Bookable Authors: Elementary Grades (Prek 2) English

Lisa Bullard
Lisa Bullard is the award-winning author of more than 60 books for children, including You Can Write a Story: A Story-Writing Recipe for Kids. She teaches writing classes at the Loft Literary Center and regularly visits schools to talk with students about story-writing. View →

Rachelle Burk
Rachelle Burk is the author of more than twenty fiction and nonfiction books for children ages 1–14, including picture books, chapter books, board books, and an award-winning middle grade novel. She writes on both secular and Jewish themes with various publishers and has also written for View →

Mike Byrne
Mike Byrne grew up near Liverpool, U.K., and then moved to London to work as an illustrator by day and a crayon wielding crime fighter by night. He now lives with his wife and two cats in the countryside. He spends his days doodling and creating children’s books fueled only by tea… View →
Nerina Canzi
Nerina Canzi is an Argentinian illustrator. Her books have won the prestigious Premio Nacional Y Latinoamericano De Literatura Infantil Y Juvenil award and been selected for the VI Salón de Ilustración ImagenPalabra in Colombia. View →

Nancy Carlson
Nancy Carlson is the author and illustrator of over 60 picture books including bestseller I Like Me! Nancy graduated from the Minneapolis College of Art and Design. When Nancy is not drawing pictures and writing stories you can find her hiking, biking, or playing golf! View →
Hannah Carmona
Hannah Carmona is a writer, actor, and director. Hannah’s previous titles include Dazzling Travis and Beautiful, Wonderful, Strong Little Me. Hannah is a mother of two, co-founder of Collective Art School of Tennessee, and a YouTuber. She lives in Tennessee. View →
Peter Catalanotto
Peter Catalanotto has written and illustrated more than 50 picture books and visited thousands of schools. He also teaches children’s book writing at Columbia University and lives in New York City. View →
Cherilyn Chin
Cherilyn Chin earned her bachelor’s degree in the Environmental Sciences with an emphasis in Biology from the University of California at Berkeley. Cherilyn has worked at the Monterey Bay Aquarium and at Steinhart Aquarium at the California Academy of Sciences in San Francisco as… View →
Joyce Chng
Joyce Chng is a Chinese-Singaporean children’s book author. Her work is regularly anthologized and she has a passion for steampunk, science fiction, and tales of transfiguration. View →

Yangsook Choi
Yangsook Choi grew up in Korea. She started drawing at age four and loved telling her grandma scary stories. Since moving to New York to pursue her art, she has written and illustrated many books for young readers. Her books have been acclaimed as a New York Times Outstanding Book of the View →

Nancy Churnin
Nancy Churnin is the author of many children’s books, including Martin & Anne, Sydney Taylor Notable Irving Berlin, the Immigrant Boy Who Made America Sing, and the Sydney Taylor Honor Book Dear Mr. Dickens. She is a full-time writer living in Texas. View →

Annette M. Clayton
With a father from Puerto Rico and an Irish mother, Annette M. Clayton grew up in a lively and diverse household. She has a master’s degree in writing for children and young adults and has published over twenty-five books with more on the way. Annette lives in Maryland with her family. View →

Brian P. Cleary
Brian P. Cleary is an American humorist, poet, and author. He is best known for his books written for grade-school children that explore grammar, math and poetry in humorous ways. In his role in the digital division of American Greetings, he’s put words in the mouths of Dolly… View →

Deborah Bodin Cohen
Rabbi Deborah Bodin Cohen is the author of many award-winning children’s books including Sydney Taylor Award Winner, An Etrog from Across the Sea. She lives in Maryland with her husband and three children. View →

John Coy
John Coy is the author of young adult novels, the 4 for 4 middle-grade series, and nonfiction and fiction picture books including Hoop Genius, Game Changer, Their Great Gift, Dads, If We Were Gone, and Where We Come From. He has received numerous awards for his work including a Marion… View →
Arielle Dance
Arielle Dance, PhD, is a Black queer advocate for invisible illnesses currently residing in New Jersey. Through her writing and advocacy, Arielle helps promote disability visibility, recognize inclusive family structures, and navigate grief and loss. View →

Cori Doerrfeld
Cori Doerrfeld is a freelance author and illustrator. She lives in Minneapolis with her comic artist husband, Tyler Page, and their two children, and she is the author of 2019 Charlotte Huck Recommended Book and New York Times Notable Children’s Book The Rabbit Listened. Follow… View →

Jam Dong
Jam Dong was born in Shanghai, China. She has an MA degree of moving image at University of Arts London and graduated from MFA Illustration Practice of Maryland Institute College of Art in 2021. She likes to use bright colors and simple shapes to build the… View →
Sandra van Doorn
French illustrator Sandra van Doorn’s picture books have received various accolades, including a Kate Greenaway Medal nomination. She lives in Australia and is the founder of small, independent press Red Paper Kite. View →