2025 Jannie Ho (Children's Author and Illustrator) (See her visit) 2024 Kim Norman (Children's Book Author) (See her visit) 2023 Tim Young (Author/Illustrator, Toy Designer, Illustrator, Sculptor, Puppet Maker, and Graphic Designer) 2022 Patricia Newman (Children's Author and Speaker) 2021 Canceled due to COVID-19 2020 Elizabeth Rusch (Author) 2019 Bill Harley (Author, Performing Artist, and Keynote Speaker) 2018 Bruce Hale (Author, Speaker, and Song-and-Dance Man) 2017 Eric A. Kimmel (Author) 2016 Pam Flowers (Author) 2015 Mike Graff (Author) 2014 Jody Sullivan Rake (Author) 2013 Jeff Mondak (Children's Poet and Songwriter) and Jordan Kaye (Singer) 2012 Mike Thaler (Author) 2011 Chris Rumble (Author, Artist, Musician, and Comic)