Guess the kidlit desks: answers and winners!

Thank you to all who participated in this contest to match 36 children's authors/illustrators with their desks; those mystery desks and your guesses are here.

The desk owners revealed!

Here are the desks again, each now with a second photo identifying whose desk is whose...by books, of course. (First I show the names with the photos, then repeat the names as a list only for easier checking against the lists of guesses.)

Subcontest 1 of 2

The 18 authors/illustrators/desks:


 1 Jonathan Auxier

 2 Eliza Wheeler

 3 Samantha Berger

 4 Don Tate

 5 Lauren Castillo

 6 Nora Raleigh Baskin

 7 Chris Grabenstein

 8 Deborah Underwood

 9 Dan Yaccarino

 10 Deborah Heiligman

 11 Andrew Smith

 12 Lisa Brown

 13 Daniel Kirk

 14 Barbara Kerley

 15 Kirby Larson

 16 Matthew Cordell

 17 Lemony Snicket

18 Elizabeth Rose Stanton
Quick list:

 1 Jonathan Auxier
 2 Eliza Wheeler
 3 Samantha Berger
 4 Don Tate
 5 Lauren Castillo
 6 Nora Raleigh Baskin
 7 Chris Grabenstein
 8 Deborah Underwood
 9 Dan Yaccarino
10 Deborah Heiligman
11 Andrew Smith
12 Lisa Brown
13 Daniel Kirk
14 Barbara Kerley
15 Kirby Larson
16 Matthew Cordell
17 Lemony Snicket
18 Elizabeth Rose Stanton

Subcontest 2 of 2

The 18 authors/illustrators:


 19 David Lubar

 20 Matt Phelan

 21 Tara Lazar

 22 Tony Abbott

 23 Sue Fliess

 24 Jeff Mack

 25 Maryann Macdonald

 26 Scott Magoon

 27 Sarah Darer Littman

 28 Barney Saltzberg

 29 Neal Shusterman

 30 Debbie Ridpath Ohi

 31 Tom Angleberger

 32 Jerry Pallotta

 33 Richard Michelson

 34 Steve Sheinkin

 35 Terry Trueman

36 Liz Garton Scanlon
Quick list:

19 David Lubar
20 Matt Phelan
21 Tara Lazar
22 Tony Abbott
23 Sue Fliess 
24 Jeff Mack
25 Maryann Macdonald
26 Scott Magoon
27 Sarah Darer Littman 
28 Barney Saltzberg
29 Neal Shusterman
30 Debbie Ridpath Ohi
31 Tom Angleberger
32 Jerry Pallotta
33 Richard Michelson
34 Steve Sheinkin
35 Terry Trueman
36 Liz Garton Scanlon

The winners revealed!

These eagle eyes win a signed copy of my (desk-free) latest book, Brave Like My Brother:

subcontest 1

Kate Haskell – 11/18 (i.e. she identified 11 out of 18)Chelsea Couillard-Smith – 5/18Finnelie Hallifax – 5/18
subcontest 2

Finnelie Hallifax – 13/18Kate Haskell – 10/18Jess Stork – 7/18

Congratulations to all!  

If you liked this challenge, you will love this book:


Now…back to my desk.