Thank you for expressing interest in having one of the Random House Children’s Books authors and/or illustrators for an appearance at your school or library. Whether for an in-person or virtual event, you will find everything you need to host a visit below.

Host a Random House Children’s Books Author

School Visit Guide for Authors

Available Authors and Illustrators

Albee, Sarah
• Grades K to 8
Anders, Lou
• Grade 7
Appelhans, Chris
• Grades PreK to 2
Arena, Jen
• Grades PreK to 2

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Avasthi, Swati
• Grades 9 and Up
Baker, Kim
• Grades 3 to 7
Baptist, Kelly J.
• Grades 3 to 5
Barclay Moore, David
• Grades 5 and Up
Barrager, Brigette
• Grades PreK to 2
Beede, John
• Grades 5 and Up
Behar, Ruth
• Grades K to 8
Behr, Robbi
• Grades 3 to 7
Beil, Michael D.
• Grades 4 to 8
Bernal, Tenisha
• Grades Up to PreK
In-Person and Virtual
Bernstein, Richard
• Grades 8 and Up
Betts, Anni
• Grades PreK to 3
Blejwas, Emily
• Grades 4 to 7
Brantley-Newton, Vanessa
• Grades PreK to 2
Brewer, Paul
• Grades PreK to 3
Brown, Jeffrey
• Grades 3 to 7
Brown, Reggie
• Grades 2 to 5
Browne, Mahogany L.
• Grades 9 and Up
Brunskill, Amelia
• Grades 7 and Up
Bryant, Jen
• All Grades
Burg, Shana
• All Grades
Burgess, Matthew
• Grades K to 3
Butler, Dave
• Grades 3 to 9
Buxbaum, Julie
• Grades 7 and Up
Buyea, Rob
• Grades 4 to 7
Cerf, Chris
• Grades K to 3
Chapman, Jared
• Grades PreK to 2
Choldenko, Gennifer
• Grades 3 to 7
Christoph, Jamey
• Grades PreK to 3
Cody, Matthew
• Grades 4 to 8
Coon, Kelly
• Grades 8 and Up
Corey, Shana
• Grades K to 3
Costa, Ben
• Grades 7 and Up
Costner, Arianne
• Grades 3 to 7
Courage, Nick
• Grades 4 to 7
Coville, Bruce
• Grades 3 to 7
Craig, Erin A.
• Grades 7 and Up
Cummings, Troy
• Grades PreK to 2
Curato, Mike
• Grades PreK to 3
Curtis, Christopher Paul
• Grades 4 to 10
De La Peña, Matt
• Grades 9 and Up
Dean, Justin
• Grades 3 to 7
Detlefsen, Lisl
• Grades PreK to 8
Dombrowski, Johnny
• Grades 5 and Up
Donofrio, Beverly
• Grades K to 7
Doyle, Bill
• Grades 3 to 7
Dreyer, Benjamin
• Grades 5 and Up
Virtual
Dreyer, Dylan
• Grades PreK to 2
NYC and Virtual
Díaz, Natasha
• Grades 7 and Up
Ehrlich, Esther
• Grades 5 and Up
Elliott, Zetta
• Grades 3 to 7
Escobar, Paola
• Grades PreK to 3
Everington, Kristy
• Grades PreK to 2
Fleming, Candace
• Grades 7 and Up
Forna, Namina
• Grades 7 and Up
Frank, Jennifer
• Grades PreK to 3
Friddell, Claudia
• Grades 2 to 8
Fusco, Kimberly Newton
• Grades 4 and Up
Gallagher, John
• Grades 2 to 5
Garrett, Camryn
• Grades 9 and Up
Gephart, Donna
• Grades 4 to 7
Ghigna, Charles
• Grades K to 5
Gibson, Ben
• Grades PreK to 3
Giles, Chrystal
• Grades 3 to 6
Ginns, Russell
• Grades 3 to 7
Glasgow, Kathleen
• Grades 9 and Up
Goldsmith, Cathy
• All Grades
Grabenstein, Chris
• Grades 4 to 8
Graegin, Stephanie
• Grades PreK to 2
GrandPre, Mary
• Grades PreK to 3
Grant, Benjamin
• Grades 3 to 7
Griffith, Theanne
• Grades 2 to 5
