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More than 50 authors and illustrators [6] will appear at the 2017 Children’s Institute [7] over the course of two days of plenary sessions, featured talks, and special events.

Authors appearing at Children’s Institute, from April 5–7 in Portland, Oregon, include:

• Tara Altebrando, The Possible (Bloomsbury)
• Mary Amato, Snarf Attack, Underfoodle, and the Secret of Life: The Riot Brothers Tell All (Holiday House)
• Armand Baltazar, Timeless #1: Diego and the Rangers of the Vastlantic (HarperCollins/Katherine Tegen Books)
• Bonny Becker, A Christmas for Bear (Candlewick Press)
• Jennifer Chambliss Bertman, The Unbreakable Code (Henry Holt Books for Young Readers)
• Dusti Bowling, Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus (Sterling Children’s Books)
• Loryn Brantz, Feminist Baby (Disney Publishing Worldwide/Disney Hyperion)
• Amy Brashear, No Saints in Kansas (Soho Press/Soho Teen)
• Peter Brown, Creepy Carrots (Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers)
• MarcyKate Connolly, Shadow Weaver (Sourcebooks Jabberwocky)
• Jacky Davis, Ladybug Girl: The Super Fun Edition (Penguin Books for Young Readers/Dial Books for Young Readers)
• Marley Dias, Marley Dias Pays It Forward (Scholastic)
• Mark Fearing, Giant Pants (Candlewick Press)
• Maureen Fergus, Buddy and Earl and the Great Big Baby (Groundwood Books)
• Anne Fleming, The Goat (Groundwood Books)
• Amanda Foody, Daughter of the Burning City (HarperCollins/Harlequin TEEN)
• Cornelia Funke, The Book No One Ever Read (Breathing Books)
• Jack Gantos, Writing Radar: Using Your Journal to Snoop Out and Craft Great Stories (Macmillan Children’s Publishing Group/FSG Books for Young Readers)
• J.C. Geiger, Wildman (Disney Publishing Worldwide/Hyperion)
• Ilsa Govan, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion: Strategies for Facilitating Conversations on Race (Rowman & Littlefield)
• Ryan Graudin, Invictus (Hachette Book Group/Little, Brown Books for Young Readers)
• Jennifer Holm, Swing It, Sunny (Scholastic)
• Mathew Holm, Swing It, Sunny (Scholastic)
• Rachel Ignotofsky, Women in Science: 50 Fearless Pioneers Who Changed the World (Ten Speed Press)
• Victoria Jamieson, All’s Faire in Middle School (Penguin Young Readers/Dial)
• Gregory Katsoulis, All Rights Reserved (HarperCollins/Harlequin TEEN)
• Brigid Kemmerer, Letters to the Lost (Bloomsbury)
• Todd Kessler, The Good Dog and the Bad Cat (Coralstone Press)
• Mariah McCourt, Stitched (Papercutz/Charmz)
• Jon McGoran, Spliced (Holiday House)
• Sandhya Menon, When Dimple Met Rishi (Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing Group/Simon Pulse)
• Tim Miller, Moo Moo in a Tutu (HarperCollins Publishers/Balzer + Bray)
• Linsey Miller, Mask of Shadows (Sourcebooks Fire)
• Bethanie Murguia, Toucans, Too (little bee books)
• James Nicol, The Apprentice Witch (Scholastic)
• Eucabeth Odhiambo, Auma’s Long Run (Lerner Publishing Group/Carolrhoda Books)
• Daniel José Older, Shadowhouse Fall (Scholastic)
• Susan Patterson, Big Words for Little Geniuses (Hachette Book Group/Jimmy Patterson)
• Miranda Paul, Blobfish Throws a Party (little bee books)
• Bonnie Pipkin, Aftercare Instructions (Flatiron Books)
• Amy Reed, The Nowhere Girls (Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing Group/Simon Pulse)
• Jason Reynolds, Long Way Down (Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing Group/Atheneum)
• Natalie Riess, Space Battle Lunchtime (Oni Press)
• Sherri Duskey Rinker, The 12 Sleighs of Christmas (Chronicle Books)
• Melissa Savage, Lemons (Random House Children’s Books/Crown Books for Young Readers)
• Allen Say, Silent Days, Silent Dreams (Scholastic)
• Jennifer E. Smith, Windfall (Random House Children’s Books/Delacorte Press)
• Laurel Snyder, Orphan Island (HarperCollins Publishers/Walden Pond Press)
• Javaka Steptoe, Radiant Child: The Story of Young Artist Jean-Michel Basquiat (Hachette Book Group/Little, Brown Books for Young Readers)
• Liara Tamani, Calling My Name (HarperCollins/Greenwillow Books)
• Joe Todd-Stanton, The Secret of Black Rock (Flying Eye Books)
• Philip C. Stead, The Purloining of Prince Oleomargarine (Random House Children’s Books/Doubleday Books for Young Readers)
• Erin Stead, The Purloining of Prince Oleomargarine (Random House Children’s Books/Doubleday Books for Young Readers)
• Jessica Townsend, Nevermoor (Hachette Book Group/Little, Brown Books for Young Readers)
• Catherynne Valente, The Glass Town Game (Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing Group/Margaret K. McElderry Books)
• Marit Weisenberg, Select (Charlesbridge Teen)
• Cat Winters, Odd & True (ABRAMS/Amulet Books)

The ABC Children’s Institute is made possible by the generous support of lead sponsor Baker & Taylor and from publishers large and small [8]. Learn more about the authors appearing at Children’s Institute [6] and check out the full lineup of educational programs, keynote speeches, and special events [9] on BookWeb.

Booksellers looking to attend the April 5–7 Children’s Institute [7] are encouraged to register as soon as possible [10], as the institute is nearing capacity. Questions about the ABC Children’s Institute should be sent to [email protected] [11].