The Children's Author & Illustrator Fall Preview will be held Wednesday, May 11, 2–3 p.m. ET. The powerhouse event features acclaimed award winners, dynamic debuts, amazing artists, and classic children's book writers for readers of all ages. This hour-long discussion will be moderated by Melissa Posten of The Novel Neighbor in St. Louis, MO.
Participants are:
Sandra Boynton, the beloved American cartoonist, children's author, and Platinum-selling songwriter/producer whose Boynton Bookworks imprint is launching this fall.
Along with becoming the new home for Boynton's entire Little Simon backlist, Boynton Bookworks will publish its inaugural list in this fall. It includes two new board books—Pookie's Thanksgiving ($6.99, 9781665922630, September 6) and Moo, Baa, Fa La La La La! ($6.99, 9781665914352, September 13)—and a deluxe picture book edition of Boynton's much-loved classic Hippos Go Berserk! ($17.99, 9781665926034, August 30), first published in 1977 and in print ever since. Boynton has completely redrawn and redesigned Hippos Go Berserk!. In addition, beginning this fall, the new imprint will welcome all of Boynton's previously published titles, including brand-new editions of twenty-two beloved Boynton books and six renowned songbook/CDs including such multimillion-copy bestsellers as Barnyard Dance!, Snuggle Puppy!, Belly Button Book!, Birthday Monsters!, and Philadelphia Chickens.
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| Sandra Boynton | |
Sandra Boynton is a beloved American cartoonist, children's author, songwriter, and short film director. Her renowned books include The Going to Bed Book, Barnyard Dance!, Snuggle Puppy!, and Spooky Pookie; and for grownups, CHOCOLATE: The Consuming Passion and Christmastime. Boynton has also written and produced six albums of unconventional children's music, which include performances by Stanley Tucci, Brian Wilson, Brad Paisley, Kacey Musgraves, B.B. King, Blues Traveler, Alison Krauss, Meryl Streep, Patti LuPone, and "Weird Al" Yankovic (in a duet with Kate Winslet.) Three of Boynton's albums have been certified Gold, and Philadelphia Chickens, nominated for a Grammy, has gone Platinum. Boynton received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the National Cartoonists Society.
Peter Brown, illustrator of Creepy Crayon! (Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $18.99, 9781534465886, August 23).
From the team behind the New York Times bestselling Creepy Carrots! and Creepy Pair of Underwear! comes the third in this hilariously spooky series about a young rabbit and his peculiar encounters—featuring a sinister crayon!
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| Peter Brown | |
Peter Brown writes and illustrates books for children. His picture books include The Curious Garden, Children Make Terrible Pets, Mr. Tiger Goes Wild, and Fred Gets Dressed. His work has earned numerous honors, including a Horn Book Award, a Children's Choice Illustrator of the Year Award, and a New York Times Best Illustrated Book award. Peter's illustrations for Creepy Carrots! earned a Caldecott Honor. Peter has also written two New York Times bestselling novels for children, The Wild Robot and The Wild Robot Escapes. He lives in Philadelphia. Visit Peter at peterbrownstudio.com.
Surishtha and Kabir Sehgal, authors of It's Diwali! (Beach Lane Books, $18.99, 9781534453654, September 6).
From the New York Times bestselling mother-son duo of beloved favorites such as Mother Goose Goes to India and Festival of Colors comes a luminous picture book inviting readers to celebrate the Indian Festival of Lights, Diwali.
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| Surishtha Sehgal | |
Surishtha Sehgal was a university professor for many years and now enjoys reading to children during story time. She is the founder of a nonprofit organization that promotes social responsibility among students, and she serves on the boards of two universities and a national arts center. She lives in Atlanta.
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| Kabir Sehgal | |
Kabir Sehgal started his class newspaper in second grade and has been writing ever since. A bestselling author of several books, he is also a jazz bassist and Grammy Award–winning producer. He lives in New York City.
Shannon Messenger, author of Stellarlune: Keeper of the Lost Cities #9 (Aladdin, $21.99, 9781534438521, November 8).
The next thrilling installment of the New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling Keeper of the Lost Cities series!
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| Shannon Messenger | |
Shannon Messenger graduated from the USC School of Cinematic Arts, where she learned—among other things—that she liked watching movies much better than making them. She's studied art, screenwriting, and film production, but she realized her real passion was writing stories for children. She's the New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling author of the award-winning middle grade series, Keeper of the Lost Cities, as well as the Sky Fall series for young adults. Her books have been featured on multiple state reading lists, published in numerous countries, and translated into many different languages. She lives in Southern California with her family—and an embarrassing number of cats.
Dr. Seema Yasmin, author of What the Fact?: Finding the Truth in All the Noise (Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $19.99, 9781665900034, September 20).
From acclaimed writer, journalist, and physician Dr. Seema Yasmin comes a much-needed, timely book about the importance of media literacy, fact-based reporting, and the ability to discern truth from lies.
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| Dr. Seema Yasmin | |
Dr. Seema Yasmin is an Emmy Award–winning journalist who was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize, medical doctor, professor, and poet. She attended medical school at Cambridge University and worked as a disease detective for the U.S. government's Epidemic Intelligence Service. She currently teaches storytelling at Stanford University School of Medicine and is a regular contributor to CNN, Self, and Scientific American, among others.
Chloe Gong, author of Foul Lady Fortune (Margaret K. McElderry Books, $21.99, 9781665905589, September 27).
From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of These Violent Delights and Our Violent Ends comes the first book in a captivating new duology following an ill-matched pair of spies posing as a married couple to investigate a series of brutal murders in 1930s Shanghai.
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| Chloe Gong | |
Chloe Gong is the author of These Violent Delights and its sequel, Our Violent Ends, as well as Foul Lady Fortune. She is a recent graduate of the University of Pennsylvania, where she double majored in English and international relations. Born in Shanghai and raised in Auckland, New Zealand, Chloe is now located in New York pretending to be a real adult. You can find her on Twitter, Instagram and TikTok under @TheChloeGong or check out her website at TheChloeGong.com.