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Dr. Mike Goldsmith is both a working scientist and a writer of science books—mainly for children. His main areas of research are astronomy and sound. Since 1999, Mike has written over 40 science books. Two were shortlisted for the Royal Society Prize for Science Writing. His books have been published in
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Rhonda Gowler Greene has written over twenty-five children’s books. Her books have received several honors, including the International Literacy Assocation’s Children’s Choice Book and the Children’s Book Council’s Showcase Book. A former elementary learning disabilities teacher, Rhonda now resides with her husband in southeast Michigan.
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Sarah Hagger-Holt is an award-winning and critically acclaimed author. Her debut novel for children, Nothing Ever Happens Here, was nominated for the Carnegie Medal, and her second, Proud of Me, was the winner of the Little Rebels Award for Radical Children’s Fiction. She is the
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Julie Hedlund is the award-winning children’s picture book author of Over, Bear! Under, Where? She spends much of her time inside her own imagination, and when not writing or reading, she enjoys playing in the mountains near her home in Boulder, Colorado. She lives with her two teenage
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Vicki Johnson was born and raised in rural Georgia where she spent her days reading, listening to the radio, and sweating. She is a Lambda Literary Fellow, a proud first-generation graduate of Smith College and Emory Law School, and a student at Vermont College of
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Susan B. Katz, NBCT is an award-winning, bestselling, Spanish-bilingual author/illustrator with Scholastic, S&S, Penguin Random House, Heinemann and Capstone. She has over 30 published books, one of which she wrote in Spanish for Scholastic, and 25 more books coming out in 2022/23. MEDITATION STATION, a
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ALIZA KELLY is a celebrity astrologer, columnist, author, and host. Referred to as a “rising star” in modern spirituality, Aliza has been featured in The New York Times, The New Yorker, Vogue, The Cut, and many other publications. She’s the author of three books: The Mixology of Astrology: Cosmic Cocktail
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Vivian Kirkfield’s career path is paved with picture books. From shelving them in a children’s library and reading them with her kindergarteners, to writing them, her goal has always been to help kids become lovers of books and reading. She is the author of many
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Tracey Kyle is a children’s book author and an eighth-grade Spanish teacher. She studied in Madrid, which inspired her to write her first picture book, Gazpacho for Nacho. Tracey is also the author of the stunning picture book, A Paintbrush for Paco. When she’s not writing lesson plans
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Rajani LaRocca was born in India, raised in Kentucky, and now lives in the Boston area with her wonderful family and impossibly cute dog. She earned a BA and an MD from Harvard, and spends her time writing novels and picture books, practicing medicine, and baking
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Christy Lenzi enjoys reimagining well-known tales in unusual ways, as with her title, The Forty Thieves. She lives with her husband and three kids in California’s sunny Central Valley, not far from mountains, big trees, and the Pacific Ocean. When she’s not working, writing, or
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Silvia López, a Cuban native raised in Miami, Florida, served as a children’s librarian at schools and public libraries for over three decades. She holds degrees in English, Library Science, and Educational Technology, and is a National Board-Certified Teacher. Her picture book, Just Right Family: An
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Allison and Wayne Marks met in a Canterbury Tales class at the University of Cincinnati, where they earned degrees in English literature. Allison, an avid urban gardener, and Wayne, a fiddler in local bands, are the authors of several books for young people, including the
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