Meet the Author
Meet the author 2025
Meet the author 2024
Congratulations to one of our Meet the Author Chairs, Emily Barth Isler, whose second book for kids ages 9-14, THE COLOR OF SOUND, comes out Tuesday, March 5th! The book features a 12-year-old neurodivergent violin prodigy who somehow meets a version of her own mother when she was 12, in one magical, life-changing summer. (emilybarthisler.com/the-color-of-sound)
Laura Stegman (www.laurastegman.com) Rob Kutner (www.robkutner.com) Jennifer Jackson (www.jenniferjacksonbooks.com) PJ Gardner (www.pjgardnerswitzer.com)
Meet the author 2023
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Thank you to our 2023 Authors and Illustrators!
Jason Langston is the author of his self-published book A Baboon in my Room. He was inspired to write it as a result of a made-up family language game that he and his four kids played together. Eren Unten is the illustrator of I Am Helpful and several other books such as Star Wars: I Am a Hero. She is also a former Stevenson parent! (www.erenunten.com) Amanda Deibert is the author of several comics and graphic novels. She wrote DC Super Hero Girls: Weird Science and DC Super Hero Girls: Ghosting, as well as Teen Titan Go!: Weirder Things and a chapter in Flash Facts. (www.amandadeibert.com) |
Meet the author 2022
Thank you to our 2022 Authors!
Alda P. Dobbs spoke to the 4th and 5th grade classes about her historical fiction book Barefoot Dreams of Petra Luna. She was inspired from her great-grandmother’s stories that happened during the Mexican Revolution.
Jennifer Jackson (a Stevenson parent) and Miry Whitehill read their book Our World is a Family to the TK- 1st grade classes, and talked about migrating families. They also touched upon Miry's non-profit organization Miry’s List, which welcomes new arrival refugee families in the United States. During this time they provided us with a link to share with our families. They give tips on writing letters to refugees to help them feel welcome in the United States. Anyone can write a letter! Click on the link if you would like to print out these helpful tips and sample letterhead. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1SQjs018kUEfFg7zF_-2z9x5NR7_wsYQq/view
Lindsey Leavitt, author of her new book Willis Wilbur Wows the World and the Commander in Cheese series to name a few, spoke to the 2nd and 3rd grade classes. She talked about how she became an author, the process of writing a book, and what her life is like as an author. She started with a love a reading from the 2nd/3rd grade on, and was inspired by books that she read in elementary such as Ramona Quimby, Age 8 by Beverly Clearly, The BFG by Roald Dahl, and Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson.
Alda P. Dobbs spoke to the 4th and 5th grade classes about her historical fiction book Barefoot Dreams of Petra Luna. She was inspired from her great-grandmother’s stories that happened during the Mexican Revolution.
Jennifer Jackson (a Stevenson parent) and Miry Whitehill read their book Our World is a Family to the TK- 1st grade classes, and talked about migrating families. They also touched upon Miry's non-profit organization Miry’s List, which welcomes new arrival refugee families in the United States. During this time they provided us with a link to share with our families. They give tips on writing letters to refugees to help them feel welcome in the United States. Anyone can write a letter! Click on the link if you would like to print out these helpful tips and sample letterhead. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1SQjs018kUEfFg7zF_-2z9x5NR7_wsYQq/view
Lindsey Leavitt, author of her new book Willis Wilbur Wows the World and the Commander in Cheese series to name a few, spoke to the 2nd and 3rd grade classes. She talked about how she became an author, the process of writing a book, and what her life is like as an author. She started with a love a reading from the 2nd/3rd grade on, and was inspired by books that she read in elementary such as Ramona Quimby, Age 8 by Beverly Clearly, The BFG by Roald Dahl, and Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson.
Meet the author 2021
Thank you to our 2021 Authors!
Thank you to Emily Barth Isler, author of Aftermath for middle schoolers and grownups, for hosting the sessions.