Joy Ang (represented by Kelly Sonnack)
Joy Ang graduated from the Alberta College of Art & Design and got her start in the comic and gaming industries. She is the illustrator of the picture books I WILL NOT READ THIS BOOK by Cece Meng, MUSTACHE BABY by Bridget Heos, and HULLABALLOO by Ammi-Joan Paquette (all HMH/Clarion) and the covers of the three-book series DOGS OF THE DROWNED CITY (Scholastic). Joy is also involved with The Anthology Project, an Eisner-nominated comic anthology.
Caroline Arnold (represented by Andrea Brown)
Caroline Arnold is the award winning author/illustrator of A POLAR BEAR'S WORLD, A BALD EAGLE'S WORLD, and ten other books in her Animals series. Other titles include the board books: WHO HAS MORE? and WHO IS BIGGER? published by Charlesbridge. She is a cut-paper artist.
Carol Ashley (represented by Caryn Wiseman)
Carol Ashley is a designer and illustrator whose first picture book, SCARUM FAIR, was recently published by Boyds Mills Press. She is also an animator who has worked on such films as OVER THE HEDGE, MADAGASCAR and FLUSHED AWAY, and her own short film, THE TALES OF PERDITA.
Jason Bays (represented by Kelly Sonnack)
Jason Bays has been a professional graphic designer and illustrator for over 12 years. His work in the advertising world has included collaborations with MacDonald's, Chik-Fil-A, Sonic, Applebee's, Ruby Tuesdays, and Walmart. He is currently working on his first juvenile graphic novel.
Cece Bell (represented by Caryn Wiseman)
Cece is the writer and illustrator of the SOCK MONKEY series, as well as the board books FOOD FRIENDS and BUSY BUDDIES, all with Candlewick Press. She is also the writer and illustrator of BEE-WIGGED and ITTY BITTY, and the forthcoming early reader RABBIT AND ROBOT (all Candlewick), BUG PATROL by Denise Dowling Mortensen, and CRANKEE DOODLE (both forthcoming from Clarion).
Keith Bendis (represented by Caryn Wiseman)
Keith's humorous illustrations have appeared in Time, Newsweek, Sports Illustrated and the The New Yorker. He illustrated William Kotzwinkel's classic story, THE FAN MAN, and CASEY AT THE BAT for Workman Publishing. His first children's book, CALVIN CAN'T FLY was recently published by Sterling.
Beth Bogert (represented by Jennifer Rofé)
Beth Bogert graduated from the Joe Kubert School of Cartooning and furthered her education in fine arts at the School of Visual Arts. Her clients include the Children's Television Workshop, McKids, Highlights, and Babybug.
Mike Boldt (represented by Jennifer Rofé)
Mike Boldt has been illustrating and creating children's products for the last 13 years, including pop-up books, iPhone games, and comics. LITTLE JACK HORNER LIVE FROM THE CORNER was his illustrator debut with Scholastic Canada in 2012, and 123 VERSUS ABC will be his author-illustrator debut with HarperCollins in 2013.
Bob Boyle (represented by Jennifer Rofé)
Bob is the Emmy Award winning creator of the Nick Jr. pre-school show, Wow! Wow! Wubbzy! and Disney's Yin! Yang! Yo! He has also been a Producer and Art Director on two successful Nickelodeon series, The Fairly OddParents and Danny Phantom, and is a frequent contributor to Sesame Street. Bob's first picture book, HUGO AND THE REALLY, REALLY, REALLY LONG STRING was published by Random House. His second book, ROSIE & REX, will be published by HarperCollins in early 2014.
Calef Brown (represented by Jennifer Laughran)
Calef Brown's award winning picture books include POLKABATS AND OCTOPUS SLACKS, DUTCH SNEAKERS AND FLEAKEEPERS, SOUP FOR BREAKFAST, and the #1 New York Times Bestseller FLAMINGOS ON THE ROOF—POEMS AND PAINTINGS. In addition to his own titles, he has illustrated many others, notably GREECE! ROME! MONSTERS! by John Harris, GERTRUDE IS GERTRUDE IS GERTRUDE IS GERTRUDE, by Jonah Winter, and THE NEDDIAD, along with other novels by Daniel Pinkwater. His illustrations regularly appear in such magazines as Time, Newsweek, The New Yorker, Rolling Stone, to name a few.
