Contributors

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Brad Sneed

Brad Sneed

Husband to Dena. Father to Emily. Celebrated illustrator (and sometimes author) of over twenty children’s books. Brad is a co-founder of MarbleSpark and Project OpenBook. More…
Phil Haussler

Phil Haussler

Husband to Stacey. Father to McCoy and Lincoln. Tinkerer. Writer. Poet. Adventurer. Geek. Phil leads MarbleSpark from Omaha, Nebraska. More…
David L. Harrison

David L. Harrison

David has published seventy-seven original titles that have sold more than fifteen million copies. His SKY HIGH ON READING program was the International Reading Association’s nationwide winner in 2001. More…
Chris Leavens

Chris Leavens

Dad. Husband. Illustrator. Angelino. Good dude. More…
Jaime Kubik

Jaime Kubik

One of the earliest members of Project OpenBook. Jaime Kubik is a mother of two boys, a prolific writer, and a genuinely sweet and joyful person. More…
Ben Curnett

Ben Curnett

Former river guide. Father. Copywriter. Small business owner. All-around good dude. More…
Chloe Ramirez

Chloe Ramirez

Fourth-grade extraordinaire. Budding scientist. Future disease-curer. More…
Avril Lwin

Avril Lwin

Fifth grader in Omaha. Originally from Thailand. Singer, writer, dancer, math whiz. More…
Sandy Asher

Sandy Asher

Award-winning author of 25 children’s books. Acclaimed playwright. Awesome poet. More…
Jess Commins

Jess Commins

Mom. Entrepreneur. Writer. Creative word nerd. A peach of a gal. More…
Richard W. Jennings

Richard W. Jennings

Prolific writer. Bookstore founder. In his words, “I am merely an old man, a hermit living in Kansas, with three loving little dachshunds who watch out for me.” More…
Matt Govig

Matt Govig

San Franciscan. Web Content Strategist with lots of experience being silly. Photographer, writer, video game player, aspiring novelist. More…
Marcia Schwartz

Marcia Schwartz

Retired English teacher. Author of Lobo and the Rabbit Stew. More…
Susanna Pitzer

Susanna Pitzer

Illustrator. Writer. Playwright. Half Kansan, half New Yorker. Cowboy. More…
Alan Parr

Alan Parr

Briton living in Minnesota. Jack of all trades. Claims to be a non-poet. Rubbish, I say! A poet… and a fine one at that. More…
John Carey

John Carey

Marketing manager for an academic publisher. Recovering secondary english teacher. More…
Ann Troe

Ann Troe

Graphic designer. Philanthropist. Slugbug driver. Breath of fresh air. More…
Christy Schneider

Christy Schneider

Mom. Illustrator. Designer. Entrepreneur. Printer. Maker of awesome. More…
Nina Crittenden

Nina Crittenden

Mom. Artist. Newly published children’s book illustrator. Animal lover. More…
Mike Smail

Mike Smail

Briton. Photographer. Writer. Artist. Wicked goatee. More…
Artist. Freelance illustrator. Minnesotan. Lover of hot and humid weather. More…
Artist. Four-time published illustrator. Mom. Soon-to-be-grandmother. Lovely person. More…
Wife, mother of three, homeschooler, violinist and violin teacher. More…
Mother to three (including twin boys!). Writer. Illustrator. Never a dull moment. More…
Artist. Animal lover. Collector of vintage. Possessor of a friendly Midwestern attitude. More…
Southerner. Literacy grant detective. Rhymer. Cole Porter-holic. More…
Artist. Illustrator. Cartoonist. Bostonian. Sweetheart. More…
Lover of Edgar Allen Poe. Poet. Piano player. Retired teacher & librarian. More…
Mother to two girls. Illustrator and animation artist from Germany. Lovely person. More…
Artist and illustrator living in Brighton, England. Amazing talent. Good dude.More…
Aaron Miller

Aaron Miller

Freelance illustrator living in Cheltenham, England. Foodie. Master of two chinchillas.
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Allie Biondi

Allie Biondi

Brooklynite. Mild-mannered preschool teacher by day; heroic illustrator by night. Bass guitarist, surfer, tree lover.
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