 years and wrote and illustrated...
  • Shadra Strickland

    Shadra Strickland is the illustrator of several children’s books including Lee & Low’s Bird, winner of the Ezra Jack Keats New Illustrator Award and the Coretta Scott King/John Steptoe Award...
  • Stephanie Stuve-Bodeen

    Stephanie Stuve-Bodeenwas a Peace Corps volunteer in Tanzania and was inspired to write the Elizabeti series from this experience. The series has won numerous awards. She now lives in Wisconsin...
  • Anastasia Suen

    Anastasia Suen is the author of more than one hundred books for children, including the award-winning Baby Born and Toddler Two, both published by Lee & Low Books, and Up!...
  • Dorothy Sullivan

    Dorothy Sullivan is an award-winning artist whose Cherokee heritage provides much of the inspiration for her work. She was especially pleased to be able to introduce children to traditional Cherokee...
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    Chief Jake Swamp

    Chief Jake Swamp (Tekaronianeken) was a founder of the Tree of Peace Society, an international organization promoting peace and conservation. Chief Swamp delivered the Thanksgiving Address throughout the world, as...
  • Katharine Swanson

    Katharine Swanson is a special education teacher who earned her teaching degree with a focus on mental and emotional disabilities. She currently teaches at Porter Road Elementary in Bear, Delaware,...
  • Jacqueline Sweeney

    Jacqueline Sweeney knew she wanted to be a writer from the time she was in fourth grade. She is now a full-time writer who also finds time to teach poetry...
  • Nicole Tadgell

    Nicole Tadgell is an award-winning African American illustrator for children. Her luminous, expressive illustrations warmly portray childhood life for children of all races. She has illustrated over twenty picture books...
  • Maryam Tahmasebi

    Maryam Tahmasebi is a freelance illustrator and designer based in Tehran. She’s illustrated six books published in Iran, which have been translated into Korean, Turkish, and Chinese. You can see...
  • Hideko Takahashi

    Hideko Takahashi was born in Osaka, Japan. She earned her BFA at Otis College of Art and Design in Los Angeles and is now a full-time artist. Hideko has illustrated...
  • Sheri Tan

    Sheri Tan is a freelance writer and editor of books for children. She has worked at major publishers in New York City, as well as a publishing house in Singapore,...
  • Youshan Tang

    Youshan Tang grew up in Shanghai, China, and graduated from the Central Academy of Fine Arts and Peking University with degrees in Chinese art and literature. Since 1980, Tang has...
  • Natasha Anastasia Tarpley

    Natasha Anastasia Tarpley became a writer because she fell in love with words as a child, just like Destiny in her story Destiny’s Gift. The author of three award-winning picture...
  • Don Tate

    Don Tate is an award-winning author, and the illustrator of numerous critically acclaimed books for children. He is the recipient of the Ezra Jack Keats Book Award and the Carter...