Jody Jensen Shaffer is an award-winning poet and the author of more than 90 books of fiction and nonfiction for children, including  Creep, Leap, Crunch! A Food Chain Story, The Last Day Julian was My Best Friend, Porcupine Had a Fuzzy Sweater, Prudence the Part-Time Cow, A Chip Off the Old Block, It’s Your First Day of School, Busy Bus! , and more. Jody’s books have won numerous awards, been translated into several languages, represented Missouri at the National Book Festiva

Born and raised in Queens, New York, Sylvia Chen has also lived and worked in Boston, San Francisco, Seattle, Paris, and Tokyo, and now resides in Essex County, New Jersey. As the author of picture books TRICKY CHOPSTICKS (illus. Fanny Liem; Atheneum/Simon & Schuster) and SPARKLES FOR SUNNY: A Lunar New Year Story (illus. Thai My Phuong; Flamingo Books/Penguin Random House), Sylvia loves crafting picture books that spark kids’ interest in STEAM and creative thinking. She is a

Growing up, Kelly Lee’s nose was always stuck in a book. Now, her favorite thing to do is read with her kids. Kelly writes picture books full of humor and heart (and if she can subtly weave in a curriculum connection, it makes her teacher-heart happy). She’s a Children’s Book Academy Graduate, SCBWI Member, 2022 PB Party Finalist, 2021 #PitchMe  Finalist and member of two critique groups. As a teacher and Educational Curriculum Designer, she creates lessons and resources for