Wouter Bruneel (represented by Jennifer Rofé)
Wouter Bruneel is an illustrator, animator and motion designer. He has been published in numerous magazines in Europe including ZONNELAND and ID and has worked for advertisement companies on both sides of the Atlantic for high profile clients. Wouter draws and hibernates in Portland, Maine.
James Burks (represented by Kelly Sonnack)
James Burks comes from storyboarding for TV animation, and feature animation. His first graphic novel for kids, GABBY AND GATOR, published by Yen Press, was a Junior Library Guild selection and was a Read Across America book. James is the author/illustrator of the picture book BEEP AND BAH (Carolrhoda/Lerner), and the graphic novel BIRD AND SQUIRREL: ON THE RUN! and its upcoming sequel ON ICE! (both Graphix/Scholastic); and he is the illustrator of the picture books PRINCESS MILLIE'S MAGIC WAND (Hallmark Books), the forthcoming THE MONSTORE (Aladdin/S&S), and a forthcoming board book (Scholastic).
Maria Carluccio (represented by Kelly Sonnack)
Maria Carluccio began her career at Hallmark Cards and later went on to design for clients including Pottery Barn Kids, Land of Nod, and Chronicle. Her work has received awards from the New York Society of Illustrators and 3 3 magazine. Maria wrote and illustrated I'M THREE, LOOK WHAT I CAN DO (Holt/Macmillan) and THE SOUNDS AROUND TOWN (Barefoot Books). She also illustrated SKIP THROUGH THE SEASONS (Holt/Macmillan).
Carolyn Digby Conahan (represented by Laura Rennert)
Carolyn Digby Conahan is the staff illustrator for CRICKET magazine. She is the author and illustrator of the forthcoming THE WISH FARM (Chronicle)She is the author and illustrator of THE TWELVE DAYS OF CHRISTMAS DOGS (Dutton) and the illustrator of several books including THE DISCONTENTED GOPHER by L. Frank Baum (South Dakota State Historical Society), and THE PRAIRIE-DOG PRINCE (South Dakota State Historical Society).
Nate Evans (represented by Caryn Wiseman)
Nate Evans has illustrated over 30 books and is the co-author of the New York Times bestselling picture book series THE JELLYBEANS (Abrams). He is also the co-author and illustrator of the chapter book series HUMPTY DUMPTY JR., HARDBOILED DETECTIVE (Sourcebooks) and the chapter book series BEAST FRIENDS FOREVER (Sourcebooks).
Raúl González (represented by Jennifer Laughran)
Raúl González was born in El Paso, Texas and grew up going back and forth between El Paso and Ciudad Juárez, México. His fine art has been displayed in galleries across the country. González is committed to introducing youth to the visual arts and has taught in the education departments of the Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston, and the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. He is working on his first children's graphic novel, forthcoming from Chronicle Books.
Matt Faulkner (represented by Jennifer Laughran)
A graduate of Rhode Island School of Design, Matt Faulkner has written and illustrated a number of titles, including picture books by Judith St. George and Laurie Halse Anderson. His work has won wide praise for its humor, exuberance, and sensitivity. His most recent self-authored book is A TASTE OF COLORED WATER (Simon & Schuster). A graphic novel project set in a Japanese internment camp is forthcoming from Disney-Hyperion.
Peter Harren (represented by Kelly Sonnack)
Peter Harren studied illustration at New York City's School of Visual Arts. Among other things, his illustrations are featured in a recent ad campaign for Emergen-C and he is the illustrator of HEDGEHOG'S LAZY SUMMER, an iPad exclusive for FarFaria. Peter draws and does graphic/web design out of Doylestown, PA.
Kenny Harrison (represented by Kelly Sonnack)
Kenny is an award-winning author and illustrator. He studied painting and illustration at the School of Visual Arts in New York City and has created illustrations for numerous newspapers and magazines including Time, The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Los Angeles Times, Boston Globe and Psychology Today. Kenny is the author of the picture book HOW I BECAME CHAMPION OF THE UNIVERSE (Tricycle/RH) and the forthcoming board book HIDE AND SEEK HARRY and its sequel (Candlewick).
