Visit our authors during the Author Signings from 11:30 - 12:30
outside the auditorium
Sudipta Bardhan-Quallen
http://www.sudipta.com/
Sudipta Bardhan-Quallen is the co-founder of Kidlit Summer School and an award-winning author whose books include DUCK DUCK MOOSE, TYRANNOSAURUS WRECKS, ORANGUTANGLED, and over thirty more books. Her books have been named to the Junior Library Guild, the California Reader’s Collection, the Bank Street Best Children’s Books of the Year lists and the Amelia Bloomer list. Find out more about her by visiting www.sudipta.com or her blogs www.NerdyChicksRule.com and NerdyChicksWrite.wordpress.com.
Alison Ashley Formento
http://alisonashleyformento.com/
ALISON ASHLEY FORMENTO is the author of multi-award-winning picture books This Tree Counts!, This Tree, 1, 2, 3, These Bees Count! These Seas Count! and These Rocks Count! Her young adult novel Twigs, was named a 2013 Hottest Teen Read. Alison has written for publications including The New York Times, The Writer, Parenting, and numerous international and regional magazines. She loves visiting schools and libraries and donates a portion of her book sales to AmericanForests.org. You can find Alison online at www.alisonashleyformento.com and @AFormento.
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Chris Grabenstein
http://www.chrisgrabenstein.com/
Chris Grabenstein is the author of the New York Times bestseller ESCAPE FROM MR. LEMONCELLO’S LIBRARY and the co-author (with James Patterson) of the #1 Bestsellers I FUNNY, I EVEN FUNNIER, and TREASURE HUNTERS. Winner of two Anthony and four Agatha Awards, Chris writes fast-paced and fun page-turners for children and adults. He’s also a playwright and screenwriter not to mention a former advertising executive and improvisational comedian. Sometimes he sleeps.
Kit Grindstaf
http://www.kitgrindstaff.com/
KIT GRINDSTAFF's award-winning middle grade debut, The Flame in the Mist, is a spooky, magical mystery-adventure that Booklist calls “richly atmospheric.” Kit, who is English, grew up in the land of damp old castles and Dickensian mists, which found their way into her book. A longtime professional pop songwriter, she lives with her husband in Pennsylvania. Find her at www.kitgrindstaff.com and check out the Teachers page to view/download the book’s CCSS-annotated teaching guide.
Alissa Grosso
http://www.alissagrosso.com/
ALISSA GROSSO's books have been published on four continents. She's the author of the YA novels Shallow Pond, Ferocity Summer and Popular. Her other projects include her weekly YouTube show Awkward Author and the literary journal The Lascaux Review, where she serves as an assistant editor. She lives in Pennsylvania. Find out more about Alissa at alissagrosso.com.
Polly Holyoke
http://www.pollyholyoke.com/
Polly Holyoke was a teacher for many years and loves reading, camping, skiing, scuba diving and hiking in the desert. She lives with three rescue dogs, two spoiled cats and a nice husband who tolerates piles of books all over their house. Her debut middle-grade novel, The Neptune Project, was recently selected to the Texas Bluebonnet Master List and nominated for the Maryland Black-eyed Susan Book Awards. Her next book to be released is The Neptune Challenge, the sequel to The Neptune Project, and that's scheduled to be released in April, 2015.
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Kami Kinard
http://www.kamikinard.com/
Kami Kinard’s latest novel, The Boy Problem: Notes and Predictions of Tabitha Reddy was released from Scholastic in April. Her first novel, The Boy Project: Notes and Observations of Kara McAllister, debuted from Scholastic in January 2012 and was chosen for the 2013 Children’s Choices Reading List. Kinard’s poetry, fiction, and nonfiction pieces have appeared in and been purchased by some of the world’s best children’s magazines including Ladybug, Babybug, Highlights, and Jack And Jill. A co-founder of Kidlit Summer School, an online program that focuses on the craft of writing for children, Kinard is also a teaching artist on the South Carolina Arts Commission’s Roster of Approved Artists. She lives with her family in Beaufort S.C. You can find out more about her by visiting her website www.kamikinard.com.