Gutierrez, Rudy
• Grades PreK to 2
Hagen, George
• Grades 4 to 7
Haidle, Elizabeth
• Grades 3 to 7
Harkey, Faith
• Grades 4 to 6
Hart, Alison
• Grades 9 and Up
Henigson, Jeff
• Grades 6 and Up
Hills, Tad
• Grades PreK to 1
Holm, Jennifer L.
• Grades 3 to 7
Holm, Matt
• Grades 3 and Up
Hong, Nicholas
• Grades PreK to 3
Hopkinson, Deborah
• Grades 3 to 7
Hubbard, Rita Lorraine
• Grades PreK to 3
Hudson, Cheryl & Wade
• Grades 5 and Up
Jenkins, Emily
• Grades PreK to 2
Johnson, Kim
• Grades 7 and Up
Jones, Kelly
• Grades 3 to 7
Jordan, Apple
• Grades PreK to 3
Joyner, Andrew
• Grades PreK to 3
Kaplan, A. E.
• Grades 7 and Up
Keating, Jess
• Grades K to 3
Keller, Tae
• Grades 3 to 7
Kelly, David A.
• Grades 1 to 4
Kelly, Katy
• Grades 2 to 6
Kelly, Lynne
• Grades 3 to 7
Kennedy, James
• Grades 5 and Up
Kitchings, Taylor
• Grades 4 to 8
Klimo, Kate
• Grades 3 to 4
Knisley, Lucy
• Grades PreK to 3
Kraus, Daniel
• Grades 5 and Up
Krosoczka, Jarrett J.
• All Grades
Krull, Kathleen
• Grades PreK to 3
Kunkel, Angela Burke
• Grades PreK to 3
LaFleur, Suzanne
• Grades 3 to 7
Lang, Max and Suzanne
• Grades K to 3
Lariviere, Sarah
• Grades 7 and Up
Larson, Kirby
• Grades K to 5
Larson, Reif
• Grades PreK to 3
Le Nguyen, Trung
• Grades 7 and Up
Leavitt, Lindsey
• All Grades
Lenz, Nikki
• Grades 3 to 7
Levy, Dana Alison
• Grades 3 to 8
Locke, Katherine
• Grades 7 and Up
Lockhart, E.
• Grades 7 and Up
Loney, Andra
• Grades PreK to 2
Look, Lenore
• Grades K to 6
Ludwig, Trudy
• Grades PreK to 3
Madden-Lunsford, Kerry
• Grades PreK to 2
Magoon, Kekla
• Grades 3 Up
Mahoney, Kristin
• Grades 3 to 7
Malone, Marianne
• Grades 3 to 6
Markell, Denis
• Grades 4 to 7
Markle, Sandra
• Grades 3 to 7
Martinez, Libby
• Grades 1 to 4
McAnulty, Stacy
• Grades 3 to 7
McCullough, Kathy
• Grades 4 and Up
McDonald, Joyce
• Grades 6 and Up
McElligott, Matthew
• Grades 3 to 7
McGinty, Alice B.
• Grades 3 to 7
McKernan, Victoria
• Grades 5 and Up
McManus, Karen M.
• Grades 9 and Up
McNamara, Margaret
• Grades PreK to 3
Meconis, Dylan
• Grades 3 to 7
Messener, Kate
• Grades 3 to 7
Meyer, Susan Lynn
• Grades 4 and Up
Meyers, Mark
• Grades 1 to 4
Meza, Erika
• Grades PreK to 2
Mi-Wyss, Tatjana
• Grades PreK to 2
Mitchell, Saundra
• Grades 7 to 12
Moen, Erika and Nolan, Matthew
• Grades 9 and Up
Mora, Oge
• Grades PreK to 3
Mora, Pat
• All Grades
Napoli, Donna Jo
• All Grades
Neilsen, David
• Grades 4 and Up
Nielsen, Susin
• Grades 5 and Up
O'Shaughnessy, Kate
• Grades 3 to 7
Oppel, Kenneth
• Grades 5 and Up
Osa, Nancy
• Grades 5 and Up
Otheguy, Emma
• Grades 3 to 7
Parks, James
• Grades 7 and Up
Parsons, Mark Huntley
• Grades 7 and Up
Pearsall, Shelley
• Grades 3 to 7
Penfold, Alexandra
• Grades PreK to 3
Perl, Erica S.
• Grades 5 and Up
Phillips, Helen
• Grades 4 to 7
Phillips, J. C.
• Grades 2 to 6
Pierce, Tamora
• Grades 5 and Up
Pippins, Andrea
• Grades PreK to K
Polisner, Gae
• Grades 3 to 7
Poore, Michael
• Grades 5 and Up