Jen Hill (represented by Jamie Weiss Chilton)
Jen Hill's illustration and animation work has appeared in a variety of media. She is the author/illustrator of PERCY AND TUMTUM: A TALE OF TWO DOGS (Running Press) and the illustrator of THE BOY WITH PINK HAIR, written by blogger Perez Hilton, published by Penguin.
Ward Jenkins (represented by Jennifer Laughran)
Ward Jenkins is an illustrator and animator living in Portland, Oregon, with his wife and two kids. He illustrated his first children's book, HOW TO TRAIN WITH A T-REX AND WIN 8 GOLD MEDALS (Simon and Schuster). His most recent title is CHICKS RUN WILD (Simon and Schuster). A big fan of mid-century art and design, Ward also loves old school hip-hop and graffiti.
Dave Keane (represented by Jennifer Mattson)
Dave Keane is the author and illustrator of the Joe Sherlock chapter book series and the Monster School—I Can Read series (both HarperCollins). He has also written several picture books illustrated by others, including SLOPPY JOE (HarperCollins); DADDY ADVENTURE DAY (Philomel); and BOBBY BRAMBLE LOSES HIS BRAIN (Clarion).
H. Devlin Knopf (represented by Kelly Sonnack)
H. Devlin Knopf is a professional artist and a member of MamaCita, a Mothers' Cooperative in the Arts. She has studied painting and illustration at Massachusetts College of Art, the DeCordova Museum, the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, and is completing her Masters of Fine Arts in Illustration at the Hartford Art School at the University of Hartford. Knopf is also the 2010 HAS Merit Scholarship recipient, and the 2010 SCBWI recipient of the Poconos Illustrator Scholarship.
Diane Kredensor (represented by Jennifer Rofé)
Diane Kredensor is an Emmy Award-winning artist for her work on hit shows such as Pinky and the Brain, Oswald, Clifford the Big Red Dog, and WordWorld, and she has also been a producer and director for several animated shorts for Sesame Street. She is currently storyboarding the new Tom & Jerry series for Warner Bros, and produces animated book trailers for Scholastic and Random House. She is the author and illustrator of the picture books OLLIE & MOON; OLLIE & MOON: FUHGEDDABOUDIT!; and OLLIE & MOON: ALOHA! (BFYR/Random House).
Renée Kurilla (represented by Jennifer Rofé)
Renée is an illustrator and animator whose credits include Stuart J. Murphy's I SEE I LEARN series (Charlesbridge); covers of Cassie Water's POOL GIRLS series (Simon Spotlight/S&S), and ZEBRAFISH (FableVision). She has also worked on Discovery Kid's animated series Time Warp Trio and is a lead artist at FableVision.
Nina Laden (represented by Laura Rennert)
Nina is an award-winning, best-selling children's book author and illustrator who lives in western Washington state. She grew up in the New York city area and received a BFA from Syracuse University's College of Visual and Performing Arts. She has over a dozen books in print including THE NIGHT I FOLLOWED THE DOG, WHEN PIGASSO MET MOOTISSE, ROBERTO THE INSECT ARCHITECT, and ROMEOW & DROOLIET (all Chronicle). Her board book, PEEK-A WHO? (Chronicle) has sold over 500,000 copies. Her next book, DOES A FEATHER REMEMBER? (Little Brown) arrives in Fall 2013.
B.B. Lanka (represented by Kelly Sonnack)
B.B. Lanka is a professional illustrator who lives and works in Los Angeles. B.B. Lanka studied with Vernon Wilson, professor of painting and drawing of Art Center School of Design in Pasadena, CA, and was a scholarship student at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston.
Mike Lawrence (represented by Kelly Sonnack)
Mike Lawrence is an award-winning illustrator whose work has been published by Dark Horse Comics. He is the illustrator for the upcoming graphic novel by Elizabeth Rusch, MUDDY MAX (AMP!/Andrews McMeel), has done album cover art, published his own comic serial, and is working on a 400 square foot mural in Portland.
