Category: 2026
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Kobina Commeh
Kobina Commeh moved from Ghana to the United States as a teenager. An avid reader from a young age, he began scribbling sequels to his favorite books at just six years old. His love of storytelling deepened while raising his two daughters, inspiring him to write for children. He continues to write in his spare…
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Kristin Key
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Kristin Key is a nationally headlining, queer, musical comedian with sold-out shows nationwide. Her hilarious viral videos — including the iconic LESBIAN NATIONAL ANTHEM— have garnered over 92.2 million views from more than 750,000+ dedicated followers across social media. Click here to order the poster.
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Nicole Davis
Nicole Davis is the Branch Manager of the historic Macon Library in Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn, and recipient of the 2025 Dr. Lucille C. Thomas Award for Excellence in Librarianship. Nicole started as a Children’s Librarian and worked in several branches before advancing to her current position. Her focus is on community building, including hosting Meet and Greet…
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Paloma Angelina Lopez
Paloma Angelina Lopez is a mother, student, and creative living in Tahlequah, Oklahoma. She is a dual citizen of the United States and Mexico. Her maternal grandmother’s family comes from Jalisco and Guanajuato, and her father’s family is from Zacatecas and Sinaloa. Paloma married into a Cherokee family that is heavily involved in language and culture,…
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Sara Andrea Fajardo
Sara Andrea Fajardo is a Peruvian-American writer and a founding member of #LatinxPitch for KidLit. Her new book, Alberto Salas Plays Paka Paka Con La Papa, illustrated by Caldecott Honor winner Juana Martinez-Neal from Roaring Brook Press / Macmillan Children’s Publishing Group, won the 2026 Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Medal and Ezra Jack Keats…
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Sid Sharp
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…
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Lulu Delacre
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…
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Nikkolas Smith
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…