Portman, Frank
• Grades 7 and Up
Power, Rory
• Grades 9 and Up
Rabe, Tish
• Grades 1 to 2
Raleigh Baskin, Nora
• Grades 3 to 7
Ransome, James
• Grades K to 5
Reagan, Jean
• Grades PreK to 3
Reck, Jared
• Grades 7 and Up
Reinhardt, Dana
• Grades 7 and Up
Reintgen, Scott
• Grades 7 and Up
Resau, Laura
• Grades 5 and Up
Respicio, Mae
• Grades 3 to 7
Richards, Jame
• Grades K to 8
Rimington, Celesta
• Grades 3 to 7
Rodkey, Geoff
• Grades 3 to 7
Rogers, Lisa
• Grades PreK to 3
Rohmann, Eric
• Grades K to 6
Rosenstock, Barb
• Grades Pre-K to 3
Roxas, Isabel
• Grades PreK to 3
Rubin, Lance
• Grades 7 and Up
Ruby, Jeffrey Michael
• Grades 4 to 8
Rudetsky, Seth
• Grades 7 and Up
Saedi, Sara
• Grades 9 and Up
Sanders, Rob
• Grades K to 3
Sarno, Melissa
• Grades 3 to 7
Sauer, Tammi
• Grades Pre-K to 6
Savage, Melissa
• Grades 3 to 7
Savit, Gavriel
• Grades 7 and Up
Sax, Sarah
• Grades 3 to 7
Scheerger, Sarah
• Grades PreK to 12
Schmidt, Amy
• Grades Pre-K to 5
Schmidt, Ron
• Grades Pre-K to 5
Schusterman, Michelle
• Grades 3 to 8
Sell, Chad
• Grade 4 to 7
Selzer, Adam
• Grades 5 and Up
Shank, Marilyn Sue
• Grades 5 and Up
Shapiro, Esme
• Grades PreK to 3
Sharma, Nisha
• Grades 8 to 12
Shelton, Paula Young
• Grades K to 5
Shovan, Laura
• Grades 3 to 5
Shurtliff, Liesl
• Grades 3 to 7
Sieg, Annie
• Grades PreK to 3
Sierra, Judy
• All Grades
Silverman, Laura
• Grades 7 and Up
Silvestro, Annie
• Grades PreK to 2
Smith, Jennifer E.
• Grades 7 and Up
Snyder, Laurel
• Grades 2 to 5
Sorensen, Tara
• Grades 2 to 5
NYC and Virtual
Spires, Ashley
• Grades PreK to 3
Staake, Bob
• Grades PreK to 2
Stamper, Vesper
• Grades 9 and Up
Stead, Rebecca
• Grades 4 and Up
Stewart, Erin
• Grades 7 to Up
Stone, Jeff
• All Grades
Stone, Nic
• Grades 7 and Up
Stone, Tanya Lee
• Grades 7 and Up
Sutton, Emily
• Grades PreK to 2
Sutton, Karah
• Grades 5 and Up
Swanson, Matthew
• Grades 3 to 7
Swartz, Elly
• Grades 3 and Up
Sánchez, Erika L.
• Grades 9 and Up
Tanner, Lian
• Grades 5 and Up
Thomas, Kara
• Grades 9 and Up
Torrey, Richard
• Grades K to 2
Tracy, Kristen
• Grades 6 to 12
Valentine, Tanya
• Grades PreK to 5
Van Draanen, Wendelin
• Grades 7 and Up
Varnes, Allison
• Grades 3 to 7
Vawter, Vince
• Grades 5 and Up
Venable, Colleen AF
• Grades K to 12
Wallace, Rich
• Grades 4 to 7
Walrath, Dana
• Grades 6 and Up
Walton, Julia
• Grades 8 and Up
Watson Hackl, Jo
• Grades 3 to 8
Watson, Andi
• Grades 3 to 7
White, Kiersten
• Grades 7 and Up
Wiemer, Liza
• Grades 7 and Up
Wildish, Lee
• Grades PreK to 3
Wiley, Melissa
• Grades 3 to 7
Willan, Alex
• Grades PreK to 2
Willey, Kira
• Grades PreK to 3
Winick, Judd
• Grades 3 to 7
Winter, Jonah
• Grades PreK to 2
Woodfolk, Ashley
• Grades 9 and up
Wright, Barbara
• Grades 5 and Up
Yee, Lisa
• Grades 3 to 8
Yoon, Nicola
• Grades 9 and Up
Yue, Stephanie
• Grades K to 12
Zabarsky, Jess
• Grades 7 and Up
Zentner, Jeff
• Grades 9 and Up
Zhao, Amélie Wen
• Grades 7 and Up
Zuill, Andrea
• Grades PreK to 2

