Youth and Family

	Mary Azarian, the illustrator of The Invisible Garden, received the Caldecott Medal for the "Most Distinguished Picture Book of 1999" (forSnowflake Bentley). She lives in Vermont, where she creates her remarkable woodcuts and paintings and works in her garden. School visits and Storyfest, 3/23.
Bob Anderson is a resident member of McGuffey Art Center and author/illustrator of OBO and the new When I Was a Little Boy I Was a Black Panther. 3/23, 11 a.m., 2 p.m.
Robert Bernardini is an engineer who has written six children's books including Safety First Please! And It Won't Make You Sneeze! School visits.
Colin Bootman received his BFA from School of Visual Arts in NYC. He has illustrated books, book jackets, and magazines. The Music in Derrick's Heart, by Gwendolyn Battle Lavert was named a Parent's Choice Recommended book in Booklist. School visits. School visits. StoryFest, 3/23
Judy Carey was associate editor at Viking Children's Books, a division of Penguin Putnam, Inc. She has edited picture books, easy-to-reads, chapter books, poetry books and nonfiction titles. School visits.
Arlene A. Carter-Pounds, also known as "The Sugar Lady," is a professor, poet and performer whose books include Cracking Walnuts & Other Goodies and Tucked In Real Tight. School visits.
	Suzanne Tanner Chitwood is an elementary and art teacher, an illustrator, and now an author of Wake Up Big Barn. She lives near Charlottesville. School visits.
	Henry Cole grew up on a farm in Virginia. He studied forestry and is a self-taught artist. He has been an elementary school science teacher, and now devotes his time to illustrating and book programs for children. 3/23 7 p.m. School visits.
MaryAnn Cusimano Love is an Associate Professor of International Relations at the Catholic University of America. You Are My I Love You is her first children's book. School visits and Storyfest, 3/23.
Morgan Simone Daleo, author of The Spirited Alphabet, Book of Dreams and Visions and Curriculum of Love, is a Parent Choice Award Winner. School visits.
	Pamela Duncan Edward s, from Liverpool in the United Kingdom, has been in the U.S. for 25 years. She has been a school librarian, where she met Henry Cole. Together they have written 8 books, including Warthogs in the Kitchen, Bravo Livingston Mouse, and Ed and Fred Flea. Culbreth Theatre, 3/20, 7 p.m. and school visit.
Joan Gulotta was born in Coolbawn, Co. Tipperary, Ireland. The owner of Coolbawn Arts, a studio in Charlottesville, she crafts award-winning handmade jewelry of Celtic design. 3/22 4 p.m.
	Noelle C. Hall is the author of Emily & the Captain: A Woody Point Story. She resides in Spotsylvania County but has Newfoundland roots. 3/23 StoryFest.
	Phil Hoose is the author of books, essays, stories, songs, and articles. It's Our World, Too! Stories of Young People Who Are Marking a Difference and Hey, Little Ant, are award-winning. His newest book, We Were There, Too: Young People in U.S. History, was a National Book Award finalist. 3/23, 7 p.m. School visits.
	Peter Jones is the host of "Tell Us a Tale," Central Virginia's premier children's radio program, with plans of national syndication in 2002. He is adapting a collection of animal folktales for an upcoming CD. 3/20 7 p.m.; 3/24 noon.
Dee Keith taught Creative Drama and Children's Theater at Broome County Community College in Binghamton, New York. Keith volunteers for the Charlottesville "Kids on the Block Puppets." Area visits.
Mary E. Lyons is the author of seventeen biographies and historical novels for young readers. Her latest publications are Knockabeg: A Famine Tale and Feed the Children First: Irish Memories of the Great Hunger. 3/22. 4 p.m.
Kathy L. May, author of Molasses Man, is a poet, fiction writer, teacher and children's book author. School visits.
Karen Hill McNamara is a doctoral candidate at Drew University. To complete her research on children's literature of the Irish Famine, she has conducted author interviews in Ireland, England and America and presented the research at numerous Irish and American conferences. 3/22, 4 p.m.
Libby Meggs is the author of Go Home! The True Story of James the Cat. School visits.
Slade Nojuki is from Nigeria. He is the author of several children’s books based on Nigerian folktales.
Fernando Opere is a poet and the director of Latin American Studies at UVa. School visits.
Christine Orlando is a graphic designer who formerly worked at Harper Collins. School visits.
Pricscilla Randolph, author and publisher of Lifehunter: Selected Poems, Stories and Essays, has published widely in magazines, newspapers and literary journals. She has been a grant recipient and a writing fellow at the Virginia Center for the Creative Arts and the MacDowell Colony. School visits.
	Frank Riccio is a local illustrator of The Spirited Alphabet, Little Sould and the Sun, Baseball for Breakfast and The World of Shoes. 3/23 McGuffey, School visits.
	Angela Seward is the author of Good Night, Daddy and Maxx and the Wishing Bone. She lives in Newport News, Virginia. 3/23 StoryFest; School visits.
Jacquelyn Vawter, PhD is an educator and children's literature specialist who writes children's book reviews and teaches children's literature in northern Virginia. She is a member of the Children's Book Guild of Washington, D.C. 3/22 4 p.m.
	Jim Weiss has been a storyteller for over 25 years. He has produced 27 storytelling recordings and has performed at the White House. 3/23 StoryFest.
Hop Wells, a twelfth grader at St. Anne's-Belfield School, is a National Merit Semifinalist who will attend Princeton University next fall. He co-founded Saints March for Books, a community service organization designed to bring books to underprivileged children. Head Start reading.
Townie Wells is a tenth grader at St. Anne's-Belfield School. He enjoys painting and squash and co-founded Saints March for Books, a literary program, with his brother. Head Start reading.
Ed White is the author of the children’s book Foxy’s Tale, a true story of his Champion Alaskan Sled Dog. Foxy’s Tale was selected for the 3rd and 4th grade 1997 Alaskan Battle of the Books. White and his daughter raced sled dogs while living in Alaska for 17 years. 3/23 StoryFest.
Ray-Mond L. White, a full-time artist, studied at Virginia Commonwealth University and Piedmont Virginia Community College. His art on paper bags uses mixed media (pastel, pastel oils and pencils) and he develops workshops for art on recyclable materials. Area visits.
	Susan Wojciechowski is the author of a number of children's books, including The Christmas Miracle of Jonathan Toomey and several books about Patty Dillman. She has won the Christopher Medal for excellence in Children's books. School visits.