Teen Author's & Illustrators

“I am a 16-year-old who is interested in writing and illustrating a children’s book I’m embarking on a creative and challenging project.” Writing a children’s book requires a unique set of skills, including creating engaging characters, developing a compelling story, and using simple language that is easy for young readers to understand.”

My name is Antwan Settlers Jr. I am a 16-year-old student at Columbia High School. I play football, basketball, and baseball for my school and I really enjoy playing all sports in hopes of one day becoming a college or perhaps a professional athlete.
A class assignment led to writing the ABCs of Football, I want to encourage all students both young and old to not take these assignments for granted because they can possibly open the door to bigger dreams that you may have never thought of as this Art assignment did for me.
I hope all children enjoy the book, learn the fundamentals of football, and have fun learning their alphabets.

My name is Nylah Barnett, I am a 17-year-old girl who wrote this book because, I want all kids to know their dreams can come true. I'm currently a student at Columbia High School. Graduating class of 2024

Hello, my name is Vanessa Garcia. I am a high school student, at Columbia High School, currently in 11th grade. I wrote this book with the inspiration of imagination. Imagination was always a part of my childhood. I wanted to represent it in some kind of way in this book.

Hello, my name is Pamela Gordillo Valdez, I'm a 10th grader at Columbia High School. I wrote this story because it is something that flowed from my mind.

La'Kayla Griffin is a 2022 graduate of Columbia High School in Huntsville Alabama. She is the book illustrator for "Justin & Friends Dinosaur Adventure" by Carolyn Wilson and "Daddy's Little Princess," by Alfreda Ragland. Books are available for purchase on Amazon.com La'Kayla is currently a student at SCAD (Savannah College of Art And Design). If you are in need of a talented illustrator, please reach out to contact information below.

Hi, my name is Zion Toney. I'm from Hunsville Alabama. I'm currently a Junior at Columbia High School. I decided to create this book for my niece, to teach her the ABC's using interesting animals... I think she would love it.

Hola, mi nombre es Pamela Gordillo Valdez, soy estudiante de 10º grado en Columbia High School. Escribí esta historia porque es algo que fluyó de mi mente.

Hola, mi nombre es Vanessa García. Soy estudiante de secundaria, en Columbia High School, actualmente estoy en 11º grado. Escribí este libro con la inspiración de la imaginación. La imaginación siempre fue parte de mi infancia. Quería representarlo de alguna manera en este libro.

Teen Authors Club, was founded by Carolyn Wilson in 2022. She collaborated with Mrs. Kakales arts class. Carolyn Wilson is the CEO/Owner of her publishing company, Dream Faith Publishing. Mrs. Kakales chooses one class a year to participate in writing a short children's story and illustrations. Mrs. Wilson then, takes a look at the work and publishes up to two of the students books at no cost.