 Robin Brickman is an illustrator of children's picture books which are about the natural world, artistic creativity, and the fantasy world of ghosts. With a background as a teacher in high school, then holding workshops at the Norman Rockwell Museum, Robin brings with her a deep knowledge of her subject matter and educational techniques when she visits schools. |
 Marguerite W. Davol writes mostly original folk tales, pourquoi, and tall tales, and visits schools as a Children's Book Author and Storyteller. Marguerite frequently presents adult workshops at conferences for writers, storytellers, and educators. |
 Diane deGroat has free-lanced in advertising, editorial, and design, but the main focus of her work has been in children's book illustration, with over 120 books to her credit. Many titles are for well-known authors but her most recent challenge has been writing and illustrating her own stories. |
 John Steven Gurney makes visits to Elementary, Middle, and High Schools. Almost everyone recognizes his work, whether through books or board games, although few would recognize his name. He discusses the process that goes into creating his humorous illustrations. Since 1984 he has illustrated board games, advertisements, magazine stories, and more than 70 books for children, including all of the titles in the Adventures of the Bailey School Kids series and the A to Z Mysteries series. |
 Irene Kelly My grown-up life as an author and illustrator of children’s books is not that different from my childhood. I still read and write a lot, and spend tons of time outside. I have tea in the afternoon and still play Scrabble and kick-the-can. When I’m not working on my books, I often visit schools to talk about writing and illustrating. I feel very lucky to be a children’s book author and illustrator, as well as the proud companion to a chicken named Betty and a dog named Nellie.” |
 Jeff Nathan is the creator of PunOETRY and was selected as one of the nations funniest poets by Meadowbrook Press. An award-winning children's author, educator, poet, singer and songwriter, Jeff is also the creator of CurricuLaughs, a set of curriculum-tied very humorous programs that are wildly popular with children, teachers, and principals, alike. The kids love him for his humor and the adults like the way he uses that humor to help kids learn. Don't miss out on a unique EDUCATION THROUGH SIDE-SPLITTING HUMOR experience at your school. |
 Shelley Rotner brings a depth of experience and knowledge to her books with a diverse background as an elementary school teacher, museum educational specialist and UNICEF photographer. She is an award winning author and photo-illustrator of over twenty books. |
 Carol Weis It wasn't until her daughter was born that she fell in love with children's literature and poetry. She ran the library at her local elementary school for a number of years, and delighted in reading all her favorite titles to the students. After creating a picture book for a final project while getting her Master's Degree, she started writing children's books. |