 Brian P. Cleary is a nine-times published author and winner of both the International Reading Association's CHILDREN'S CHOICE AWARD, and the American Library Association KID'S PICK OF THE LIST. Half a million copies of his titles have been printed and his books have been reviewed positively in the School Library Journal as well as Publisher's Weekly, Kirkus Reviews and Booklist. Brian's cartoon gags (including Garfield and Ziggy) have appeared in more than 600 newspapers worldwide. His school visits are fun presentations and workshops on language, poetry, word play, puns, anagrams and the importance of the written word. |
 Ted
Dunagan
was named 2009 Georgia Author of
the Year in the young adult category for his debut novel, A Yellow Watermelon.
The sequel to this novel, Secret of the Satilfa, was published in 2010, and has
also been nominated for the same award. The third in the series, Trouble on the
Tombigbee, is due to be published in August of 2011. Dunagan has conducted well
over 100 author events and presented to almost 8,000 elementary and middle
school students. He also writes news, sports, features and a weekly column for
The Monticello News, in Monticello, Georgia, where he lives. |
 Gerald Hausman In addition to his many books about Native America, Gerald Hausman has written extensively about animal mythology. His work as a folklorist has earned him many national and international honors. Gerald Hausman is a frequent storyteller at college writer's programs and at young author's conferences. |
 M.H. Herlong grew up in a small town in South Carolina where the only sailing was in books and there were never any hurricanes. This suited her perfectly as readingand writingwere always her first loves. M.H. has taught high school English and college writing, gone to law school, practiced and taught law, sailed in the Bahamas and the Virgin Islands, had four boys, studied in graduate school, and experienced hurricanes. |
 Elaine Landau is an award winning author of over 300 non-fiction children's books. She won the CBC's National Children's Choice Book of the Year and has received Starred Reviews in School Library Journal, Booklist, and Library Media Connection. Her high energy presentations on non-fiction have delighted young audiences throughout the country. |
 Vivian Owens is an Educator-Author who enjoys sharing her books with children. Owens books flirt with mystery and suspense or they court historical backgrounds, while always delivering full quality literature value.Writing African American Youth Literature and educational books, she will publish her 9th book in the spring of 2003. |
 Frank Remkiewicz has illustrated children's books by many authors, including Alma Flor Ada and Betsy Byars. His self-illustrated works have met with positive critical reception, but he is perhaps best known as the illustrator for the popular "Horrible Harry" and "Song Lee" series, written by Suzy Kline, and the "Froggy" series, written by Jonathan London. Remkiewicz's drawings have been described by Diane Roback of Publishers Weekly as "bold swatches of color crisply outlined." |