Great news! Our coalition is
growing!
Wouldn't you love to have a prestigious author and/or illustrator do a
special Authors for Earth Day school visit at your school? Well, luckily,
there are several available for April 22, 2011!
We've listed everyone here by state, along with a few popular book titles and a link to
each website. If someone sparks your
interest, feel free to email them for more information about their city
location, presentations, and speaking fees. Don't forget to read "Join Us"
schools
for details about how to host an Author's for Earth Day event at your school.
Available
Authors & Illustrators
alphabetical by state
ARIZONA
Brooke Bessesen
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)
www.brookebessesen.com
Robin Brande
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
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
Barbara Gowan 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
Matthew Henry Hall stumpystars@matthewhenryhall.com
Authored titles include:
Phoebe & Chub (Rising Moon/Northland Publishing)
www.matthewhenryhall.com
Molly Idle molly@idleillustrations.com
Authored/Illustrated titles include:
Nighty Night, Noah (Abingdon Press),
Brother, Can you Spare a Dime? (Abingdon Press)
www.idleillustration.com
Conrad Storad 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 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
CALIFORNIA
Bruce Hale writerguy@brucehale.com
Authored titles include:
Chet Gecko series (Harcourt),
Underwhere series (HarperCollins),
Snoring Beauty (Harcourt)
www.brucehale.com
CONNECTICUT
Suzy Kline link to email
Authored titles include:
Horrible Harry series (Puffin/Penguin Putnam),
Herbie Jones series (Puffin/Penguin Putnam)
www.suzykline.com already booked for 2011
DELAWARE
Matthew Henry Hall stumpystars@matthewhenryhall.com
Authored titles include:
Phoebe & Chub (Rising Moon/Northland Publishing)
www.matthewhenryhall.com
FLORIDA
Marianne Berkes
mberkesbooks@aol.com
Authored titles include:
Marsh Music (Lerner Publications),
Seashells by the Seashore (Dawn Publications),
Over in the Ocean, in a Coral Reef (Dawn Publications)
www.marianneberkes.com
ILLINOIS
Jennifer Ward 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
MASSACHUSETTS
Melissa Stewart 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
MISSOURI
Jennifer Ward 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
NEW JERSEY
Dan Gutman 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
NEW YORK
Alyssa Satin Capucilli acapucilli@gmail.com
Authored titles include:
Biscuit series (HarperCollins),
Katy Duck series (Simon & Schuster),
Panda Kisses (Random House)
www.alyssacapucilli.com
Nancy Castaldo 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
NORTH or SOUTH CAROLINA
Bonnie Doerr novelchick1@gmail.com
Authored titles include:
Island Sting (Leap Books)
www.BonnieDoerrBooks.com
OHIO
Jenny Campbell 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
PENNSYLVANIA
Debbie Dadey 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
TEXAS
Sara Pennypacker sara@sarapennypacker.com
Authored titles include:
Clementine series (Hyperion/Disney),
Sparrow Girl (Hyperion/Disney),
Flat Stanley series (HarperCollins)
www.sarapennypacker.com
