About Us

Donna Cangelosi and Chana Stiefel are picture book critique partners & friends who are passionate about kids' books & love to share tidbits from their writing journey with other aspiring writers. 

​About Chana: Writer. Editor. Mom. Author of more than 20 non-fiction children’s books and dozens of magazine articles. Repped by agent Miranda Paul at EMLA. Chana's next picture book, LET LIBERTY RISE! HOW AMERICA'S SCHOOLCHILDREN HELPED SAVE THE STATUE OF LIBERTY, illustr. by Chuck Groenink, comes out from Scholastic 3-2-21. Other picture books include DADDY DEPOT (Feiwel & Friends) and MY NAME IS WAKAWAKALOCH (HMH). Recent non-fiction titles include ANIMAL ZOMBIES...& OTHER REAL-LIFE MONSTERS (NatGeoKids), which was selected as a Top Ten YALSA Quick Pick for Reluctant Readers. Visit www.chanastiefel.com
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About Donna: Writer. Psychologist. Mom. Repped by Charlotte Wenger at Prospect Agency. Donna splits her time between writing for kids and working with them in her private practice. Author of psychology books and children's stories appearing in a variety of children's magazines. Donna's debut picture book, MISTER ROGERS' GIFT OF MUSIC, illustr. by Amanda Moeckel, will be published by Page Street Kids in 2022. www.donnacangelosi.com

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