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Katrina Moore
http://www.katrinamoorebooks.com/
Katrina Moore is the debut children’s book author of So Long Gnop-Jiye, a heartwarming story about a child’s journey from China to the United States. In So Long Gnop-Jiye, a seven-year-old Chinese girl is forced to leave behind all of her dolls, friends, and her pet duck when her family moves to America. When she goes to her new school, she cannot even understand what her teacher is saying. She feels sad and scared in her new surroundings, until she learns that starting a new life means new opportunities.
Katrina is a first-generation Chinese-American who was born and raised in Maryland. She received her B.A. in Psychology and Art History from the University of Maryland, College Park, and her M.A. in Teaching from Loyola University, Maryland. As an elementary teacher, she believes that great stories come from the heart. Her writing aims to encourage love and respect for diversity among its readers, and to inspire children to write their own stories. She lives and teaches in Maryland with her husband, daughter, and two dogs.
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Zachariah OHora
http://zohora.com/
Zachariah OHora is the author and illustrator of "Stop Snoring, Bernard!" which won the Society of Illustrators 2011 Founder's Award and was chosen as the 2012 PA One Book. His latest "No Fits Nilson!" was the Huffington Post Best Picture Book of 2013, the Please Touch Museum's Kids Choice Book for 2014 and won the 2014 PaLa Carolyn W. Field Book Award. He lives and works in Narberth, PA and regularly commutes to Fuzzytown to fulfill his duties as official Ambassador.
Greg Pizzoli
http://gregpizzoli.com/
Greg Pizzoli is an author, illustrator and screen printer. His first picture book, The Watermelon Seed, was published by Disney*Hyperion Books and was the 2014 recipient of the Theodor Seuss Geisel Award. Greg's work has been featured in The New York Times, Communication Arts, 3x3 Magazine and he's won two Portfolio Honor Awards from the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators. After college, Greg spent two years as a full-time volunteer in AmeriCORPS from 2005-2006. In 2009, he received his MFA from the University of the Arts in Philadelphia, where he now teaches. He lives in Philadelphia with his wife and two unruly cats.
Dianne Salerni
http://diannesalerni.com/
DIANNE K. SALERNI is the author of The Eighth Day MG fantasy series (HarperCollins) and YA historical novels, The Caged Graves (Clarion/HMH) and We Hear the Dead (Sourcebooks). Dianne was a public school teacher for 25 years before leaving the profession to spend more time hanging around creepy cemeteries and climbing 2000 year-old pyramids in the name of book research.
Susan Stockdale
http://www.susanstockdale.com/
Susan Stockdale is the author and illustrator of children’s picture books including Stripes of All Types, Bring On the Birds, and Fabulous Fishes. Her books have received awards from the American Library Association, Bank Street College of Education, the Cooperative Children’s Book Center, the National Science Teachers Association, and the Parents’ Choice Foundation. Stripes of All Types was selected for Pennsylvania's 2014 One Book, Every Young Child Program, which distributed 70,000 copies across the state. Stockdale’s vibrant artwork and engaging rhymes elicit praise. The Washington Post exclaimed, “If the paintings are the feast, Stockdale’s words are the dessert.” Her next book, Spectacular Spots, will be published in April 2015.
Nancy Viau
http://www.nancyviau.com/
NANCY VIAU is the author of three picture books: City Street Beat, Storm Song, and Look What I Can Do! (nominated for the 2014-2015 Keystone to Reading Book Award). Her middle-grade title, Samantha Hansen Has Rocks in Her Head, was published in 2008. Viau enjoys presenting assembly programs and writing workshops, and along with the young writers she meets, she finds inspiration in nature, travel, and her job as a librarian assistant. www.NancyViau.com.
Timothy Young
http://www.ihatepicturebooks.com/
TIMOTHY YOUNG has had a lot of fun jobs; he’s been an animator, puppet maker, toy designer, sculptor, art director, illustrator and graphic designer. Tim has designed for Pee-Wee’s Playhouse, the Muppets, Disney, the Simpsons and Universal Studios. Now he is the author/illustrator of 5 published picture books including I Hate Picture Books! and his latest, The Angry Little Puffin. He lives with his family on the Eastern Shore of Maryland. Find out more about him and his books at www.creaturesandcharacers.com.