Authors of Corn Crib Publishing

Corn Crib Publishing is a micro-publishing company.  We publish high quality  illustrated children’s books with the themes of environment and nature.

We have won nine national awards!

Christina Allen, artist, illustrator, author

Christina Allen lives in southern Maryland on a sustainable homestead  with her husband Frank, cats Artemis and Holly, Squeaky the guinea hen, a flock of sheep, rare Jersey Buff  heritage turkeys, and heritage chickens.  She has been a  professional artist for 45 + years and is an avid handweaver, spinner, and  knitter.

Both Christina and her husband are serious  gardeners (Frank for over  65 years and Christina for about  40 years), so plants, trees, and  flowers are an important part of  their life and her artwork. They  practice sustainable gardening and  raise much of their own food on  their farm using organic techniques.

She can be found most days in working in her Corn Crib Studio.

Christina got her BFA from the University of  Rhode Island, Kingston, RI and her Master’s from Rhode Island School of  Design, Providence, RI.

Charles Long, author

Charles Long is the author of "Momma Tree” -his first published book!  “Momma Tree” is a heartwarming story of  a mother and daughter learning about nature and life together. “A  Farmer’s Alphabet," is the second children’s book published together.  "Rainbow People" is the most recent beautiful story written by Charles and illustrated by Christina.  Charles' writing is heartwarming and poetic.

Charles was born in Philadelphia, PA,  but grew up in New York City. He currently resides in Maryland. Besides  writing, he is a musician and songwriter, a fan of the New York Yankees  and the Green Bay Packers, a follower of BBC’s Top Gear, a lover of  Sci-Fi, and has a soft spot for rescuing retired greyhounds.

Laara C Oakes, author

Laara C Oakes is the author of The Sunflower Squirrel. A story about a little squirrel with a big plan, The Sunflower Squirrel is infused with generosity, teamwork, and trust.  Her first book won Finalist Award for the Indie Excellence in Children's books!  Published with The Sunflower Squirrel book is companion The Sunflower Squirrel Activity Book.  Her latest book with Corn Crib Publishing is "Henry Hermit Crab Finds a Home."   A young hermit crab is washed out to sea in a storm and desperately searches for the perfect seashell home before nightfall 

Her middle grade novel, Castor Starlight: Race to Polaris is a swashbuckling space adventure about rogue drones, six-eyed aliens and a race across galaxies to catch an elusive thief.

Laara’s short stories, articles, and poetry have appeared in several literary journals including: Tampa Bay Wellness Magazine, Plum Tree Tavern, The Short Humour Site, and The Pangolin Review.

She has a background in science and has lived and worked throughout the United States from the California forests to the Florida wetlands. Her admiration and respect for nature are reflected in her delightful stories.

Glenn Erick Miller is the recipient of the 2017 Florida SCBWI Rising Kite Award for his picture book "What Can it Become?" He has also won a first-place prize in the Adirondack Writing Center's annual fiction awards, and a Pushcart Prize nomination for his short story "Weightless." His fiction and poetry has appeared in several literary journals including Citron Review, Agave Magazine, Red Earth Review, Heater, r.kv.r.y Quarterly, Fiction Fix, and Burrow Press Review.

He earned a BA in English from SUNY Oswego and an MA in English from Binghamton University. His career in education has taken him from being a tutor for at-risk teens to a college University. His career in education has taken him from being a tutor for at-risk teens to a college professor. In between, he has worked as a youth program director, a GED teacher, an editor, and a photographer.

Glenn's first children's book with Corn Crib Publishing is "Red's First Snow."   It was a Finalist Winner of the Indie Awards for Excellence!  Red wants to play, but his friends are too busy getting ready for something called “winter.” Confused, the little fox takes a nap. He wakes to find his world covered in fluffy white flakes. His friends are ready to play now, but will Red get used to all these changes?