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Available Authors and Illustrators

Albee, Sarah

Anders, Lou

Appelhans, Chris

Arena, Jen

Avasthi, Swati

Baker, Kim

Baptist, Kelly J.

Barclay Moore, David

Barrager, Brigette

Beede, John

Behar, Ruth

Behr, Robbi

Beil, Michael D.

Bernal, Tenisha

Bernstein, Richard

Betts, Anni

Blejwas, Emily

Brantley-Newton, Vanessa

Brewer, Paul

Brown, Jeffrey

Brown, Reggie

Browne, Mahogany L.

Brunskill, Amelia

Bryant, Jen

Burg, Shana

Burgess, Matthew

Butler, Dave

Buxbaum, Julie

Buyea, Rob

Cerf, Chris

Chapman, Jared

Choldenko, Gennifer

Christoph, Jamey

Cody, Matthew

Coon, Kelly

Corey, Shana

Costa, Ben

Costner, Arianne

Courage, Nick

Coville, Bruce

Craig, Erin A.

Cummings, Troy

Curato, Mike

Curtis, Christopher Paul

De La Peña, Matt

Dean, Justin

Detlefsen, Lisl

Dombrowski, Johnny

Donofrio, Beverly

Doyle, Bill

Dreyer, Benjamin

Dreyer, Dylan

Díaz, Natasha

Ehrlich, Esther

Elliott, Zetta

Escobar, Paola

Everington, Kristy

Fleming, Candace

Forna, Namina

Frank, Jennifer

Friddell, Claudia

Fusco, Kimberly Newton

Gallagher, John

Garrett, Camryn

Gephart, Donna

Ghigna, Charles

Gibson, Ben

Giles, Chrystal

Ginns, Russell

Glasgow, Kathleen

Goldsmith, Cathy

Grabenstein, Chris

Graegin, Stephanie

GrandPre, Mary

Grant, Benjamin

Griffith, Theanne

Gutierrez, Rudy

Hagen, George

Haidle, Elizabeth