Authors 2019
The 2019 Western New York Children’s Book Expo is proud to announce the following authors and illustrators are scheduled to be at this year’s Expo on November 9, 2019!!
Make plans now to come to this FREE event and meet your favorite children’s authors & illustrators in person! Bring your books to be personalized and autographed or purchase a copy of your favorite author’s book to have it signed right in front of you!
See you at the EXPO – Saturday, November 9 from 10 am to 3 pm at the Buffalo Niagara Convention Center!!

Brigette Atlas-Callahan and Kristin Madej-Warham
Authors
Judy Bradbury
Author
Kathy Brown
Author
Peter Brown
Author and Illustrator
Nick Bruel
Author
Tami Charles
Author
Jerry Craft
Author
Amy Crockford
Author
Lulu Delacre
Author
Rachel DiNunzio
Author / Illustrator
Annette Dunn
Author
Elizabeth Leader
Author
Reem Faruqi
Author
Debbi Michiko Florence
AuthorDebbi Michiko Florence, author of the chapter book series Jasmine Toguchi, about a spunky Japanese American 8-year-old girl, has been chosen as Junior Library Guild selections and placed on select “best of” lists. Debbi is also the author of the two early chapter book series Dorothy and Toto and My Furry Foster Family. She has spoken on panels and taught workshops at conferences and book festivals, and presented at numerous schools. Follow Debbie at her website: http://debbimichikoflorence.com.

Michael Hall
Author + Illustrator
Heather Lynn Harris
Author and Illustrator
Veera Hiranandani
Author
Jacqueline Jules
Author
David A. Kelly
Author
Gordon Korman
Author
London Ladd
Illustrator
Adam Lehrhaupt
Author
Thomas McDade & Melanie Morse
Authors & Production Specialists
Connie Schofield-Morrison
Author
Juana Martinez-Neal
Author
Stephanie Parwulski
AuthorStephanie Parwulski, a Buffalo, NY native, is the author of the children’s book, Beatrice and the Sunflower Gift. She received a B.A. in English from Daemen College in May 2016, further nurturing her love for literature and composition. She enjoys writing poems, children’s books, and short stories and contributes articles about her anxiety to a website called The Mighty to raise awareness about mental health. She also loves spending time with her family and friends and working as a preschool teacher aide. Her second book, Gloria’s Hope Tree, will be published by Belle Isle Books in summer 2019.

Greg Pizzoli
Author, Illustrator & Screen Printer
Dee Romito
Author
Shelley Rotner
Author
Lisa Ann Scott
Author
Jennifer Silvestri
Author
Jennifer Stanonis & Bill Blenk
Developer
Amy Ludwig VanDerwater
Author
Susan Verde
AuthorSusan Verde grew up in a brownstone in the heart of Greenwich Village in New York City with her older brother Michael. She spent much of her time as a child clad in bell bottoms and rainbow suspenders, roller skating up and down her block with a skate key around her neck and a piece of chalk in her pocket (for spontaneous hopscotch).
Susan’s household was filled with books, music and the smell of mocha chip pies, which her mother made for their neighborhood restaurant. Susan could always be found writing stories and poetry and even a song or two. Susan moved to the Hamptons where she earned a Bachelor’s degree in Elementary Education and a Master’s in reading remediation and become an elementary school teacher at a private school in Bridgehampton.
Susan is an award-wining children’s book author capturing and celebrating the unique experience of children. Her titles include, The Museum, The Water Princess, Rock N roll Soul and her latest Hey, Wall a Story of Art and community. Her books have been translated into many different languages spreading her messages worldwide. Her books, I Am Yoga and I Am Peace: A Book of Mindfulness and the forthcoming, I AM Human: A Book of Empathy are part of a best selling series inspiring children, teachers and yoga practitioners alike.
In addition to writing having her own personal yoga practice led Susan to became an RYT 200hr and RCYT certified teacher bringing yoga and mindfulness to children and adults with an emphasis on self-care and mindful parenting. Susan is also a reiki practitioner and an essential oils advocate.
Susan is currently living in East Hampton, New York with her twin boys Joshua and Gabriel and her daughter Sophia where she writes children’s books and teaches kid’s yoga and mindfulness. Her children, her practice and the ocean at her doorstep keep her constantly connected and inspired.

Jennifer Ward
Author