Category: 2026

Lulu Delacre is an NSK Children’s Literature Award Finalist who has written and/or illustrated over 45 books! The Pura Belpré Award honoree hails from Puerto Rico. She loves to learn new things, travel the world, garden, and cook. Rafi and Rosi Menu! & Rafi y Rosi ¡Menú! are the final titles of the Junior Library Guild award-winning beginner…

Nikkolas Smith is an artivist, award-winning picture book creator, and Hollywood film illustrator. His books include the New York Times bestselling The 1619 Project: Born on the Water, The History of WE, I Am Ruby Bridges, The Artivist, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever: The Courage to Dream, and A Change is Gonna Come, among many others. Known for his artistic depictions of marginalized voices, Nikkolas…