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Davis, Jacky & Soman, David

Davis, Jacky & Soman, David

Jacky Davis and David Soman are the co-creators of the bestselling LADYBUG GIRL series and AGENT LION books, and have created a number of other book with other collaborations. David is a long time teacher at the School of Visual Arts and a fine artist. Jacky works at Postmark Books in their small town of Rosendale. blackpolka.com and davidsoman.com

Awards

Bank St. Best Books of the Year- 2020 Humor- AGENT LION, Coretta Scott King Awards, WHEN I”M OLD WITH YOU, Ezra Jack Keats Award, TELL ME A STORY MAMA

3 Fun Facts

1.  We are serious about fun.
2. We are dog people who think dogs can teach us a lot more than we can teach them.
3. In some of David books he draws animals in pants.

Franklin, Madeline Claire

Franklin, Madeline Claire

Madeline Claire Franklin holds an MFA in Creative Writing from the Vermont College of Fine Arts WCYA program, as well as a BA in Media Study and Anthropology from the University at Buffalo. When she is not writing strange fiction for young adults, she is probably attempting to dismantle the patriarchy and/or practicing witchcraft. She is a queer, Jewish, neurodiverse, invisibly disabled woman living in sin in Buffalo, NY, with her partner, two dogs, three cats, and two Roombas, in a little yellow house called Cluckleberry Farms.  www.madelineclairefranklin.com

Awards

The Wilderness of Girls is a finalist for the 2025 YALSA William C. Morris Award for Best Debut Novel for Teens, as well as an Indie Next Pick, Amazon Editor’s Pick, a Blue Ribbons listee, and one of Barnes & Noble’s Best Books of 2024.

3 Fun Facts

1. I have been a practicing witch since I was 12 years old.
2. My grandfather invented pre-pasted wallpaper.
3. Joyce Carol Oates (who attended the same high school as me) once called me “the next JK Rowling” (before we knew JKR was not one to be looked up to).

Smiley, Jess Smart

Smiley, Jess Smart

Jess Smart Smiley makes rad pictures with his bare hands and has helped thousands of children, teens, and adults around the world in making their own comics!

Jess is an award-winning, #1 bestselling author/illustrator of more than 20 books for young readers, including Let’s Make Comics and the What Happens Next series of comics readers can play.

Jess has created work for DisneyPixar, Dreamworks, Cartoon Network, Penguin Random House, Macmillan, Simon & Schuster, and is currently working through sketchbook #90, in which he is coming up with new characters, stories, and more! www.jess-smiley.com

Awards

#1 bestselling author/illustrator in 4 categories, 2023 recipient of the Krider Prize for Creativity, 2023 Guest of Honor at Life the Universe & Everything, named a “Top 40” by Utah Valley Magazine, recipient of “Arty” Award, and Guest at more than 100 around across the world.

3 Fun Facts

1. I was a background extra in a Hallmark Christmas movie.
2. I spent 3.5 years in bed with health problems.
3. I like to paint murals when I’m not making books.

Mahoney, Daniel J.

Mahoney, Daniel J.

Daniel J. Mahoney is a children’s book author and illustrator whose most recent picture book, We Don’t Eat Our Neighbors, was published with Macmillan in August, 2024. He’s also the author of Monstergarten. When he’s not creating funny picture books, he can be found hiking and biking and remodeling his new house in the country, where he resides with his daughter Shay. Danieljmahoneyauthor.com

 

3 Fun Facts

1. I am a licensed Radiologic Technologist.
2. I am extremely neat.
3. I love anchovies on practically everything.

Kramer, Kara

Kramer, Kara

Kara Kramer is an illustrator and mixed media artist living in Brooklyn, NY. She has illustrated several picture books including Make Meatballs Sing: The Life and Art of Corita Kent, Erno Rubik and His Magic Cube, and is author/illustrator of the interactive picture book Tell Me a Lion Story. She explores many mediums and loves being in the creative process. www.karakramer.com

Awards

Best Stem Books K-12 2025
2024 Junior Library Guild Selection
2022 Bologna Ragazzi Award Amazing Bookshelf Selection
2022 ALA Notable Children’s Book

3 Fun Facts

1. I love to ski because it feels like I am drawing with my feet in the snow.
2. I stink at whistling.
3. Can’t choose a favorite color, in love with too many!

