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Dan Santat
Dan Santat
American illustrator and author
Laurence Yep
Laurence Yep
American author
Kwame Alexander
Kwame Alexander
American poet and children’s author
Walliams, David
David Walliams
British actor, author, and host
Nikki Grimes
Nikki Grimes
American author and poet
Frances Lockridge
American mystery writer
Quentin Blake
Quentin Blake
English illustrator and author
Paula Fox
Paula Fox
American author
Carl Hiaasen
Carl Hiaasen
American journalist and novelist
Anthony Horowitz
Anthony Horowitz
British author
Marc Brown
Marc Brown
American author and illustrator
Dav Pilkey
Dav Pilkey
American writer and illustrator
Chris Van Allsburg
Chris Van Allsburg
American author and illustrator
Julia Alvarez
Julia Alvarez
Dominican-American author and educator
Erin Entrada Kelly
Erin Entrada Kelly
Filipino- American children’s author
Pat Mora
Pat Mora
American poet, author, and activist
Carol Ryrie Brink
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Jamie Lee Curtis
Jamie Lee Curtis
American actress
Bob Graham
Bob Graham
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Jacqueline Woodson
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