Great news! Our coalition is growing! Wouldn't you love to have one of our prestigious authors and/or illustrators do a special Authors for Earth Day school visit at your school? We've listed everyone here by name (and home state) with a few popular book titles and a link to each person's website. If someone sparks your interest, feel free to email them for more information about their presentations and speaking fees. Click "join us" schools for details about how to host an Author's for Earth Day event at your school.
alphabetical by name
Tracy Barrett (TN) tracytbarrett@yahoo.com Authored titles include: The 100-Year-Old Secret (Henry Holt Books for Young Readers), King of Ithaka (Henry Holt Books for Young Readers), Dark of the Moon (Harcourt Children's Books) www.tracybarrett.com
Marianne Berkes (FL) mberkesbooks@aol.com Authored titles include: Marsh Music (Lerner Publications), Going Home, The Mystery of Animal Migration (Dawn Publications), Over in the Ocean, in a Coral Reef (Dawn Publications) www.marianneberkes.com
Brooke Bessesen (AZ) brooke@brookebessesen.com Authored/Illustrated titles include: Look Who Lives... series (Arizona Highways Books), Authored titles include: Zachary Z. Packrat and his Amazing Collections (Arizona Highways Books), Invertebrates (Science A-Z) www.brookebessesen.com already booked for 2012
Robin Brande (AZ) robin@robinbrande.com Authored titles include: Evolution, Me and Other Freaks of Nature (Knopf/Random House), Fat Cat (Knopf/Random House) www.robinbrande.com
Monica Brown (AZ) monica@monicabrown.net Authored titles include: Chavela and the Magic Bubble (Clarion/Houghton Mifflin Harcourt), Pelé King of Soccer/El Rey del Fútbol (Rayo/HarperCollins), My Name.../Mi Llamo... series (Luna Rising) www.monicabrown.net
Jenny Campbell (OH) jenny@campbellcartooning.com Illustrated titles include: Flo & Friends (nationally syndicated comic strip), Zachary Z. Packrat and His Amazing Collections (Arizona Highways Books), Lazy Daisy (Eager Minds Press) www.campbellcartooning.com
Alyssa Satin Capucilli (NY) acapucilli@gmail.com Authored titles include: Biscuit series (HarperCollins), Katy Duck series (Simon & Schuster), Panda Kisses (Random House) www.alyssacapucilli.com
Nancy Castaldo (NY) ntcastaldo@taconic.net Authored titles include: Keeping Our Earth Green (Kids Can! Series, Williamson Books), Pizza for the Queen (Holiday House), Rainy Day Play (Chicago Review Press) www.nancycastaldo.com
Lynne Cherry (CO, MD, PA) ecoauthor@earthlink.net Authored titles include: The Great Kapok Tree (Harcourt/Houghton Mifflin), How We Know What We Know About Our Changing Climate: Scientists and Kids Explore Global Warming (Dawn Publications), A River Ran Wild (Harcourt/Houghton Mifflin) www.lynnecherry.com
Laurie Calkhoven (NY) lcalkhoven@me.com Authored titles include: Boys of Wartime: Michael at the Invasion of France, 1943 (Dial Books), Innerstar University: The New Girl (American Girl), I Grew up to be President (Scholastic) www.lauriecalkhoven.com
Debbie Dadey (PA) a4ed guest-blogger link to email Authored titles include: Adventures of the Bailey School Kids series (Scholastic), Keyholder series (Starscape/Tom Doherty), Swamp Monster in Third Grade (Scholastic) www.debbiedadey.com
Bonnie Doerr (NC, SC) a4ed guest-blogger novelchick1@gmail.com Authored titles include: Island Sting (Leap Books), Stakeout (Leap Books), www.BonnieDoerrBooks.com
Alison Ashley Formento (CT, NY) aforment@optonline.net Authored titles include: This Tree Counts! (Albert Whitman & Co.) www.alisonashleyformento.com
Barbara Gowan (AZ) bgowan54@cox.net Authored titles include: G is for Grand Canyon: An Arizona Alphabet (Sleeping Bear Press), Desert Digits: An Arizona Number Book (Sleeping Bear Press) www.barbaragowan.com
