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James Heneghan is one of Canada's most celebrated authors of fiction for young people. His award-winning books have been applauded for their story-telling. He wrote Nannycatch Chronicles (Tradewind Books)- short-listed for the 2008 BCLA Red Cedar Award -with his long-time writing partner Bruce McBay. Author of The Girl who Lost her Smile, Karim Alrawi is the editor-in-chief of Arabica, the major English language magazine for the Arab-American community. He is also Playwright in Residence at Meadow Brook Theatre in Michigan. He has over 30 professionally produced plays to his credit and has won many national and international awards for his writing. Mr. Alrawi was born and raised in Alexandria, Egypt, and has since lived in England, Canada and the United States. One of Canada's finest writers for young people, Sue Ann Alderson has published 16 children's books, including Sure As Strawberries, and Bonnie McSmithers You're Driving Me Dithers. She lives in Vancouver, British Columbia and teaches writing at the University of British Columbia. She wrote Wherever Bears Be. Rachel Berman is an established Canadian artist living in Victoria, B.C. Her work is exhibited at the Ingram Gallery in Toronto, and the Westchester Gallery in Victoria. Author of Huevos Rancheros and illustrator of Huevos Rancheros; Mr. Belinsky's Bagels; Mama God, Papa God; The Girl who Lost her Smile; Aziz: the story teller, Stefan Czernecki has illustrated and written many books for children, setting most of his stories in other countries. His books include The Sleeping Bread, Pancho's Pinata, and The Hummingbird's Gift. Sheree Fitch is an educator, literary activist and author of award winning poetry, picture books, nonfiction, plays, and novels for all ages. Sheree currently lives in Washington D.C. She is originally from Nova Scotia, and one day plans to return to Canada. Vi Hughes lives in Vancouver and is the principal of an elementary school. Aziz: the Story Teller is her first book. George Juhasz was born in Hungary in 1933, but left his country in 1956 to avoid the Soviet invasion. He has since lived in Switzerland and Montreal, and he currently resides in Vancouver. He has done numerous illustrations for children's books, animated a number of films, and created several public sculptures for Vancouver institutions. Author of Mama God, Papa God, Richardo Keens-Douglas is a well known Canadian storyteller who was born on the Caribbean island of Grenada. He is the author of three previous children's books including The Nutmeg Princess and La Diablesse and the Baby. He lives in Toronto and Grenada where he is an accomplished storyteller, actor and broadcaster. Author of Pigmalion, Glenda Leznoff teaches writing and lives in Vancouver, B.C. Grace Lin is the author and illustrator of more than a dozen children's books. Most of her books are about the Asian-American experience. Rae Maté, the author of Crocodiles Say, has always loved making pictures. Rae enjoys teaching art to preschoolers, and has a studio in her garden where she painted the friendly crocodiles for this, her first children's book. She and her husband, Gabor, have three children and live in Vancouver. Bruce McBay is the department head of Learning Support Staff at a Burnaby Secondary School. As a teacher, he is interested in writing books for reluctant readers. Adrian Mitchell is one of England's finest wordsmiths and storytellers. He has written numerous children's books. His poetry is represented in the Oxford Book of Contemporary Verse. He lives in London, England. He wrote Maudie and the Green Children. Author of Strange Beginnings, Karen Needham is the curator of the Spencer Entomological Museum and teaches a variety of biology courses in the Dept. of Zoology at UBC. She has been fascinated with creepy crawlies since a young age. Sheldon Oberman started writing in the mid-seventies, inspired by bedtime stories he told his children. He acted and directed in both film and stage plays, and toured North America as a professional storyteller. He is the author of Island of the Minotaur: Greek myths from ancient Crete Author of Pacific Tree Frogs, Leslie Owen is a children's book editor and agent who lives in Pensicola Florida. Author of Lucy and the Pirates, Glen Petrie has published eleven novels. He lives in London with his wife, Pat Petrie, and they have four children. Lucy and the Pirates is his first book for children. Author of The Alchemist's Portrait and The Sorcerer's Letterbox Simon Rose was born in Derbyshire, England and has lived in Canada since 1990. His third novel for young readers, The Clone Conspiracy, was also published by Tradewind Books in 2005. Simon and his two children live in Calgary, Alberta. One of Britain's foremost children's poets, Michael Rosen has written more than fifty books of poetry, stories and non-fiction for children. He has appeared many times on television and radio and moderates his own BBC Radio Programme, Treasure Island. He wrote The Zoo at Night Paulette Sarmonpol was born in London but spent the early part of her childhood in Thailand. Paulette and her daughter, Kai, now live on the edge of Hampstead Heath, London where the story of Where Are My Onions? takes place. Kathryn E. Shoemaker is the illustrator of many books for children, among them A Telling Time, My Animal Friends and Floyd Flamigo and His Flock of Friends for Tradewind Books and Jenny's Neighbours for Annick. She teaches children's illustration at Langara College. Kathie was recently awarded a Masters Degree in Children's Literature from the University of British Columbia and will begin work on a doctorate in language and literacy in 2007. Author of Mr. Belinsky's Bagels, Ellen Schwartz has written four Starshine books (Polestar Books) and lives in Vancouver, B.C. Robert San Souci is the author of many award-winning retellings of legends and folktales for children. He also wrote the screen story for the Walt Disney animated feature, Mulan. He lives in the San Francisco Bay area. Heidi E.Y. Stemple writes stories and poetry for children and adults. She lives in Hatfield, Massachusetts, where she shares an office with her mother Jane Yolen. R. David Stephens is a writer, actor and voice artist. My Animal Friends is his first children's book. Shulamith Levey Oppenheim is the award-winning author of many books, including The Fish Prince, a collection of Mermen folktales, and The Sea King with Jane Yolen. She lives in Massachusetts. Irene N. Watts was born in Berlin, emigrated to Britain on a Kindertransport in 1938, and moved to Canada thirty years later. She is the author of many books and plays for children and young people, among them Goodbye Marianne (Tundra Books). Author of The Jade Necklace and The Bone Collector's Son, Paul Yee is one of Canada's finest writers for children. He was raised in Vancouver and has worked in the archives at the Vancouver Museum. He is a past winner of the Governor General's Award for Children's Literature (1996) for Ghost Train. He now lives in Toronto. Jane Yolen is the author of The Sea King as well as of over 200 books for children, young adults, and adults, and has been called "America's Hans Christian Andersen." Her books, including Owl Moon and How Do Dinosaurs Say Goodnight?, have won many awards. She lives in Massachusetts and St. Andrews, Scotland.