Paul Meisel (represented by Jennifer Mattson)
Paul Meisel is the illustrator of more than seventy books for children and the winner of a 2012 Theodor Seuss Geisel Honor for SEE ME RUN (Holiday House), which he wrote and illustrated. Other recent books by Meisel include SEE ME DIG, the sequel to SEE ME RUN (Holiday House); SCAT, CAT!, by Alyssa Satin Capucilli (HarperCollins); HARRIET'S HAD ENOUGH by Elissa Haden Guest (Candlewick); and THE SCHMULTZY FAMILY by Madelyn Rosenberg (Holiday House). He has also illustrated many titles in the Let's-Read-And-Find-Out Science series (HarperCollins).
Ken Min (represented by Jennifer Rofé)
Ken Min studied illustration at Art Center, College of Design and has worked as a storyboard artist for animation and various commercial houses. He has been recognized for his portfolio work at various SCBWI regional events and was runner up in the portfolio display at the 2008 National Conference in Los Angeles. HOT, HOT ROTI FOR DADA-JI, which he illustrated, received the Picture Book Honor title from the Asian/Pacific American Awards for Literature for 2011.
Su Moon (represented by Jennifer Rofé)
Su Moon doodles and writes for children's television animation. Popular cartoons she has worked on include worked on include The Mad Magazine Show, Power Puff Girls, El Tigre, and Invader Zim. She has also created original properties for Disney Playhouse, Nickelodeon and Cartoon Network. She is currently developing a new pilot with Nickelodeon.
Alex Nabaum (represented by Kelly Sonnack)
Alex Nabaum's illustrations have appeared in Time, ESPN, Rolling Stone, Oprah magazine, Reader's Digest, The New York Times and on the covers of Newsweek and Forbes. He has exhibited his artwork in Los Angeles, New York and Berlin. Alex recently won Gold in the 3x3 ProShow an international illustration contest.
Annika Nelson (represented by Kelly Sonnack)
Annika Nelson has illustrated a number of books including FOLK WISDOM OF MEXICO (Chronicle), CANTO FAMILIAR (Harcourt/HMH), PUMPKIN PRIZE (Macmillan) and DANCING WITH DZIADZIU (Harcourt/HMH). Her most recent illustrated project is COLORS OF ME (Sleeping Bear Press).
Anne Sibley O'Brien (represented by Lara Perkins)
Anne Sibley O'Brien is the illustrator of twenty-eight books, twelve of which she also wrote. Anne specializes in multiracial and multicultural subjects. Her recent work includes THE LEGEND OF HONG KIL DONG: THE ROBIN HOOD OF KOREA, (Charlesbridge) winner of multiple awards and named in Booklist's "Top 10 Graphic Novels," AFTER GANDHI: 100 YEARS OF NONVIOLENT RESISTANCE (Charlesbridge), and JAMAICA IS THANKFUL (Houghton Mifflin-Harcourt).
Gail Page (represented by Jennifer Mattson)
Gail Page is the author and illustrator of the Bobo series of picture books, HOW TO BE A GOOD DOG, BOBO AND THE NEW NEIGHBOR, and the forthcoming HOW TO BE A GOOD CAT, all published by Bloomsbury. She is also an artist whose work is represented in Maine galleries, schools, and the Boston Children's Hospital. She lives and works in the woods of Maine.
Mary Peterson (represented by Jennifer Rofé)
Mary Peterson is the co-author and illustrator of PIGGIES IN THE PUMPKIN PATCH (Charlesbridge), which was included in the 2010 Society of Illustrators Original Art Show. She is also the illustrator of WOOBY AND PEEP (Sterling); OCEAN SOUP (Charlesbridge); and WIGGLE AND WAGGLE (Charlesbridge), a Bank Street College of Education Best Books of the Year and recipient of the Early Childhood News Directors Choice Award.
Jill Pinkwater (represented by Jennifer Laughran)
Jill Pinkwater has illustrated over 40 children's books, including the unforgettable IRVING & MUKTUK and HOBOKEN CHICKEN EMERGENCY. Her latest, BEAUTIFUL YETTA (THE YIDDISH CHICKEN) will be released by Feiwel & Friends in 2010.
