Brittany Pomales wrote It Started with a P . Unless you didn’t find it funny; in that case, someone else wrote it. When she isn’t writing books, Brittany is often playing with, singing to, or reading to her son and daughter along with her husband and dog in their Arizona home. She has celebrated over thirty birthdays. Thankfully, none have resulted in a celebration crisis–yet! Connect with her at brittanypomales.com or follow her on X or IG at @brittanypomales. 1. What’s the

Jill Esbaum is the award-winning author of more than 65 children's books, both fiction and nonfiction. Recent titles include It's Corn Picking Time! , Polecat Has a Superpower , Stinkbird Has a Superpower , Parrotfish Has a Superpower , Bird Girl - How Gene Stratton Porter Shared Her Love of Nature with the World , and Jack Knight's Brave Fight . She is also the author of a graphic early reader series, Thunker & Cluck, as well as a board book series, Be Bold, featuring baby a

Susan Hughes is a Canadian author of many traditionally published children's books from picture books to YA, fiction and non-fiction. Her most recent books are the hi-lo MG “junior rom com” Miss Match (Orca, 2025) and picture books Hooray For Trucks (Owlkids Books, 2022) and Same Here: The Differences We Share (Owlkids, 2022). Susan is also a freelance writer, editor, and story coach, specializing in working with children's book writers. A member of SCBWI, Canscaip, and In