Sue Lowell Gallion writes for children because she is passionate about children, reading, and any combination of the two! Her latest book is Our Prehistoric Planet, Dinosaurs and Other Creatures of the Past , illustrated by Lisk Feng. It is part of the Our World nonfiction board book series with Phaidon Press, which was selected for Oprah's Favorites list for 2024. Sue is also the author of the award-winning Pug Meets Pig picture book series illustrated by Joyce Wan and publ

Patricia Newman writes award-winning nonfiction that is part biography, part science adventure. As a Robert F. Sibert Honor recipient, she empowers us to find our own connections to nature and use our imaginations to make the world a better place. Patricia’s love of nature and her own efforts to play the piano seemed the ideal background for Beatrice and the Nightingale, a story about the intersection between nature, music, and technology. Additional accolades include multipl

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