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Category: Immigrants & Refugees

Soentpiet
Yin
Even though Yin was born in Brooklyn, she couldn’t understand English when she was young, because her par…
Soentpiet
Chris
Chris Soentpiet (pronounced “soon-pete”) is an illustrator and author of children’s books. He also enjoys…
Sriram
Meera
Meera draws from her life straddling the East and West to tell stories. She grew up in India and moved to…
Stamper
Vesper
Born in Germany and raised in New York City, Vesper Stamper has been an illustrator for over 20 years and…
Sterling
Michelle
Michelle Sterling is a children’s book author, photographer and speech-language pathologist living in Ora…
Sylvester
Natalia
Natalia Sylvester is the Pura Belpré and Schneider Family honor winning author of the young adult novel B…
Vasquez Gilliland
Raquel
Raquel Vasquez Gilliland is a Mexican American poet, novelist and painter. She’s most inspired by fog and…
Wallace Johnson
Kirk
Kirk Wallace Johnson is an author and screenwriter.  His books include The Fishermen and the Dragon: Fear…
Amy Panucci
Heather
Heather Webb is the USA Today bestselling and award-winning author of eight historical novels. In 2015, R…
Wong
Jack
Jack Wong (黃雋喬) is the Boston Globe–Horn Book Award-winning author/illustrator of WHEN YOU CAN SWIM (Scho…