Buddy Bench (Confetti Kids)

Five kids around a bench that is covered in colored hand prints.
By: Gwendolyn Hudson Hooks
Illustrated by:
Shirley Ng-Benitez

Five friends from diverse backgrounds learn how to navigate common childhood challenges, new experiences, and the world around them in the realistic and kid-friendly Confetti Kids ea

Sheri Tan

SHERI TAN is a freelance editor who has also written many books for children, including the middle-grade chapter-book series Girl Overboar

Patricia de Arias

Patricia de Arias was born in Spain in 1973. She began her career as an actress before publishing a number of children’s books in Brazil, where she now lives.

Laura Borràs

Laura Borràs is an internationally acclaimed illustrator who has published numerous books that have been awarded in many countries. She studied illustration in Spain and Italy, and her work has been recognized by the Bologna Children’s Book Fair. 

Morten Dürr

MORTEN DÜRR is the award-winning author of 54 books in Danish, which have been translated into nine languages. He lives in Copenhagen with his two daughters. This is his first book to be published in English.

Lars Horneman

LARS HORNEMAN is a award-winning illustrator who has illustrated over 100 books--for both children and for the educational market. He lives in Copenhagen, Denmark.

Onjali Q. Raúf

Onjali Q. Raúf is the founder and CEO of Making HerStory, a UK nonprofit that works to fight human trafficking and gender-based abuses and crimes. She lives in the UK, and you can find her on Twitter at @OnjaliRauf.

Kwame Mbalia

Kwame Mbalia is a part-time pharmaceutical calibration tech, part-time writer, and full-time dad. Follow him on Twitter @KSekouM.

Nadia Hashimi

Nadia Hashimi was born and raised in New York and New Jersey. Both her parents were born in Afghanistan and left in the early 1970s, before the Soviet invasion. In 2002, Nadia made her first trip to Afghanistan with her parents.

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