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Marla F. Jones has authored four picture books and is currently illustrating her fifth. Marla uses a colorful mix of media, layering papers, fabrics and found objects, to create texture and dimension in her folk art style.
MARLA F. JONES
As a former librarian, Una Belle enjoys reading to children and learning more about the great state of Oklahoma.
UNA BELLE TOWNSEND
David Barrow worked as a graphic designer, camera man and video editor. In 2016, Barrow embarked on his lifelong dream of illustrating children’s books.
DAVID BARROW
KJ Williams loves connecting kids to books. She spent thirty-seven years as a schoolteacher and media specialist encouraging children to discover and love books and reading. Williams hopes to ignite their imagination with her debut book, Camp Not Allowed.
KAREN (KJ) WILLIAMS
David L. Roper has been a professional writer for over twenty years, with dozens of adult books in print. As a children’s writer, he has had over fifty stories, poems, and articles published in Highlights and other children’s magazines.
DAVID ROPER
Susan York Meyers is an award-winning author, with two chapter books, two picture books, two young adult novels, and a book of poetry. She has also written a humorous inspirational book. Susan worked in elementary school libraries for over twelve years and is familiar with both books and the children who check them out.
SUSAN YORK MEYERS
Sharon Edge Martin, teacher and writer, has published dozens of poems, short stories, and magazine article, and more than a thousand essays. Her first full-length book of poetry, Not a Prodigal, is from Village Books Press. Froggy Bottom Blues is her first picture book.
SHARON MARTIN
Barbara Shepherd is an award-winning writer. Her books include The Potbelly Pig Promise (picture book), River Bend (novel), Vittles and Vignettes (cookbook), and Patchwork Skin (poetry chapbook).
BARBARA SHEPHERD
Raven Howell is an award-winning author and poet of eight picture books. She writes poetry for a variety of children’s magazines including Highlights and Cricket. Raven enjoys writing workshops, and serves as Creative & Publishing Advisor for RedClover Reader.
RAVEN HOWELL
Raven's book, A Flock of Fun, will be released Spring 2020.
We'll keep you posted!
Nancy F. Pyle is a retired librarian who wrote her first picture book when she realized her granddaughter was already three, and Granny had not set a single stitch on the child's baby quilt. What kind of book does a three-year-old need? A counting book, and so Down on the Ranch came into being.
NANCY PYLE
Sandra Byrd Lawson grew up in rural Kentucky. As a little girl Lawson loved reading all types of books and exploring the hills and woods surrounding her home. She now lives in Oklahoma and has two books with Doodle and Peck.
SANDRA BYRD LAWSON
