Kristine O'Connell George

Kristine O'Connell George is an acclaimed poet who conducts poetry workshops for children and aslo for teachers. She lives with her family in Southern California. Visit her website at http://www.kristinegeorge.com/

Tracie Vaughn Zimmer

Tracie Vaughn Zimmer is a teacher and reading specialist as well as a poet. She lives with her family in Ohio, not far from her pachyderm pals at the Cincinnati Zoo. Visit her website at http://www.tracievaughnzimmer.com/TVZ/HOME.html

Jackie French

Jackie French is highly esteemed writer for chidren and adults with more than one hundred books to ber credit. She lives in Australia with her family and usually one or more wombats. Visit her website at http://www.jackiefrench.com/

Ann Redisch Stampler

Ann Redisch Stampler is an author and folklorist who has written several picture books based on Jewish folklore. She lives in Los Angeles. Visit her wesite at http://www.annredischstampler.com/

David Wiesner

David Wiesner is one of the best-loved and most highly acclaimed picture book creators in the world. His books have been translated into more than a dozen languages and have won numerous awards in the United States and abroad.

Three of his picture books became instant classic when they won the prestigious Caldecott Medall: Tuesday in 1992, The Three Pigs in 2002, and Flotsam in 2007, making him only the second person in the award's long history to have won three times. He lives with his family outside Philadelphia. Visit his website at http://www.houghtonmifflinbooks.com/authors/wiesner/home.html