Lynne Marie is the author of HEDGEHOG GOES TO KINDERGARTEN - illustrated by Anne Kennedy (Scholastic 2011), HEDGEHOG's 100th DAY OF SCHOOL (Scholastic 2017) and THE STAR OF THE CHRISTMAS PLAY - both illustrated by Lorna Hussey (Beaming Books 2018), MOLDILOCKS AND THE THREE SCARES - illustrated by David Rodriguez Lorenzo (Sterling 2019 and Scholastic 2019), and a nonfiction picture book, LET’S EAT - MEALTIME AROUND THE WORLD - illustrated by Parwinder Singh (Beaming Books 2019) and AMERICAN PIE - illustrated by Dea Lenihan (Dancing Flamingo Press, 2022). When she’s not observing the bees and enjoying honey-tasting, she lives on a lake in South Florida with her family, a Schipperke named Anakin and several resident water birds. You can learn more about her at www.LiterallyLynneMarie.com.

PJ McIlvaine is a prolific author/screenwriter/writer/ journalist.

PJ is the author of the Amazon best-selling VIOLET YORKE, GILDED GIRL: GHOSTS IN THE CLOSET (Darkstroke Books, 2022), an MG supernatural historical mystery adventure

about a poor little rich girl who sees ghosts in 1912 NYC. PJ’s debut picture book LITTLE LENA AND THE BIG TABLE (Big Belly Book Co., 2019), with illustrations by Leila Nabih, is about a determined little girl who wants her place at the grown-up table.

In 2023, PJ has A GOOD MAN, a gritty contemporary adult psych thriller with Bloodhound Books, and THE CONUNDRUM OF CHARLEMAGNE CROSSE, a YA alternate history set in Victorian London with Orange Blossom Books. In 2024-2027, PJ has a series of Creature Feature Books with Oghma Creative Media.

PJ is a co-host of #PBPitch, the premiere pitch party for picture book creators. She’s been

published in many outlets including The New York Times and Newsday. PJ also does interviews for The Children’s Book Insider newsletter. Also, her Showtime original movie MY HORRIBLE YEAR with Mimi Rogers, Karen Allen, and Eric Stoltz was nominated for a Daytime Emmy.

PJ lives in Eastern Long Island with her family.

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pj.mcilvaine

Twitter: https://twitter.com/PJMcIlvaine

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pjmcilvaine/

TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@pjmacwriter?lang=en

Website: https://pjmacwriter.com/

Becca is inspired by real-life successes in wildlife rehabilitation and ecosystem revival. She writes fiction

and non-fiction picture books that feature animal rescues, rainforests, and urban wildlife.

During the day, she is an elementary school principal in New York City. As an educator, helping kids discover books they love is one of her favorite things to do. If she gets them hooked on a series, even better! As an author, she writes to inspire young readers to care for our planet and for each other.

When she is not at school, or at home writing or researching a new story, she journeys off to beaches, mountains and rainforests any chance she gets. Originally from Takoma Park, Maryland, she has lived in

Mexico, Chile and Costa Rica.

Her upcoming books include BUILDING A BEAK: HOW AN INJURED TOUCAN INSPIRED THE

WORLD, releasing with Page Street Kids in 2024, and CONGA, WILD AND FREE: A HOWLER

MONKEY’S TRIUMPHANT RESCUE, releasing with Page Street Kids in 2025.

She is represented by Joyce Sweeney.

Instagram: 

@BeccaMcMurdieBooks

Twitter: 

@BeccaMcMurdie

Website: www.beccamcmurdie.com

Madhuri writes punny picture books, magic-filled middle-grade, and light-hearted women’s fiction. She lives in rainy Oregon with her husband, three children, and a scaredy-dog. Her manuscripts showcase spunky South Asian characters who share bits of Indian culture.

She has an enduring love of learning. Madhuri attended Wellesley College, Yale University, Harvard Law School, and the University of California Berkeley. Along the way she collected a bachelor of arts, two masters degrees, and a juris doctorate. She worked at a top-tier law firm, at human rights non-profits, and in academia, before figuring out she was happiest writing fiction.

Madhuri received a 12 x 12 scholarship (2023), a We Need Diverse Books Middle Grade Mentorship (2022), the Yuyi Morales Merit Scholarship from Children’s Book Academy (2021), honorable mention in the Oregon Writers Colony Writing Contest (2018), and was selected as a PBParty Finalist (2022). She is an active member of Inked Voices and Yale Women Writers Group and is supported by amazing critique partners.

When she is not writing or managing the schedules of her very active children, she reads. And, if no one is around, she eats cake and sings off-key.

Twitter:

@having__hope

Website:

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