Just select your school from the dropdown list and fill in your full name to access the voting buttons below. When you click on the button for your favorite author, it will change color to show your selection. Once you are satisfied with your choice, cast your final vote by clicking on the “Cast Your Vote” button and your vote will be counted to meet the 2025 Milner Award Winning Author.
How I Met My Monster
Amanda Noll, author of How I Met My Monster, is the author of the award-winning I Need My Monster series. She is an elementary school teacher/librarian and lives with her husband and children in Spanaway, Washington. She is also a grandmother and enjoys sharing stories with all the little monsters in her life. The monster under her bed is Gertie.
7 Ate 9
Tara Lazar, author of 7 Ate 9, writes quirky, humorous picture books where anything is possible! Her 2025 books are PARTY ANIMALS and FLAT CAT: THE CLASS PET. Tara lives in New Jersey with her husband, two daughters, and a lucky, adopted black cat named Phoebe.
