Bookable Authors: Elementary Grades (Prek 2) English

Ruth Jeyaveeran

Ruth Jeyaveeran is an Assistant Professor of textile design at the Fashion Institute of Technology and a freelance illustrator. In her first book, The Road to Mumbai, she explored her South Asian heritage. She was very excited to revisit that part of the world in her illustrations for A… View →

 

Carrie Jones

Carrie Jones is the New York Times bestselling author of the NEED series and spends her time in Maine where she lives with her family, which includes a kitten named Sparta, an obese cat, and two very silly and very large white dogs. She has won numerous awards… View →

 

Jacqueline Jules

Jacqueline Jules is an award-winning author and poet. Her many children’s books include The Hardest Word (National Jewish Book Award finalist), What a Way to Start the New Year! A Rosh Hashanah Story, and Moses and the Runaway Lamb. She lives in Long Island, New York. View →

 

Nadine Kaadan

Nadine Kaadan is an award-winning author-illustrator from Syria. She writes stories inspired by Syria’s rich cultural heritage and is committed to helping child refugees in Europe and the Middle East. View →

 

Wanuri Kahiu

Born in Nairobi, Kenyan filmmaker Wanuri Kahiu’s award-winning films have screened in more than 100 film festivals around the world. The Wooden Camel is her first picture book. View →

 

Cosei Kawa

Cosei Kawa is an award-winning Japanese artist. His many accolades include the CCBC Choices best-of-the-year list, the Sydney Taylor Book Award Silver Medal, and the Turry’s Picture Book Award. View →

 

Seo Kim

Seo Kim received her MFA in Illustration Practice from Maryland Institute College of Art. A South Korean native, she divides her time between Busan and Baltimore. Seo lives with her family in Baltimore, Maryland, where she teaches illustration at Towson University. View →

 

Eric A. Kimmel

Eric A. Kimmel is the author of the beloved holiday classics Hanukkah Bear and Hershel and the Hanukkah Goblins as well as the popular Scarlett and Sam series. His books have received numerous national and state awards including the 1990 Caldecott Honor Medal, the Sydney Taylor Lifetime… View →

 

Leslie Kimmelman

Leslie Kimmelman is the author of many dozens of both fiction and nonfiction picture books for children. Her Everybody Says Shalom was a Sydney Taylor Honor Book, and two other titles were Sydney Taylor Notables. Leslie currently works at Sesame Workshop, where she rubs furry elbows with View →

 

Jamie Korngold

Rabbi Jamie S. Korngold received ordination from the Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion and is the founder and spiritual leader of the Adventure Rabbi Program. She lives in Boulder, Colorado with her two daughters, Sadie and Ori. View →

 
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Joe Kulka

Joe Kulka has written and illustrated My Crocodile Does Not Bite, Vacation’s Over! Return of the Dinosaurs, and the award-winning book Wolf’s Coming!. Joe lives in Quakertown, Pennsylvania. View →

 

Renée Kurilla

Renee Kurilla is an illustrator, dabbling author, and Lead Artist at FableVision Studios. She got her start in animation working as a character designer on the Discovery Kids TV adaptation of Time Warp Trio. She has since illustrated many books for kids including Margarita Engle’s View →

 

Deborah Lakritz

Deborah Lakritz is the author of several picture books including Things That Shimmer, a Sydney Taylor Notable Book. She can usually be found in a cozy cafe working on books for children of all ages. She and her husband live in Wisconsin where they raised five children. View →

 
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Irene Latham

Irene Latham is the author of more than a dozen current and forthcoming works of poetry, fiction, and picture books. Her work includes Charlotte Huck Honor Book and ALA Notable Children’s Book Can I Touch Your Hair? Poems of Race, Mistakes, and Friendship… View →

 
 

Tami Lehman-Wilzig

Tami Lehman-Wilzig, a leading English-language advertising copywriter in Israel. Known for her expertise in the food industry, she has authored two cookbooks and several children’s books, including Tasty Bible Stories and Keeping The Promise, which won a 2005 View →

 

Tom Leigh

Tom Leigh is a children’s book author and longtime illustrator of Sesame Street books. He lives on Little Deer Isle off the coast of Maine. View →

 

Ian Lendler

Ian Lendler is the author of several picture books including An Undone Fairy Tale, Little Sid, and Saturday. He also wrote the graphic novel series, The Stratford Zoo Presents… Sadly, he does not look good in a tutu or a tiara. You can read more about him at www.ianlendler.com. View →

 

Anna Levine

Anna Levine is the author of several picture books and two young adult novels, all of which take place in Israel. She lives in Mevesseret Zion, just outside of Jerusalem. View →

 

Sara Levine

Sara Levine is an author, educator, and veterinarian. Her science books for children include the Animal by Animal series, Germs Up Close, and A Peek at Beaks: Tools Birds Use. Her books have received a number of awards including AAAS/Subaru SB&F Prize, Utah… View →