Joyce Grant is a freelance journalist and children’s author. She created the popular website Teaching Kids News and has given hundreds of presentations at schools and libraries. She is also the author of the Gabby picture book series and two middle-grade novels. Joyce lives with her family in Hamilton, Ontario.
Jessica Kulekjian
Jessica Kulekjian lives in Central California, where she spent much of her childhood outdoors, swimming, climbing trees, exploring and inventing stories. As she grew, she started writing those stories down. Jessica went on to study creative writing and education in college and earned an MA in teaching. Today, Jessica is an elementary school teacher and writes in the early morning hours. Her passion for nature, free play and interest-led learning inspires all her stories.
Beth Anderson
Beth Anderson is a former educator and the author of An Inconvenient Alphabet, Lizzie Demands a Seat! and several other books for children. When she’s not writing, she might be weaving, gardening, exploring nature or playing with her grandkids. Born and raised in Illinois, she now lives near the mountains in Colorado.
Kerri Kokias
Kerri Kokias’s writing features unique structures, playful language, humor, tension, tenderness, simple text and complicated characters. She has a good vision for how text and art can work together to tell a complete story. Kerri credits most of her story ideas to her “fly on the wall” personality. This means she’s both a keen observer of social interactions and a nosey eavesdropper.~ ~Kerri has a degree in psychology and sociology from Fort Lewis College in Durango, Colorado, and completed an advanced education certificate program in Writing for Children at the University of Washington.~ ~Kerri lives in Seattle, Washington, with her family.~Facebook: @kerri.kokias~Instagram: @kerrikokias~Twitter: @KerriKokias
R. D. Ornot
R. D. Ornot lives in Hamilton, Ontario, with her family. This is her first picture book.