Story Pirates Books

Geoff Rodkey has written the hit films Daddy Day Care (starring Eddie Murphy), RV (starring Robin Williams), The Shaggy Dog (starring Tim Allen), and the Disney Channel original TV movie Good Luck Charlie, It’s Christmas. He is also the author of the middle grade trilogy The Chronicles of Egg, and following next books in the Tapper Twins series: The Tapper Twins Tear Up New York, The Tapper Twins Run for President, and The Tapper Twins Go Viral. He lives in New York City.

Annabeth Bondor-Stone is the coauthor of Time Tracers and the Shivers the Pirate series. She is a producer for the Story Pirates and a mentor with WriteGirl, an organization that empowers teen girls through creative writing. Her plays have been produced in Chicago, Los Angeles, and Louisville.

Connor White is the coauthor of Time Tracers and the Shivers the Pirate series. When he is not writing books, Connor is a director and producer for the Story Pirates, an arts organization that teaches kids creative writing, then turns their stories into a sketch comedy show.

Hatem Aly is an Egyptian-born illustrator whose work has been featured in multiple publications worldwide. He currently lives in beautiful New Brunswick, Canada, with his wife, son, and more pets than people. When he is not dipping cookies in a cup of tea or staring at blank pieces of paper, he is usually drawing books. One of the books he illustrated is The Inquisitor’s Tale by Adam Gidwitz, which won a Newbery Honor and other awards despite Hatem’s drawings of a farting dragon, a two-headed cat, and stinky cheese.

Joe Todd-Stanton grew up in Brighton and was taught to draw by his mother, who is also an illustrator. Stanton has been commissioned to work for clients such as Oxford University Press, Usborne Publishing and Aquila magazine. His second picture book, The Secret of Black Rock, won the Waterstones Children’s Book Prize for Best Illustrated Book, and he was nominated for a 2018 Eisner for Arthur and the Golden Rope.