Our Authors and Illustrators
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Eric Velasquez
Eric Velasquez has illustrated numerous award-winning books for children, and has authored some picture books as well. Among the awards he has received for his work are the Pura Belpré... -
Shirley Reva Vernick
Shirley Reva Vernick is an award-winning author and journalist. Her works include The Sky We Shared, Remember Dippy, The Blood Lie, The Black Butterfly, and Ripped Away. Her interviews and... -
Beatriz Vidal
Beatriz Vidal is an award-winning painter and illustrator, whose titles include Marti’s Song for Freedom/Marti y sus versos por la libertad from Lee & Low Books. Her artwork has been... -
Morris Vidaure
Morris Vidaure is a published adapter and an author of children’s books. Some of the published credits of Morris Vidaure include The Invisible Hunters / Los Cazadores Invisibles. -
Hector Viveros Lee
Hector Viveros Lee was born in Calexico, California. He attended the Academy of Art in San Francisco, where he lives and works as an elementary school teacher. His hobbies include... -
Richard Waldrep
Richard Waldrep‘s paintings honoring subjects as varied as the Olympic Games, American music, and history have appeared on thirty-nine US postage stamps. He has also created award-winning illustrations for editorial,... -
Sylvia L. Walker
Sylvia Walker loves drawing images of youngsters. When her own children were very young, she created personal storybooks for each of them. Sylvia likes to work in watercolor, pencil, ink,... -
Paula Wallace
Paula Wallace is a working artist, maintaining a studio at the Hot Shops Art Center in Omaha, Nebraska. In addition to fine art, Paula has worked as an illustrator and... -
Kevin Waltman
Kevin Waltman is an instructor at The University of Alabama. He lives in Coker with his wife Jessica, their daughter Calla, and their dog Henry. His first young adult novel,... -
Maychi Shen Wang
Maychi Shen Wang worked with Maywan Shen Krach to create this companion book to D is for Doufu. -
Suling Wang
Suling Wang has illustrated two books for older readers, The Magic Paintbrush and When the Circus Came to Town, both written by Laurence Yep. Wang lives in San Francisco. This... -
Andria Warmflash Rosenbaum
Andria Warmflash Rosenbaum was born in Danbury, Connecticut. She earned a Masters degree in special education from Bank Street College of Education in New York City. Following a career in... -
Sarah Warren
Sarah Warren writes picture books about people who inspire her, from Dolores Huerta to Beyoncé. Of Stacey Abrams, she says, “Her work helps me remember something important: Ordinary people have... -
Jesse Joshua Watson
Jesse Joshua Watson is a fine artist and illustrator whose work has appeared in galleries, on CD covers, and more recently in children’s books. An avid traveler, Watson’s artwork reflects... -
Jeri Hanel Watts
Jeri Hanel Watts received her master’s degree in Education from the University of Virginia. She teaches reading to elementary school students in Lexington, Virginia, where she also lives with her... -
Cecilia Weddell
Cecilia Weddell is a writer, editor, and translator from El Paso, Texas. She has a Ph.D. in Editorial Studies from Boston University. Her translations from Spanish have appeared in World... -
Cynthia Weill
Cynthia Weill‘s fascination with the crafts of Oaxaca began while she was working in Mexico as a Fulbright exchange teacher. She has published several books in the Mexican Folk Art...