Dan Gutman (NJ) a4ed guest-blogger dangut@comcast.net Authored titles include: My Weird School Daze series (HarperCollins), Roberto & Me (baseball card adventure series, HarperCollins), The Talent Show (Simon & Schuster) www.dangutman.com already booked for 2012
Bruce Hale (CA) writerguy@brucehale.com Authored titles include: Chet Gecko series (Harcourt), Underwhere series (HarperCollins), Snoring Beauty (Harcourt)www.brucehale.com
Matthew Henry Hall (AZ, DE) a4ed guest-blogger stumpystars@matthewhenryhall.com Authored titles include: Phoebe & Chub (Rising Moon/Northland Publishing) www.matthewhenryhall.com
Amalia Hoffman (CT, NJ, NY) amalia@amaliahoffman.com Authored/Illustrated titles include: Purim Goodies (Gefen Publishing House) The Klezmer Bunch (Gefen Publishing House). Illustrated title: Friday Night with the Pope (Author Jacque J.M. Shore / Gefen Publishing House) www.amaliahoffman.com
Molly Idle (AZ) molly@idleillustration.com Authored/Illustrated titles include: Nighty Night, Noah (Abingdon Press), Brother, Can you Spare a Dime? (Abingdon Press) www.idleillustration.com
Susan B. Katz (CA) susan@connectingauthors.org Authored/Illustrated titles include: My Mamma Earth (Barefoot Books), Authored titles include: ABC Baby Me! (Random House/Robin Corey Books) www.susankatzbooks.com
Suzy Kline (CT) link to email Authored titles include: Horrible Harry series (Puffin/Penguin Putnam), Herbie Jones series (Puffin/Penguin Putnam) www.suzykline.com
JoAnn Early Macken (WI) macken@wi.rr.com Authored titles include: Baby Says "Moo! (Disney-Hyperion), Waiting Out the Storm (Candlewick Press), Flip, Float, Fly: Seeds on the Move (Holiday House) www.joannmacken.com
Keri Mikulski (NJ) kerimikulski@gmail.com Authored titles include: Head Games (Razorbill), Stealing Bases (Razorbill), Making Waves (Razorbill) www.kerimikulski.com
Roxie Munro (NY) kerimikulski@gmail.com Authored/Illustrated titles include: EcoMazes: 12 Earth Adventures (Sterling Publishing), Hatch! (Marshall Cavendish), Busy Builders (Marshall Cavendish) www.roxiemunro.com
Donna Jo Napoli (PA) a4ed guest-blogger dnapoli1@swarthmore.edu Authored titles include: Mama Miti (Simon & Schuster), Ugly (Hyperion), The Wager (Holt) www.donnajonapoli.com
Michelle Parker-Rock (AZ, NY, NJ) michelle@michelleparker-rock.com Authored titles include: The Authors Kids Love series (Enslow Publishers, Inc.), R.L. Stine: Creator of Creepy and Spooky Stories (Enslow Publishers, Inc.) www.michelleparker-rock.com
Sara Pennypacker (TX) sara@sarapennypacker.com Authored titles include: Clementine series (Hyperion/Disney), Sparrow Girl (Hyperion/Disney), Flat Stanley series (HarperCollins) www.sarapennypacker.com
Frank Serafini (AZ) fserafini@mac.com Authored titles include: Looking Closely series (Kids Can Press) www.frankserafini.com
Amanda Shepherd (TX) shepherd_amanda@yahoo.com Illustrated titles include: Rules of the Wild (Author Bridget Levin / Chronicle Books) Who Loves Me (Author Patricia Maclachlan / Harper Collins Books) Such A Silly Baby (Author Stephanie and Stephan Lorig / Chronicle Books) www.paintdog.com/
Melissa Stewart (MA) mas@melissa-stewart.com Authored titles include: A Place for... series (Peachtree Publishers), Under the Snow (Peachtree Publishers), When Rain Falls (Peachtree Publishers), www.melissa-stewart.com
Conrad Storad (AZ) cstorad@cox.net Authored titles include: Rattlesnake Rules (Five Star Publications), Don't Call Me Pig! (Bobolink Media), Gila Monsters (Lerner Publishing Group) www.conradstorad.com
Jennifer Ward (AZ, IL, MO) jennyward@charter.net Authored titles include: The Busy Tree (Marshall Cavendish), I Love Dirt (Trumpeter), There Was an Old Monkey Who Swallowed a Frog (Marshall Cavendish) www.jenniferwardbooks.com