About the Author

Samantha Cotterill is an award winning picture book author and illustrator residing in New York. Samantha has been featured in The New York Times (as illustrator for Just Add Glitter, written by Angela Diterlizzi) and The Wall Street Journal for her art in The Jinx and The Doom Fight Crime! (written by Lisa Mantchev) . She has recently launched a book series for kids on the autism spectrum and/or with sensory issues entitled Little Senses. Samantha wanted to make books that allow kids to recognize themselves in a playful, fun, yet therapeutic way. For more about Samantha, please visit samanthacotterill.com or check out her Instagram: @mummysamart and @littlesensesbooks PUBLISHED TITLES:Just Add Glitter written by Angela Diterlizzi (Simon & Schuster, Fall 2018/October 9th) - "Sparkle of Genius" - The New York Times book review by Michael Ian BlackCharlotte and the Rock written by Stephen W Martin(Penguin, Spring 2017) - Junior Library Guild Selection, Society of Illustrators Original Art Show 2017 Selection, Toronto Public Library First and Best 2017 Selection, Bank Street College of Education best Children's Books of the Year (2018 edition) , Chocolate Lily Awards 2018 Finalist, Golden Sower NomineeThe Forever Garden written by Laurel Snyder (Random House, May 2nd 2017) - Junior Library Guild Selection, Booklist Starred Review, PJ Library selectionJinx and the Doom Fight Crime! written by Lisa Mantchev (Simon & Schuster, Spring 2018/Feb 13th) - Kirkus Starred Review, Amazon Book of the Month, Wall Street Journal featured review, a Bank Street Books Best Book of the YearOnce Upon a Slime written by Andy Maxwell (Little, Brown, Summer 2018/July 3rd) - Junior Library Guild SelectionNo More Bows! written by me! (HarperCollins, Winter 2017) -Kirkus starred review, Society of Illustrators Original Art Show 2017 Selection, Society of Illustrators Annual Exhibition SI60 selection Little Senses Series illustrated and written by me : 4 books This Beach is Loud! (Penguin, June 2019) - Starred School Library Journal Review, Dolly Parton's Imagination Library 2020 List Nope! Never! Not for Me! (Penguin, June 2019) FUTURE TITLES: Little Senses Series: Can I Play Too? (Penguin, March 2020) The Secret Rhino Society written by Jonathan E. Jacobs (Simon and Schuster, May 5, 2020) -Booklist starred review

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