Valerie Bolling

Valerie Bolling was an educator for 30 years and is passionate about creating stories in which all children can see themselves and feel seen and heard, valued and validated. Her debut picture book, LET’S DANCE!, was published in March 2020 and won SCBWI’s Crystal Kite Award in 2021. Valerie is the author of six more picture books (A FLEA FOR JUSTICE: MARIAN WRIGHT EDELMAN STANDS UP FOR CHANGE; Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection I SEE COLOR; Kirkus Prize Finalist TOGETHER WE SWIM; TOGETHER WE RIDE; RIDE, ROLL, RUN: TIME FOR FUN!; and BING, BOP, BAM: TIME TO JAM!) as well as a Scholastic Acorn early reader series, RAINBOW DAYS.

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

Recent Works

Let's Dance!

This rhythmic picture book showcases dances from all over the world and features children of diverse backgrounds and abilities tapping, spinning, and boogying away! From the kuku of West Africa to the cha-cha of Cuba to the stepdancing of Ireland, dancing is everywhere you go.

Together We Swim

Jumping into the water can be more than a little scary! But with Mom's steady arms, there's no fear of sinking. With a kick, a splash, and his family's cheers of encouragement, one determined boy finds his grove, making waves in this fun filled day at the pool. Enjoy the feeling of accomplishment in this joyous, reassuring story about perseverance and new experiences.

Rainbow Days: The Orange Wall

Zoya wants to paint her bedroom a new color but can't decide on just one color! So she decides she wants a fun, multi-colored room! Will Zoya - with Coco's help - be able to give her bedroom the perfect glittery makeover?

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

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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.
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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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