Our Authors and Illustrators
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Daryl Wells
Daryl Wells is a painter and former art teacher for the Los Angeles Unified School District. She has worked with young people to create many public murals.A graduate of the... -
Mia Wenjen
Mia Wenjen is a business owner and blogger of Pragmatic Mom, a popular online resource for parents and educators. As the co-founder of Multicultural Children’s Book Day, Mia is passionate... -
Mark Weston
Mark Weston was inspired to write a children’s book about Soichiro Honda after the extensive research he did for his highly praised adult book about pioneering men and women of... -
Candace Whitman
Candace Whitman was born in New York City. She has a master’s degree in art and art education, and has illustrated more than 8 books for children. Candace loves spending... -
Leslie Stall Widener
Leslie Stall Widener is the creator of picture books, educational materials, and magazine stories. A member of the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma, she grew up in Tulsa, where she often... -
Kazumi Wilds
Kazumi Wilds was born in Tokyo, Japan, and is a picture book illustrator and a creator of artist’s books. She studied traditional Japanese painting at Joshibi University of Art and... -
Corban Wilkin
Corban Wilkin is the recipient of the 2012 Cape/Observer/Comica Graphic Short Story Prize for his comic But I Can’t and was nominated for the 2014 British Comics Awards in the... -
Mary Williams
Mary Williams has lived throughout the United States and Africa. She has held positions with several humanitarian organizations, including the International Rescue Committee and UNESCO. In 2000, Williams created the... -
Mary Williams
Mary Williams has lived throughout the United States and Africa. She has held positions with several humanitarian organizations, including the International Rescue Committee and UNESCO. In 2000, Williams created the... -
Lorraine Williams
Lorraine Williams is a fine artist who has also worked as a commercial art director, graphic designer, and illustrator. She is a graduate of the School of Visual Arts in... -
Laura E. Williams
Laura E. Williams is the author of numerous award-winning picture books and middle grade novels. Born in South Korea and adopted by an American family, Williams has since lived and... -
Charlene Willing McManis
The late Charlene Willing McManis (1953-2018) was born in Portland, Oregon and grew up in Los Angeles. She was of Umpqua tribal heritage and enrolled in the Confederated Tribes of... -
Jonah Winter
Jonah Winter is the author/illustrator of several picture book biographies, including Roberto Clemente: Pride Of The Pittsburgh Pirates, You Never Heard Of Willie Mays?!, and You Never Heard Of Sandy... -
William Wise
Bill Wise is an avid baseball fan, first heard about William Hoy when he was a child. Years later, after further research, Wise was inspired to bring Hoy’s remarkable story... -
Bernard Wolf
Bernard Wolf is a photojournalist known for his perceptive and sensitive photo-essays on topical issues. Since his first book was published in 1969, Wolf has gone on to photograph and... -
Nicole Wong
Nicole Wong is a full-time illustrator with a BFA degree from the Rhode Island School of Design. Her twenty-plus books include Three Lost Seeds: Stories of Becoming; No Monkeys, No... -
Michele Wood
Michele Wood is an illustrator, painter, aspiring filmmaker, colorist, clothing and jewelry designer, living in Atlanta, Georgia. She accomplished her Master in Divinity at Christian Theological Seminary, where she was...
