Kelly Bennett is the author of many award-winning books for children—mostly picture books—celebrating families, dancing, friends, pets, and all that goes into being a kid, and baseball. These include Rainbow Kite, Not Norman, A Goldfish Story & Norman One Amazing Goldfish; Vampire Baby; Dad and Pop; The House That Ruth Built, and Out of the Mouth of Babe. Kelly is a weed picking, veggie chopping, two-wheeling bleacher warmer based in Westhampton Beach, NY. For more about Kelly and her books, visit her website: www.kellybennett.com

Ann Magee is an elementary school educator, children’s writer, and lifelong learner. She lives in NJ, is mom to three grown children, and is an active member of SCBWI. Stories that especially interest her are ones of unknown, yet significant people and historical events. She is drawn to stories that reveal the positive ways people (and children) impact the environment. Her debut picture book, BRANCHES OF HOPE: The 9/11 Survivor Tree, was published in May 2021 with Charlesbridge.

Rachelle is the author of over twenty fiction and nonfiction titles for children ages 0-13. Her books include Don’t Turn the Page!, How to Be an Awesome Toddler: 50 Easy Rhymes to Make Growing Up Exciting & Fun, and Stomp Wiggle Clap & Tap. Biographies are The Story of Simone Biles, The Story of Taylor Swift, The Story of Caitlin Clark, and Happy Birthday to You: The Sisters Who Wrote the Most Famous Song in the World.
Rachelle’s science-adventure novel, The Walking Fish, received a Science Teaching Association/National Book Council Outstanding Science Trade Book award. She has also published acclaimed Jewish children’s picture books such as She’s a Mensch! Jewish Women Who Rocked the World; Space Torah: Astronaut Jeffrey Hoffman’s Cosmic Mitzvah; Diving Deep on Rosh Hashanah; Passover on Everest; and Mitzvah for George Washington. Rachelle loves to visit elementary and preschools around the country with her dynamic author visit programs. Visit her at Rachelleburk.com.

Timothy Young has had a long career doing all kinds of interesting and fun stuff. He’s been an animator, puppet maker, toy designer, sculptor, art director and graphic designer. His career highlights include being a head model-maker for Pee-Wee’s Playhouse, designing and building Muppets for Jim Henson Productions and sculpting the first Simpsons toys.

Tim is the author/illustrator of 17 books including "Do Not Open The Box", "The Angry Little Puffin," the highly acclaimed "I Hate Picture Books!" and the unusually titled picture book "untitled". He has also written and illustrated two how-to-draw books and has also illustrated for other authors.

He recently published 2 board books, "Space Aliens 1•2•3: Intergalactic Counting by Color" and "P is for Puffin: The ABCs of Uncommon Animals." He is donating all of his author royalties from the latter to the Wildlife Conservation Network to help protect endangered species worldwide.

His favorite part of being an author is traveling to schools and talking to kids about his books. If you'd like to find out how to have him visit your school, you can contact him through his website.

Nick Bruel is the creator of the New York Times bestselling "Bad Kitty" series. He lives in Pleasantville, NY with is wife Carina, their son Carson, and their sometimes-good-sometimes-bad cats Noodles and Buzzy.

Jessica Yoon is a #1 New York Times bestselling author from Philadelphia. Her books include BLACKPINK: A Little Golden Book Biography, Jeong Is Jeong, Kpop Demon Hunters: The Official Deluxe Junior Novelization, The Legend of Ban-Dal, and My Little Golden Book About K-Pop. She is a member of the Harrisburg Asian Writers Collective and a recipient of the Boyds Mills Anti-Bias Book Bearer Scholarship. When not writing, Jessica enjoys Pilates, spicy food, and spending time with her husband and kids. You can find her online at jessicayoon.com or on Instagram and Substack @jessyoonwrites.