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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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Sarah Kuhn is the writer of the critically acclaimed YA graphic novel Shadow of the Batgirl for DC Comics. Her YA debut, the Japan-set romantic comedy I Love You So Mochi, is a Junior Library Guild selection and a nominee for YALSA’s Best Fiction for Young Adults. Her
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Cort Lane is a producer, creative exec and storyteller with two decades of kids’ television experience at Marvel/Disney and Mattel. He has credits on over 50 productions, two Emmy nominations, two NAACP Image Nominations. He currently serves on GLAAD’s Kids & Family Advisory Council, and
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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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Dr. Massey is a licensed Clinical Psychologist and a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with almost two decades of experience working with children and their families. She met the love of her life, therapist and author, Christopher Massey aka William DeNoyer, while working for a
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Alice B. McGinty loves to travel and get to know people, places, and foods around the world. Alice is the award-winning author of over forty children’s books, fiction and nonfiction, including Rabbi Benjamin’s Buttons, a 2015 Sydney Taylor Notable Book, and the picture book biographies
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Gretchen McLellan is a former teacher who delighted in welcoming children into the magical world of reading in her classroom. Now an author, she’s excited about sharing her books, such as Mrs. McBee Leaves Room 3, I’m Done!, Button and Bundle, and When Your Daddy’s a Soldier, with kids everywhere.
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Wendy Meddour grew up in a little seaside town called Aberystwyth, Wales. After getting her PhD, she went to teach English Literature at Oxford University, and now teaches creative writing at the University of Exeter. Her debut children’s book, A Hen in the Wardrobe, was shortlisted for
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Mother Moon has dreamed of writing books for children since she was five years old. Over the years, this desire to write transformed into a desire to help children through song as well, and more recently through an animated/live action show, The Mother Moon Show For Kids
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