Sandra Nickel writes picture books and poetry for kids, with many awards to her name. Her book The Stuff Between the Stars, illustrated by Aimee Sicuro, is a Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection, and won a Crystal Kite Award. Her picture book Big Bear and Little Fish, illustrated by Il Sung Na, was named a Charlotte Huck Award Recommended Book for its “potential to transform children’s lives by inviting compassion, imagination and wonder”. Its companion title is Bear’s Big Idea. Sandra’s most recent book is Seven: A Most Remarkable Pigeon, illustrated once more by Aimee Sicuro. Sandra lives in Switzerland with her family, dog, cats and twenty-five fish. Find her online at sandranickel.com, on Instagram as @sandranickelbooks and on X as @senickel.
