Jake Lockett writes books and stories for children, including My Life as an Asthmanaut (Free Spirit Publishing, 2026). His short stories for young readers have appeared in Smarty Pants Kids, Skipping Stones, and Spider. Jake enjoys learning about space, exploring nature, building Lego sets, and watching movies on his home theater projector. He resides in the forested Allegheny Mountains, where the night skies are clear and blanketed with countless stars! You can find Jake on

As a child Kim wanted to be a chocolate taste tester and travel the world. When she couldn’t figure out how to make that happen, she became the next best thing - a Speech Language Pathologist. While she still loves to travel and chocolate, she now spends most of her days helping kids find their voices and writing humorous stories. She’s the author of the award-winning series, Freddie the Fly , and Digital Red . When not creating you can find her attempting to golf, watching f

Suzanne Elson’s poetry and short stories have been published in The New Canadian Stories Magazine and OffBeatReads. Her debut picture book, Calm Down Counting , was published in Canada by DCCED in English and French and her debut middle-grade novel, Haunted Pond , received an honorable mention in Kailei Pew’s KidsChoice Kidlit Writing Contest. Her newest book, Huxley the Spotted T-Rex , released in February . Because of her 20-plus years as an ESL teacher, Elson has easily tr