Author Access - Henry Cole

Henry Cole

In addition to illustrating for many other authors (including the likes of Julie Andrews and Harvey Feinstein), Henry Cole is the successful author of more than 15 of his own books. Over his career he has won the NY Times Best Picture Book, ALA Notable Book, Chicago Public Library Best of the Best, 2012 Upstanders Award, Virginia Jefferson Cup Award, Jr. Library Guild Selection, Parents Choice Gold Award, SLJ Best Book, Publishers Weekly Best Books, White Ravens of 2013, Bank Street College of Education Best Children's Books, NCTE Notable Books in Language Arts, Pennsylvania Keystone to Reading Award, and the Amazon.com Book of the Month. Learn more about Henry at https://www.henrycole.net

Unlock the world of Henry Cole

Henry Cole, known for illustrating works by authors like Julie Andrews and Harvey Feinstein, is also a prolific author with over 15 books to his name. He has garnered numerous awards and accolades for his writing and illustrations.

Recent Works

Henry Cole - Unspoken
Unspoken

A young girl’s courage is tested in this haunting, wordless story. When this farm girl discovers a runaway slave hiding in the barn, she is faced with a difficult choice that will test her humanity.

Henry Cole - A Nest For Celeste
A Nest for Celeste

Celeste is a mouse looking for a home. Is it nestled in the toe of a warm boot? In the shirt pocket of her new friend Joseph? Or is home inside Celeste’s own heart where all friendships live?

Henry Cole - Nesting
Nesting

In this black and white picture book highlighted with robin’s egg blue, we follow two robins as they build their home and family. The mother protects four eggs until the hatch while the father protects the babies until they can fly.

Current authors

We’ve assembled an all-star cast of authors. Every year, we will have a mix of best-sellers/award winners, popular characters/book fair favorites, and at least one newcomer you might not have heard of … yet.
Our current authors include:

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Stuart Gibbs

NYT Bestseller and multiple award winner

Stuart Gibbs is the author of five bestselling middle grade series: Spy School, FunJungle, Charlie Thorne, Moon Base Alpha, and The Last Musketeer. He also writes TV and film. Before all that, he studied capybaras, the world's largest rodents. Really.

April 2026

Margaret Peterson Haddix

New York Times Bestseller, Edgar Allan Poe Award Winner,

Margaret Peterson Haddix has written more than 50 books for kids and teens, including Running Out of Time, Uprising, The School for Whatnots, the Greystone Secrets series, the Shadow Children series, the Missing series. Haddix and her husband Doug live in Columbus, Ohio.Please enter a short bio for the author.

March 2026

Valerie Bolling

Crystal Kite Award Winner

Valerie is author of multiple pictures books and Scholastic Acorn Series Rainbow DaysPlease enter a short bio for the author.

February 2026

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Max Brallier

NYT Bestselling Author. More than 10 million copies in print

Max is the NY Times, USA Today, and Wall Street Journal bestselling author of The Last Kids on Earth Series - which have more than 10 million copies in print. Max also writes the Eerie Elementary Branches series (under the pseudonym Jack Chabert, plus Galactic Hot Dogs, and many more.

January 2026

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Josh Funk

Multi-State Award Winner

Josh Funk is a software engineer and the author of books like the Lady Pancake & Sir French Toast series, How to Code a Sandcastle, Dear Unicorn, Dear Dragon, My Pet Feet, the ​It's Not a Fairy Tale series, Lost in the Library, and more

April 2025

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Billy Dixon

Author Access founder

Billy Dixon, the founder of Author Access, has published 7 chapter books and middle grade titles. Dixon has presented at more than 250 schools, and has worked in the school book fair business for more than 20 years.

March 2025

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Jerry Pallotta

Book Fair Bestseller

Jerry is the author of perrenial book fair favorites like the Who Would Win series.

February 2025

Headshot of Jessica Khoury – Author of the Skyborn series and other adventurous books for young readers

Jessica Khoury

Multiple Award Winner

Jessica is the author of many books for teens and young readers. Her middle grade novel The Mystwick School of Musicraft is one of the Top 20 listened to children's audiobooks ever.

January 2025

Author Access - Henry Cole

Henry Cole

New York Times Bestseller

Henry Cole, known for illustrating works by authors like Julie Andrews and Harvey Feinstein, is also a prolific author with over 15 books to his name. He has garnered numerous awards and accolades for his writing and illustrations.

November 2024

India Hill Brown - Author Access Author

India Hill Brown

Book Fair Bestseller

India Hill Brown is an author with a passion for writing, reading, and all things literary. Her debut novel, The Forgotten Girl, has been nominated for an NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work in Youth/Teens and a 2020 ALSC Notable Children’s Book.

October 2024

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Nora Raleigh Baskin

New York Times Bestseller

Nora Raleigh Baskin, a renowned author, has received multiple awards, including the American Library Association's Schneider Family Book Award and the 2016 IRA Notable Book for a Global Society for her 15 young adult and middle grade novels.

September 2024

Future authors

We just keep lining them up to keep our content refreshed and relevant throughout the year.
Some of our future authors include:

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Adam Gidwitz

Newbery Honor Winner, Bestseller

Adam Gidwitz is the author of Newbery Honor winner The Inquisitor's Tale, The Grimm series, and The Unicorn Rescue Society series.

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September 2026

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Tracey West

NYT Bestselling Author of more than 400 books Scribe Award Winner

Tracey is the New York Times Bestselling Author of the Dragon Masters series, plus more than 400 other books.

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October 2026

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Vicky Fang

Author, Illustrator, STEM expert

Vicky is the author and sometimes illustrator of twenty-two new and upcoming books for kids, including Layla and the Bots, Invent-a-Pet, Friendbots, Best Buddies, and Ava Lin.

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September 2026

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