Jeanne Walker Harvey is an award-winning author of primarily picture book biographies of inspiring creative people who have overcome challenges and discrimination, including the recently published THE GLASS PYRAMID: A Story of the Louvre Museum and Architect I.M Pei; ELSE B. IN THE SEA: The Woman Who Painted the Wonders of the World; DRESSING UP THE STARS: The Story of Movie Costume Designer Edith Head; ABLAZE WITH COLOR: A Story of Painter Alma Thomas; MAYA LIN: Artist-Architect of Light and Lines; and MY HANDS SING THE BLUES: Romare Bearden’s Childhood Journey. Jeanne studied literature and psychology at Stanford University and has worn many job hats, ranging from being a roller-coaster operator to an attorney, a middle school language arts teacher, and a long-time docent for school groups at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. She lives in Northern California and her sweet adopted cat is her writing pal.
Barefoot Books creates picture books, activity decks, board books, animated singalongs and educational content for children aged 0-12, covering themes including early learning & concept building, social-emotional learning, global awareness, health & wellness, and sustainability & STEAM. Their popular singalong videos available on YouTube have garnered nearly half a billion views. Barefoot’s proudest accomplishment is to have put over 30 million books into the hands of children around the world.
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Elie Fossi is the founder of Favola, which makes personalized storybooks in which a child is the hero of their own fable. A single book can carry two languages side by side, so the same story can be read with a parent in one language and a grandparent in another, currently across six. He built it because too few books let a child find their own name, their own family and their own languages on the page.
Publisher Spotlight aims to be a key discovery spot for books by international and independent publishers. With more than three decades in the book industry, our marketing ranges from the independent bookseller world, to library collection developers and programmers, to pitching and promoting to national book review journals and important influencers. Myrick Marketing & Media is uniquely positioned to target niche markets in ways that maximize both sales and visibility. Located just outside Nashville, Tennessee, we are also strategically close to Ingram, one of the world’s largest book wholesalers.
My love of reading started when I was young with The Chronicles of Narnia. I loved that I could escape into a world where magic and adventure existed. That love of books grew and has followed me into adulthood. Some of my best friends and greatest loves, through the years, have been fictional characters. They have inspired and motivated me in almost every facet of my life, from my first career as a Forensic Scientist with the FBI to owning and operating Page Turner Literary Agency.
While I love all books, my heart beats for children’s literature for many reasons, but the main reason is that children’s literature is fearless. These books and their authors are not afraid to tackle tough topics, to celebrate diversity, or bring awareness to issues that others would turn their backs on. Children’s literature never ceases to surprise me with its fortitude. I live in Willowbrook, Illinois with my husband and our dogs, Henry (Great Dane/Lab) and Longaniza or Niza (miniature Dachshund.) When I’m not reading, I enjoy the outdoors, horror movies, and baking (and I’m definitely not imagining I’m on the Great British Bake Off… ok, I’m totally doing that.)
I have two undergraduate degrees from West Virginia University: Forensic and Investigative Sciences and Psychology. I have two graduate degrees from Benedictine University: MBA and MS Management and Organizational Behavior. Prior to starting my own agency, I was an Associate Literary Agent with Flannery Literary.
Camelia Kuhn is a retired teacher based in Florida with her husband Brandon. She was born in Hartford, Connecticut, and grew up in Puerto Rico. From an early age, she found a love for reading through her loving mother, who told her children’s stories that inspired her to write her first tale: “The Golden Seahorse.”
She is also the author of “The Duckling in Boots” She has been a presenter at numerous schools and book festivals. Among her favorite hobbies are reading, writing, cooking, and spending time with her family. It is her greatest desire that her stories reach the imagination of children and instill a love of reading from an early age.
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