Kevin C. Pyle (represented by Jamie Weiss Chilton)
Kevin C. Pyle is the author/illustrator of the graphic novels TAKE WHAT YOU CAN CARRY; KATMAN; and BLINDSPOT, and the forthcoming graphic novel BAD FOR YOU, co-written by Scott Cunningham (all Holt/Macmillan). His illustrations have appeared in The New York Times Op-Ed page, The New York Times Book Review, The New Yorker, The Wall Street Journal, The Village Voice, and numerous other publications.
Matthew Ross (represented by Kelly Sonnack)
Matthew Ross studied illustration at the College of Imaging Arts and Sciences at the Rochester Institute of Technology, where he was introduced to the art of paper sculpture. Since graduating, he has been developing and refining his paper sculpting techniques to bring life and personality to an often static art form. His paper sculptures can be found in private collections around the world.
John Shelley (represented by Laura Rennert)
John Shelley has illustrated over 40 books for Western and Japanese markets, including the forthcoming THE HALLOWEEN FOREST (Holiday House), THE SECRET IN THE MATCHBOX (FSG) which was a runner up for the Mother Goose Award, the book covers for the CHARLIE BONE series (UK), THE BOAT IN THE TREE (Front Street, US), and THE HOUSE OF THE WORLD (Benesse, Japan).
Nicole Smeltzer (represented by Laura Rennert)
Nicole Belanger Smeltzer studied studio art at Florida State University and her work has been exhibited in galleries and private collections. Prompted by her grandfather's passing, Nicole started a web-comic, "The Middlest Sister." In just over a year, the web-comic has been Freshly Pressed by Wordpress.com and selected as a recommended blog by the Wordpress staff. "The Middlest Sister" has also been featured on the Urban Outfitters Blog, C-Heads magazine, and the Washington Post's chat segment "The Web Hostess." Nicole is currently working on her first graphic novel, starring these sisters.
Kim Smith (represented by Kelly Sonnack)
Kim Smith has worked in magazines, advertising, animation, and children's gaming. She has illustrated two picture books with Inhabit Media, including the upcoming RAVEN AND LOON, which have been published in English and Inuktitut. She studied illustration at the Alberta College of Art and Design in Calgary, Alberta where she currently resides. Kim is 26.
Liz Starin (represented by Jennifer Mattson)
Liz Starin studied illustration at the Fashion Institute of Technology, the Hochschule für Grafik und Buchkunst in Leipzig, Germany, the Rhode Island School of Design, and the School of Visual Arts. Before turning to the creative side of children's books, Liz was an editor with Junior Library Guild.
Ken Stark (represented by Andrea Brown)
Ken Stark is a noted realistic, fine artist based in the Midwest. He is the author/illustrator of MARCHING TO APPOMATTOX (Putnam), and the illustrator of several books including SEEING THE ELEPHANT: A STORY OF THE CIVIL WAR (FSG), OH, BROTHER (Putnam), and GROWING SEASONS (Putnam).
Weldon Swanson (represented by Kelly Sonnack)
Weldon has been designing for the magazine and book publishing industry for over 15 years and has worked with publishers such as Penguin, Simon & Schuster, Hyperion, Candlewick and Little, Brown. His most recent illustrated projects are two novelty books for the SKIP HOP brand (Scholastic).
Don Tate (represented by Caryn Wiseman)
Don is a self-taught illustrator and author. He has illustrated numerous critically acclaimed books for children including DUKE ELLINGTON'S NUTCRACKER SUITE (Charlesbridge), SHE LOVED BASEBALL (HarperCollins), and RON'S BIG MISSION (Penguin). Don's illustrations also appear regularly in newspapers and magazines, and on products for children such as wallpaper, textiles, calendars, apparel, and paper products.
