Robie H. Harris

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  Peggy Rathmann

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  Stan Berenstain

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  Mo Willems

  #1 New York Times Bestselling author and illustrator Mo Willems is best known for his Caldecott Honor winning picture books Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus and Knuffle Bunny: a cautionary tale.
  
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  Karma Wilson

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  Adele Faber

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  Laura Joffe Numeroff

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  Adam Rubin

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  Christopher Denise

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  Alice Schertle

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  Anna McQuinn

  I am so lucky to spend my life working with books and stories. I've run groups for babies, toddlers and their parents in libraries, reading stories and introducing children and carers to great books; I spend time writing and I'm Editor-at-Large for the magnificent independent publisher, AlannaMax in the UK.
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  Adam Wallace

  Adam Wallace is a New York Times, USA Today and Amazon Bestselling author of the How to Catch series!
  Adam's passion is to bring excitement and energy and humour and joy to children (of all ages!) through his books and videos.
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  James Dean

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  James Dean is the original creator and illustrator of Pete the Cat. He is a self-taught artist originally from Fort Payne, Alabama. His passion for drawing became apparent at a young age, and as a child, you could find James drawing his favorite characters like Snoopy and Yogi Bear.
  
  James earned his degree in electrical engineering from Auburn University and went on to work for Georgia Power for a number of years. Eventually, he was called to pursue his art full- time and began selling his work at art festivals around the Southeast. It was during this time that he began creating paintings and drawing of his cat, Pete.The little blue cat showed up as a char

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  Jory John

  Jory John is a #1 New York Times bestselling author and two-time E.B. White Read-Aloud Honor recipient.
  
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  Jess Keating

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  Bess Kalb

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  Aaron Reynolds

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  Aaron Reynolds is a New York Times Bestselling Author of many highly acclaimed books for kids, including Dude!, Creepy Carrots!, Creepy Pair of Underwear!, Nerdy Birdy, and tons more. He frequently visits schools and his highly participatory presentations are a blast for kids and teachers alike. He lives in the Chicago area with his wife, two kids, four cats, and between three and ten fish, depending on the day.
  
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