Neil Packer

Illustrator of The Odyssey.

Ammi-Joan Paquette

Shirley Parenteau

David Parkins

Illustrator of Prowlpuss (Commended in the 1995 National Art Library Awards for Illustration) and Webster J. Duck.

Maria Parr

Maria Parr is an outstanding Norwegian children’s author. Her debut novel, Vaffelhjarte (Waffle Hearts), has been translated into more than fifteen different languages, and won France’s Prix Sorcières in 2010, the Dutch Zilveren Griffel in 2008, and was shortlisted for Norway’s prestigious Brage Prize. It has also been made into a popular children’s television series in Norway. Her second novel, Tonje Glimmerdal, won the Brage Prize and the Norwegian Critics’ Prize in 2009. Maria has a Master’s degree in Nordic Languages and Literature and works as a primary school teacher. She lives in Norway with her family.

Stephan Pastis

Stephan Pastis is the creator of Pearls Before Swine, an acclaimed comic strip that appears in more than seven hundred U.S. newspapers and boasts a devoted following. His 2011 compilation Larry in Wonderland debuted at #1 on the New York Times bestseller list for paperback graphic novels. Timmy Failure: Mistakes Were Made is his first book for young readers. He lives in northern California.

Katherine and John Paterson

Leslie Patricelli

Leslie's highly original books for babies include Dummy and Blankie.

Brian Patten

One of the most accessible and popular poets working today.