Gephart, Donna

Gephart, Donna

Donna Gephart‘s award-winning middle grade novels include: Abby, Tried and True, Lily and Dunkin, Death by Toilet Paper and How to Survive Middle School. Welcome to the Woofmore is a fun, new early chapter book series from Abrams about a posh hotel run by dogs for dogs with a new VIP (Very Important Pooch) appearing in each book. Go Be Wonderful is Donna’s first picture book about being perfectly imperfect. She’s a popular speaker at schools, conferences and book festivals. Donna lives in South Jersey near Philadelphia with her awesome and paw-some family. Visit her online at www.donnagephart.com.

Awards

The Sid Fleischman Humor Award; California Young Readers Medal Winner; New York Public Library’s Best Books for Kids; NPR’s Best Kids’ Books; Chicago Public Library’s Best Fiction for Older Readers, Great Words, Great Works Book Selection from the National Spelling Bee; Thurber House Children’s-Writer-in-Residence, etc.

3 Fun Facts

1. I won second place in the school talent show in 7th grade with my gravity-defying hula-hooping skills. (It’s not like I’m still bitter about not winning first place. Nope. Not at all.)
2. I’m not so great with numbers.

Scrivan, Maria

Scrivan, Maria

Maria Scrivan is a New York Times bestselling author, award-winning syndicated cartoonist, and speaker based in Connecticut. Her laugh-out-loud syndicated comic, Half Full, appeared daily in newspapers nationwide for a decade, and is available three days a week on gocomics.com/half-full. Her cartoons have appeared in MAD Magazine, Parade, Highlights, National Lampoon, and many other publications. Nat Enough, her debut graphic novel, was an instant New York Times bestseller and launched her critically acclaimed six-book series of the same name. http://www.mariascrivan.com

Awards

New York Times Bestseller (Nat Enough)
Canadian Bestselling Author (Absolutely Nat)
Sakura Award Nominee (Nat Enough)

3 Fun Facts

1. I love running in trails.
2. I love standing on my head.
3. I love imaging what my dog would say to me if he could talk.

Chan, Ruth

Chan, Ruth

Ruth Chan is an author and illustrator of comics and books for children including her graphic memoir Uprooted. Prior to illustrating full time, she spent her teens in China and a decade working with youth and families in underserved communities. She is a proud Canadian and lives and works in NYC. ohtruth.com

Awards

Cybils Award Finalist for Graphic Novels 2024
A Kirkus Reviews Best Book of 2024
A School Library Journal Best Book of 2024
A Publishers Weekly Best Book of 2024
A New York Magazine Best Book of 2024
An NPR Best Book of 2024
A Common Sense Media Best Book of 2024

3 Fun Facts

1. I am really bad at math!
2. I once had seven milkshakes in one day.
3. I live by the beach… in New York City

Vaughan, Pam

Vaughan, Pam

Pam Vaughan is the author of picture books, MISSY WANTS A MAMMOTH, illustrated by Ariel Landy (2024 Holiday House/Pixel+Ink) and TENACIOUS WON’T GIVE UP, illustrated by Leanne Hatch (June 2025 Knopf BFYR). She is the Director of the Whispering Pines Writers’ Retreat and is the NE-SCBWI co-Assistant Regional Advisor. She lives with her family in central MA amongst turkeys, turtles, deer, and owls but can often be found playing ice hockey. Visit her online at www.pamvaughanauthor.com Pronouns – she/her

3 Fun Facts

1. My sister and I are nine months apart.
2. I have never had a pet mammoth, but I have had dogs and parakeets, and baby sat my friend’s parrot and snake.
3. I can spin a basketball on my finger!

Ho, Jannie

Ho, Jannie

Jannie Ho is an author, illustrator, and cartoonist. Some of her books include Bear and Chicken and The Lost Mitten, which was named an ALA Best Graphic Novel for Children and a Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection. She is also the illustrator of the graphic novel series Fry Guys. She lives in Massachusetts with her family. http://www.chickengirldesign.com

Awards

ALA Best Graphic Novel for Children
Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection

3 Fun Facts

1. I’m known as Chicken Girl because I love chickens.
2. My favorite character in FRY GUYS is Mayor Spud.
3. I have a pet fish named Sir Bubbles.

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