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Authors,Illustrators, and Characters

Meet our talented authors and illustrators. They are available to do presentations and book signings at your organization. For more information, contact Allison Tevald in Publicity.

Boone

Boone, named after the famous tracker, Daniel Boone, works 24/7, day and night, whenever local law enforcement needs assistance, as a part of Summit Search and Rescue, a nonprofit agency in Pennsylvania that was founded by his owners Jim and Terri Heck. He is featured in One Incredible Dog! Boone. Read full bio…

Tabatha D'Agata

Tabatha Jean D’Agata’s six-year-old son wanted to read a chapter book like the older kids, but Tabatha could not find one for early readers, so she wrote one! Author of Marvin Monster’s Big Date. Read full bio…

James D'Arienzo, Jr.

James D’Arienzo has been fascinated by fantasy since childhood. Using his long commuting time, he wrote a fantasy story of his own. He hopes readers will enjoy the escape his novel provides and finish the book with a smile. Author of Woodbyrne: The Fallen Forest. Read full bio…

Charles Dygert

Charles Dygert has 20+ years experience helping organizations shape their management styles and improve the culture of their workplaces. When not teaching or advising, he can be found piloting an aircraft—his other passion in life. Co-Author of Creating A Culture of Success. Read full bio…

Bonnie Everett-Hawkes

Bonnie Everett-Hawkes has been illustrating children's books for years. She especially enjoyed her time illustrating Marvin Monster's Big Date. Read full bio...

Bob Fletcher

Bob Fletcher, a Korean War veteran, paints in a reconstructed barn overlooking his pond on his farm in New Milford, New York. Bob’s illustrations have appeared in numerous books and countless magazines over his award-winning career. Illustrator of I Grew UpOn A Farm. Read full bio…

Judith Friedman

Judith Friedman has illustrated dozens of children’s books, designed record covers, illustrated storyboards for TV, drawn illustrations for magazines, and designed numerous advertisements. Illustrator of One Incredible Dog! Lady, One Incredible Dog! Boone, and Aidan of Oren: The Journey Begins. Read full bio…

Jenna Glatzer

Jenna Glatzer, founded of a weekly online magazine for writers at AbsoluteWrite.com, has written hundreds of articles for magazines and online publications, is a columnist for MSN.com, and is a contributing editor at Writer’s Digest. She especially loves to spark children’s imagination. Author of Hattie, Get A Haircut! Read full bio…

Charmaine Gordon

Charmaine Gordon believes in living life to the fullest, no matter what your age may be. Gordon, herself a woman over seventy, has written her first novel to show others it’s never too late to follow your dreams. Author of Once Again, Now. Read full bio…

Jim and Terri Heck

Jim and Terri Heck founded Summit Search and Rescue, a nonprofit organization dedicated to saving lives through the efforts of trained Search and Rescue dog teams. They trained their bloodhound, Boone, for search and rescue work in their community. Their work together is featured in One Incredible Dog! Boone. Read full bio…

Richard Jacobs

Richard Jacobs has 20+ years experience helping organizations shape their management styles and improve the culture of their workplaces. He currently coaches CEOs in Columbus, Ohio where he lives and teaches. Co-Author of Creating A Culture of Success. Read full bio…

Monica Kendall

Monica Kendall won the Second Place Ribbon in the Historic Train Depot Art Contest in Madiera, Ohio when she was seven. She has been illustrating ever since, including memorable animations such as Trix the Rabbit and the Keebler Elves. Illustrator of Hattie, Get A Haircut! Read full bio…

Kathleen Kubik

Kathleen Kubik dabbled with writing all her life and knew she would write a novel someday. She has spent the last forty years traveling extensively to most of the United States, Europe, South America, Russia, and beyond. Ten years ago she went on a cruise that sparked her imagination.Author of Neither Sand Nor Sea. Read full bio…

Lady

A rescued dog, Lady was adopted by nursing assistant Kathy Miller, who trained her to be a Therapy Dog. Now Kathy and Lady work side-by-side every day at a nursing and rehabilitation center. One Incredible Dog! Lady follows Lady and Kathy through a day of their work together. Read full bio…

Barbara Lanza

Barbara Lanzahas been dreaming of and drawing the elaborate world of Fairy Lane siince she was a child. Fairy Lane was created in Lanza’s imagination when she was a little girl discovering her love of nature and art. Author and Illustrator of Time to Fly: A Fairy Lane Book. Read full bio…

Alan Lewis

Alan Lewis wanted to share the joy of his childhood memories of growing up on the farm he loved. He currently works as an assistant principal at a large elementary school located just one mile from that farm. Author of I Grew Up On A Farm. Read full bio…

Jill Lindner

The only thing Jill Linder enjoys more than graphic art design is painting. For the cover of our book, Woodbyrne: The Fallen Forest, Jill painted several paintings and then layered them using her graphic art skills. Read full bio...

Kathy Miller

Kathy Miller, a nursing assistant and animal lover, found Lady abandoned by the road. Kathy had always been interested in animal assisted therapy and decided to enroll Lady in a Therapy Dog certification program. One Incredible Dog! Lady follows Lady and Kathy through a day of work in a nursing and rehabilitation center. Read full bio…

Alan St. Jean

Alan St. Jean always wanted to write a story that he would’ve enjoyed reading as a child. He turned his passion for using stories to entertain and teach into a novel for children ages 7-12. Author of Aidan of Oren: The Journey Begins. Read full bio…

Chris Williams

Chris Williams, an announcer at WRBS-FM in Baltimore, MD, was inspired to write the first two books of the One Incredible Dog series after learning about the courageous actions of dogs after the attacks on 9-11. Author of One Incredible Dog! Lady and One Incredible Dog! Boone. Read full bio…