Marianne the Maker

Marianne, a young maker with a wild imagination, tries to skip soccer practice to work on her creations, but must face the consequences of her actions when her dad finds out what happened.

Kelly Corrigan has been called ＂the voice of her generation＂ by O: The Oprah Magazine and ＂the poet laureate of the ordinary＂ by HuffPost. She is the author of the New York Times bestsellers The Middle Place, Lift, and Glitter and Glue. She is also the creative director of the Nantucket Project and host of their conversation series about what matters most. She lives near Oakland, California, with her husband, Edward Lichty, and her daughters, Georgia and Claire.

Claire Corrigan Lichty is a student at The University of Virginia, studying computer science and theater. Marianne the Maker is her first book.

George Sweetland is a freelance illustrator and has illustrated over ten children’s picture books. When he isn’t illustrating or teaching elementary school students, he’s having dance parties and watching movies with his wife, two sons, and their energetic golden doodle in their home in Connecticut.