Janee Trasler (represented by Jamie Weiss Chilton)
Janee Trasler is the author/illustrator of the forthcoming MIMI AND BEAR (FSG); BENNY'S CHOCOLATE BUNNY (Scholastic); CAVEMAN: A B. C. STORY (Sterling); GHOST GETS DRESSED! (Little Brown); and GHOST EATS IT ALL! (Little Brown). She is the illustrator of several picture books, including LITTLE PUMPKIN'S BIG SURPRISE! (Golden Books).
Lesley Vamos (represented by Kelly Sonnack)
Lesley is the illustrator of several books, including MY DAD IS A SUPERHERO (Chirpy Bird/Hardie Grant Egmont), THE ANYTHING SHOP (Wombat Books), and LUCY'S BREAKFAST ADVENTURE (Kraft)—a book promoting Vegemite. After studying at the College of Fine arts in Sydney, she received a Distinction and an animation honor in their Bachelor of Digital Media. She is a full-time freelance graphic designer and illustrator, splitting her time between Australia and the U.S.
Cynthia von Buhler (represented by Jennifer Laughran)
Cynthia von Buhler's award-winning illustrations have appeared in thousands of publications such as The New York Times, Newsweek, The New Yorker, Atlantic Monthly, and Rolling Stone. Her picture books include BUT WHO WILL BELL THE CATS? and THE CAT WHO WOULDN'T COME INSIDE (both Houghton/HMH), which was chosen as a Book Sense "Children's Pick" and "Best of 2006" by Parent & Child Magazine. In addition to her own titles, she has illustrated covers for books by Anne Rockwell, Martha Stewart, Jane Yolen and Elizabeth George Speare. She also illustrated the graphic novel EVELYN EVELYN, A TERRIBLE TALE IN TWO TOMES (Dark Horse), written by musicians Amanda Palmer and Jason Webley with an afterword by Neil Gaiman.
Wendy Wahman (represented by Jennifer Mattson)
Wendy Wahman is the author/illustrator of DON'T LICK THE DOG: MAKING FRIENDS WITH DOGS and A CAT LIKE THAT, and the illustrator of the forthcoming SNOWBOY 1, 2, 3 (all with Holt). DON'T LICK THE DOG was selected as a 2010 Bank Street Best Children's Book of the Year, starred for Outstanding Merit. Wendy's editorial illustrations have appeared in major publications that include Harper's and The New York Times. She is a former staff artist for the Seattle Post-Intelligencer.
Dave Wasson (represented by Jennifer Mattson)
Emmy Award-winner Dave Wasson has designed and created animation for Disney, Nickelodeon, and Cartoon Network, where he created and directed the series Time Squad. He has also worked as a commercial director for clients including Crayola, Nabisco, and Starbucks. Dave has a degree in animation and filmmaking from Cal Arts.
Eliza Wheeler (represented by Jennifer Rofé)
Eliza Wheeler is the author-illustrator of the picture book MISS MAPLE'S SEEDS (Nancy Paulsen/Penguin), and the illustrator of Holly Black's middle grade novel DOLL BONES (S&S). She has also completed illustrations for Balzer & Bray (HarperCollins), Peachtree Publishers, Feiwel & Friends (MacMillan) and Henry Holt Books for Young Readers (MacMillan). Eliza is the recipient of numerous Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators awards, including the Grand Prize Award for best portfolio at the 2011 SCBWI National Conference.
Michele Wood (represented by Caryn Wiseman)
Michele Wood is an award-winning artist, educator, and visual historian. She is the illustrator of GOING BACK HOME and I SEE THE RHYTHM, winner of the Coretta Scott King Award, as well as I SEE THE RHYTHM OF GOSPEL (Zonderkidz). She is also the illustrator of I LAY MY STITCHES DOWN, forthcoming from Eerdmans.
Sam Zuppardi (represented by Kelly Sonnack)
Sam Zuppardi is the author/illustrator of his upcoming picture book, THE NOWHERE BOX (Candlewick). He is also illustrating the middle grade series THE MISADVENTURES OF EDGAR AND ALLAN POE by Gordon McAlpine (Viking/Penguin), and the upcoming picture book NOBODY'S PERFECT by David Elliott (Candlewick). He has held a variety of jobs involving children and books, including working in a book warehouse, a nursery, a bookshop and a toyshop.
