Join these authors and illustrators at the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books SCBWI LA booth. This year we are booth #831 on Child’s Way. Buy books and art, get autographs, and enjoy one of the largest celebrations of books in the country. We’ll see you at USC, April 21st & 22nd. Insider tip: don’t drive. Parking is impossible. Take the train!
Saturday Signers | Sunday Signers
Saturday Authors and Illustrators
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| Lorri Horn 10 – 11:50 |
Jennie Palmer 12 – 1:50 |
R.S. Mellette 2 – 3:50 |
Ruthie Briggs-Greenberg 4 – 6:00 |
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| Robin Yardi 10 – 11:50 |
Elisa Parhad 12 – 1:50 |
Kelli McNeil 2 – 2:50 |
Kristin Riddick 3 – 6:00 . |
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| Michael Thal 10 – 12:50 . |
Ashlyn Anstee 1 – 2:50 |
Lisze Bechtold 3 – 6:00 |
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Lorri Horn Signing Saturday from 10:00am – 11:50am Lorri Horn is an educator and the author of Dewey Fairchild, Parent Problem Solver, which received a starred review from Kirkus Reviews, who included it among the “Best Middle Grade Books of 2017.” The sequel is due out October 2018. Lorri has a degree in English, a teaching credential, has been Nationally Board Certified, and taught public school for 15 years. Her work has appeared in The Los Angeles Times, The Huffington Post, Phi Delta Kappan, The College Board, and Mayim’s Vegan Table. Lorri lives in California with her husband, son, and their dog, Wolfie. Click here to learn more about Lorri Horn
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Robin Yardi Signing Saturday from 10:00am – 11:50am Robin Yardi is the author of the nonfiction picture book They Just Know: Animal Instincts, and the absolutely-not-nonfiction middle grade novel The Midnight War of Mateo Martinez. She loves animals of all sorts, homemade cakes, and kids! School Library Journal called her debut novel, “A fun, action-filled tale whose protagonist has a distinct and sincere young voice.” And the Kirkus starred review dubbed The Midnight War of Mateo Martinez, “A magnificent novel that defines what it is to be an older brother, a friend, and, yes, even a knight.” Click here to learn more about Robin Yardi
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Michael Thal Signing Saturday from 10:00am – 12:50pm Michael Thal is the author of five published novels — Goodbye Tchaikovsky, The Abduction of Joshua Bloom, and The Koolura Series—The Legend of Koolura, Koolura and The Mystery at Camp Saddleback, and Koolura and the Mayans. Moving from the frigid Northeast to comfy Southern California in 1973, Michael taught elementary and middle school for 28 years until a freak virus left him deafened at the age of 50. He reinvented himself as a writer composing over 80 published articles in print magazines as well as novels for middle grade and high school aged students. You can learn more about Michael Thal on his website and blog – www.michaelthal.com. His books can be purchased on Amazon.com and Barnes & Noble in print and as e-books. Click here to learn more about Michael Thal
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Jennie Palmer Signing Saturday from 12:00pm – 1:50pm Jennie Palmer’s debut picture book, The Wompananny Witches Make One Mean Pizza, was published by Abrams Books for Young Readers in the fall of 2017. Publisher’s Weekly said of the debut, “It’s a cheerfully offbeat story of common ground—and uncommonly good pizza—bringing diverse neighbors together.” Jennie is a graduate of Rhode Island School of Design where she majored in Illustration. She worked as a production designer on the east coast for much of her professional life, most notably as a senior designer for the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. During this time Jennie was lucky to have access to some very delicious pizza. She now lives in Burbank, CA with her husband and three kids, where there is far less delicious pizza but she is making it work. Click here to learn more about Jennie Palmer
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Elisa Parhad Signing Saturday from 12:00pm – 1:50pm Elisa Parhad is a writer, photographer and researcher who enjoys exploring places. She is the author of “Southern California: A Guide for the Eyes” and “New Mexico: A Guide for the Eyes.” This is her first book for children. She lives in Pasadena with her husband and two boys. Click here to learn more about Elisa Parhad
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Ashlyn Anstee Signing Saturday from 1:00pm – 2:50pm Ashlyn Anstee is the writer and illustrator of three picture books, including Are We There, Yeti? and the upcoming Hedgehog. She tours around LA’s schools and libraries and loves eating pie. Click here to learn more about Ashlyn Anstee
