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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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Jess McGeachin is a writer/illustrator/designer based in Melbourne. He loves telling stories about hidden worlds just outside our own, and hiding clues in them for small eyes to find. Drawing upon a love of natural history (and a day job at Melbourne Museum), Jess hopes
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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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Katrina Moore writes and teaches in a part of New Jersey just outside Philadelphia. Earning an MA in elementary education, she’s also taught in Maryland, Massachusetts, and New York. Her mission is to create books that children will hug for ages, like her debut picture
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A.I. Newton always wanted to travel into space, visit another planet, and meet an alien. When that plan didn’t work out, he decided to do the next best thing—write stories about aliens and space travel! The Alien Next Door series gives him a chance to
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Ari North is a queer cartoonist who believes an entertaining story should also be full of diversity and inclusion. As a writer, an artist, and a musician, she wrote, drew, and composed the music for Always Human, a complete romance/sci-fi webcomic about two queer girls navigating
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Erin Peabody, author of the Behind the Legend series, loves getting young people excited about the fascinating and quirky workings of our natural world. She’s worked as a park ranger at the National Mall in Washington, D.C., the Dry Tortugas in the Gulf of Mexico,
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