Trinka Hakes Noble is the award-winning author of numerous picture books including
The Orange Shoes (2007 National Parenting Publications Awards Honors Winner),
The Scarlet Stockings Spy (2005 IRA Teachers' Choice),
The Last Brother, and
The Legend of the Cape May Diamond. Ms. Noble also wrote the ever-popular Jimmy's Boa series and
Meanwhile Back at the Ranch, both featured on PBS's Reading Rainbow. Her many awards include ALA Notable Children's Book, Booklist Children's Editors' Choice, IRA-CBC Children's Choice, Learning: The Year's Ten Best, and several Junior Literary Guild Selections.
Ms. Noble has studied children's book writing and illustrating in New York City at Parsons School of Design, the New School University, Caldecott medalist Uri Shulevitz's Greenwich Village Workshop, and at New York University. A member of the Rutgers University Council on Children's Literature, she was awarded Outstanding Woman 2002 in Arts and Letters in the state of New Jersey for her lifetime work in children's books. Ms. Noble currently lives in the historic Jockey Hollow area of Bernardsville, New Jersey.
Nicole Tadgell was born in Detroit, Michigan (Highland Park). A shy child whose family moved frequently, art was a fun escape for her. While studying studio art at Wheaton College, Nicole discovered children’s book illustration and knew it would be her path. Today she is the illustrator of over 30 books, many of them honored with awards. When she’s not drawing, Nicole visits schools and conducts lectures and workshops. She also practices tai chi and watches Doctor Who. Nicole lives in central Massachusetts. Visit her online at www.nicoletadgellillustration.com.