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Kelli McNeil Signing Saturday from 2:00pm – 2:50pm Kelli McNeil is a Los Angeles based author. Her first book Sleepy Toes was released in the spring of 2017 with Scholastic. She is currently developing additional materials for the publishing giant for a wide-range of age groups. 2017 had her giving multiple book readings and signings around the country including Barnes & Noble in Studio City, Once Upon A Time Books in Montrose, and Auntie’s Books in Spokane. Sleepy Toes was named one of “15 Best Picture Books for Kindergarten” in 2017 by We Are Teachers, alongside classics such as Where the Wild Things Are and The Very Hungry Caterpillar. The book was also named by The Bump as one of the Best Stocking Stuffers for Kids. Click here to learn more about Kelli McNeil
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R.S. Mellette Signing Saturday from 2:00pm – 3:50pm R.S. Mellette’s critically acclaimed first novel, Billy Bobble Makes A Magic Wand, has a sequel, Billy Bobble And The Witch Hunt, just released from Elephant Bookshelf’s Press. Prior to Billy Bobble, Mellette’s Sci-Fi short stories were published in the anthologies: The Fall: Tales from the Apocalypse, Spring Fevers and Summer’s Edge. Mellette is an Associate Director of Dances With Films. He wrote the first web-to-television intellectual property, “The Xena Scrolls,” for Universal Studio’s Xena: Warrior Princess. Mellette is a regional board member of the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators. Click here to learn more about R.S. Mellette
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Kristin Riddick Signing Saturday from 3:00pm – 6:00pm Kristin Riddick is the author of 4 books in A Kat McGee Adventure series: Kat McGee and the Halloween Costume Caper, Kat McGee Saves America, Kat McGee and the Thanksgiving Turkey Train, and her latest Kat McGee Saves the World: An Earth Day Adventure. Kristin, like Kat, never met an adventure she didn’t like. She does voice-overs for television and films, most recently ABC’s The Crossing, but you will never know it is her voice so it seems very mysterious. Kristin is a native of Corpus Christi, Texas, and a graduate of The University of Virginia. She lives in Los Angeles with her husband, and they just began the greatest adventure of all—parenthood. To find out more go to www.kristinriddick.com, or join the KAT adventure on Facebook and follow on twitter and instagram @katmcgeebooks. Click here to learn more about Kristin Riddick
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Lisze Bechtold Signing Saturday from 3:00pm – 6:00pm Author, Illustrator, and Animator Lisze Bechtold’s award-winning books were inspired by her many pets with big personalities. Nearly 20 years in print, the Buster the Very Shy Dog early reader series has been recently reissued as leveled Green Light Readers, with brand new stories in Buster the Very Shy Dog Finds A Kitten. Buster becomes the catalyst for his family and friends to accept a spunky outsider. Praised for the emotional content that keeps the reluctant reader engaged, these books have been been used by reading specialists and listed on a number of websites about shyness in children. Watch “All Kinds Of Brave” book trailer here: https://youtu.be/mK2RE9m5dZ4. “The author/illustrator exhibits her winning humor in this beginning chapter book.” — School Library Journal “…these tales about the new dog at home will provide plenty of resonance for young readers, not to mention younger siblings.” — The Horn Book Magazine Click here to learn more about Lisze Bechtold
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Ruthie Briggs-Greenberg Signing Saturday from 4:00pm – 6:00pm Ruthie Briggs-Greenberg is an author/illustrator & fine artist. Ruthie is a member of the Society of Children’s Book Writers & Illustrators, the Lewis Carroll Society of North America, the Intern’l Women’s Writers Guild, the National Political Science Honor Society, Pi Sigma Alpha (Poli Sci @ UCSB) & the American Watercolor Society. She lives in Los Angeles with her husband, two children & one cat. Ruthie has a Masters in Fine Art from the Academy of Art University in San Francisco. Her first two children’s illustrated books, Felicity the Dragon and Sea of Echoes were published in 2015 by Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group. Her artwork currently is carried at Elena’s Fine Art Gallery in Laguna Beach, CA & some of her work has been exhibited in numerous other art exhibitions & galleries in Southern California. Her fine art clients have included the Four Seasons Hotel Beverly Hills & the Sunstone Vineyard & Winery, among many others. Click here to learn more about Ruthie Briggs-Greenberg
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