Stella's Dancing Days

Sandy Asher is the author of more than two dozen books, among them the award-winning TOO MANY FROGS! and her latest picture book, CHICKEN STORY TIME. Her books for older readers include JUST LIKE JENNY and TEDDY TEABURY’S FABULOUS FACT. For writers of all ages, she’s edited WRITING IT RIGHT: How Successful Children’s Authors Revise and Sell Their Stories. Sandy’s stories, articles, and poems have appeared in journals and magazines, including Spider Magazine and Highlights High Five. Her plays have been performed across the country and around the world and have been honored by the Children’s Theatre Foundation of America, the American Alliance for Theater and Education, and the National Endowment for the Arts. Sandy lives in Lancaster, PA, with her husband, Harvey, their cat Friday, and their dog Gracie. Gracie and Sandy are a KPETS Therapy Dog team who make regular visits to schools and the Lancaster Public Library to encourage children to read. Sandy recently completed a two-year term as Lancaster County’s first Children’s Laureate.

Kathryn Brown has illustrated many picture books, including books by Patricia MacLachlan, Mem Fox, and Jane Yolen. Her work has received an ALA Notable citation, an ABA Pick of the List, and a Parenting Magazine Outstanding Children’s Book of the Year award, among others.