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Kadir Nelson

Kadir Nelson

Kadir Nelson

Kadir Nelson is the widely acclaimed illustrator of many books for children, including Thunder Rose, written by Jerdine Nolen, which received a Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor Award; Ellington Was Not a Street, written by Ntozake Shange, which received a Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award; and Hewitt Anderson's Great Big Life, written by Jerdine Nolen, which won the 2005 Society of Illustrators Gold Medal. He is also the illustrator of Deloris Jordan and Roslyn M. Jordan's Salt in His Shoes and Spike Lee and Tonya Lewis Lee's Please, Baby, Please and Please, Puppy, Please. Mr. Nelson lives with his family in San Diego, California.

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Bridgeton News, May 18, 2012
...Bridgeton had their kickoff breakfast on Saturday. “The students will be reading a book illustrated and written by Kadir Nelson entitled, ‘We Are The Ship,’ the heart gripping and powerful story of the first negro baseball league. “The book club...
Missoulian, May 7, 2012
...to the spectacular illustrations and even the creative typefaces. Weatherford’s text is both familiar and majestic. And Kadir Nelson never fails to impress as an illustrator. His work is consistently breathtaking. “Moses” is the dramatized story of...
ALA, May 1, 2012
...Conference. This year’s celebration will honor Coretta Scott King Author Award winner and Illustrator honor book recipient Kadir Nelson, author and illustrator of “Heart and Soul: The Story of America and African Americans” (Balzer + Bray, 2011)...
PublishersWeekly.com, April 26, 2012
...on Saturday, moderator Allyn Johnston, publisher of Beach Lane Books, brought out the best in panelists Bob Staake, Kadir Nelson, and Marla Frazee in the sold-out auditorium. Staake, who lives in Chatham, Mass,, flew in for the festival and said he was...
Sacramento Bee, April 1, 2012
...by Laurence Yep JUVENILE � "The Bravest Woman in America" by Marissa Moss � "Heart and Soul" by Kadir Nelson � "Lucky for Good" by Susan Patron � "One Day and One Amazing Morning on Orange Street" by Joanne Rocklin � "Breaking Stalin's Nose" by...
STLtoday.com, April 1, 2012
...Disappeared" • April Henry 7. "Goodnight, Goodnight, Construction Site" • Sherry Duskey Rinker 8. "Heart and Soul" • Kadir Nelson 9. "The Lorax" • Dr. Seuss 10. "Floors" • Patrick Carman...
University City Patch, March 31, 2012
...Night She Disappeared by April Henry Goodnight, Goodnight, Construction Site by Sherry Duskey Rinker Heart and Soul by Kadir Nelson The Lorax by Dr. Seuss Floors by Patrick Carman...
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, March 1, 2012
...won: www.ala.org/emiert/cskbookawards/recipients. Here's a look at the 2012 winners. CORETTA SCOTT KING AUTHOR AWARD WINNER: Kadir Nelson has been called a "force of nature" -- with good reason. He's both an author of thought-provoking books and an...
PublishersWeekly.com, February 29, 2012
...emcee for the BEA conventions annual Childrens Book and Author Breakfast. The breakfast's three speakers Lois Lowry, Kadir Nelson, and John Green were previously announced. The breakfast will take place on Wednesday, June 6, and will launch a at the...
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, February 29, 2012
...won: www.ala.org/emiert/cskbookawards/recipients. Here's a look at the 2012 winners. CORETTA SCOTT KING AUTHOR AWARD WINNER: Kadir Nelson has been called a "force of nature" -- with good reason. He's both an author of thought-provoking books and an...
Lakeland Ledger, February 28, 2012
...for the Super Soaker. "Heart and Soul: The Story of America and African Americans" (story and illustrations by Kadir Nelson; Balzer + Bray, 108 pages, ages 9 and older; $19.99) is a remarkable achievement, a fictional family history with a lot of truth...
Lakeland Ledger, February 28, 2012
...for the Super Soaker. "Heart and Soul: The Story of America and African Americans" (story and illustrations by Kadir Nelson; Balzer + Bray, 108 pages, ages 9 and older; $19.99) is a remarkable achievement, a fictional family history with a lot of truth...
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, February 28, 2012
...won: www.ala.org/emiert/cskbookawards/recipients. Here's a look at the 2012 winners. CORETTA SCOTT KING AUTHOR AWARD WINNER: Kadir Nelson has been called a "force of nature" -- with good reason. He's both an author of thought-provoking books and an...
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, February 28, 2012
...won: www.ala.org/emiert/cskbookawards/recipients. Here's a look at the 2012 winners. CORETTA SCOTT KING AUTHOR AWARD WINNER: Kadir Nelson has been called a "force of nature" -- with good reason. He's both an author of thought-provoking books and an...