2. Judy Allen Judy Allen Website From England Writes Nonfiction and Fiction Writes animal books for children Writes for children and adults

3. Michael Dahl http://michaeldahlwrites.com/ Writes joke books, mysteries, graphic novels, ghost stories, and about dead bodies Lives in Minnesota

4. Nicola Davies http://www.nicola-davies.com/nicola- davies.com/Welcome.html Writes nonfiction animal books Write both nonfiction and fiction books for children From England

5. Anthony D. Fredericks College Professor in Pennsylvania Writes about animals http://www.embracingthechild.org /afredericks.html

6. Gail Gibbons From Vermont Writes a variety of children’s nonfiction books

7. Deborah Hodge http://www.deborahhodge.c om/ Write animal and transportation books From Canada

8. Steve Jenkins Writes science books Degree in graphic design From Colorado Steve Jenkins

9. Kathryn Lasky http://www.kathrynlasky.com/K K/Home.html Writes both nonfiction and fiction for children

10. Peter Sis http://www.petersis.com/cont ent/about.html Born in Czechoslovakia Former filmmaker Writes children’s fiction and nonfiction books

11. Nic Bishop Has lived in many different countries Has a degree in Biology Used to write for adults, but now just writes children’s books

12. David Alder Known for his “Cam Jansen” series Has a teaching degree in math and history Has written a lot of biographies http://www.davidaadler.com/

13. Julius Lester http://www.members.authorsguild.n et/juliuslester/ Lived in Kansas City, KS when he was growing up Was a professor at a university He is also a songwriter

14. Pam Munoz Ryan http://www.pammunozryan. com/ Grew up in California Loved encyclopedias as a child Thought she would teach children’s literature, not write children’s literature.

15. David Macaulay Grew up in England Writes about the human body and buildings Has a sense of humor in his books http://www.davidmacaulay.com/

16. Kathleen Krull Born in Missouri Writes biographies about famous people, particularly presidents Was fired from the library for reading too many books. http://www.kathleenkrull.com/

17. Marilyn Singer Write fiction and nonfiction for children Taught English in high schools Writes poetry http://marilynsinger.net/

18. Ben Hillman Filmmaker Enjoys the “unusual” Has his own film company http://www.benhillma nbooks.com/benbio.h tml