Category: 2026

Sid Sharp is an author and illustrator from Toronto whose interests include folklore, mysterious and unknowable things, and finding good sticks for their stick collection. Sid has published two graphic novels for kids with Annick Press, The Wolf Suit (2022) and Bog Myrtle (2024), which were nominated for an Eisner Award and a Governor General’s Literary Award. Their new picture book, Midnight Manor, will come out in October…

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…