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R. Gregory Christie

R. Gregory Christie
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R. Gregory Christie

R. Gregory Christie won a Coretta Scott King Honor (Illustration) for his first book, The Palm of My Heart: Poetry by African American Children. Only Passing Through: The Story of Sojourner Truth, was selected as a Coretta Scott King Honor Book and a New York Times Best Illustrated Book. Yesterday I Had the Blues by Jeron Ashford Frame won the Ezra Jack Keats Award, the Claudia Lewis Award for poetry (given by Bank Street College of Education), and was a BCCB Blue Ribbon Winner. His latest book is The Lost Boys of Sudan. Visit Mr. Christie's Web site at www.gas-art.com.

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In Brief: May 17
PublishersWeekly.com, May 18, 2012
...Author Don Tate (shown here, signing for a fan) and illustrator R. Gregory Christie appeared at the High Museum in Atlanta on May 13 for a book signing and discussion of their new book, It Jes Happened: When Bill Traylor Started to...
Video Sunday: And the Reading Rainbow Mash-Ups Just Keep On Coming
School Library Journal, May 6, 2012
...Among the award-winning illustrators lending their talents are Selina Alko, Lynne Avril, Paulette Bogan, Beowulf Boritt, Lauren Castillo, R. Gregory Christie, Seymour Chwast, Jane Dyer, Richard Egielski, Daniel Glucksman, Julia Gran, Ying-Hwa Hu,...
Book Signing and Gallery Talk: It Jes’ Happened: When Bill Traylor Started to Draw
Midtown Patch, April 18, 2012
...» Join in for a chat and book-signing with award-winning illustrator and author Don Tate and award-winning illustrator R. Gregory Christie as they debut their new children’s book It Jes’ Happened: When Bill Traylor Started to Draw. 33.789742...
Librarian Preview: Penguin Books for Young Readers ? Dial & G.P. Putnam?s Sons (Summer 2012)
School Library Journal, April 3, 2012
...touches (or touches poorly) Nikki Grimes has made this early chapter book series soar (and the illustrations by R. Gregory Christie don’t hurt much either).  The third book in the series Halfway to Perfect focuses on body image.  We’ll see where it...
Vaunda Micheaux Nelson’s YA Novel No Crystal Stair Portrays the Inspirational Life of Lewis Michaux, Harlem Bookseller
Bradenton Herald, February 9, 2012
...documentary novel of the life and work of Lewis Michaux, Harlem bookseller. Written Vaunda Micheaux Nelson and illustrated R. Gregory Christie, No Crystal Stair is an inspiring and memorable true tale about the civil rights movement, community, and...
Sutton Foster, Kelli O'Hara et al. to Be Featured on OVER THE MOON: BROADWAY LULLABY PROJECT CD
Broadway World, February 6, 2012
...and screen legend Julie Andrews and her daughter Emma Walton Hamilton. Among the illustrators lending their talents are R. Gregory Christie, Richard Egileski, Betsy Lewin, Anna Louizos, Marc Simont, Neil Waldman, Tony Walton, and Paul O. Zelinsky. The...
A Salute to Black History: Celebrate with Audiobooks Â
School Library Journal, February 3, 2012
...links and selected videos provide further instructional connections. Bad News for Outlaws. By Vaunda Micheaux Nelson. Illus. by R. Gregory Christie. Narrated by Kevin R. Free. CD. 30 min. with hardcover book. Recorded Books. 2010. ISBN 978-1-4498-0620-0....
The Artists Paint in a Hole in the Ground. New York, New York! It?s a Heckuva Town!
School Library Journal, February 22, 2012
...similarity is strictly coincidental!” It came out in 2011, but it was only recently that I noticed that R. Gregory Christie (most recently of It Jes’ Happened) had an art card of his own: And last but not least in the least, Sophie Blackall (Big Red...
Video Sunday: Needing, Getting, Happenings, and Girls
School Library Journal, February 19, 2012
...post or anything. No related posts. Tags: Battle of the Kids' Books, book trailers, Don Tate, poet videos, R. Gregory Christie, Video Sunday This entry was posted on Sunday, February 19th, 2012 at 3:24 am and is filed under Uncategorized . You can follow...
Vaunda Micheaux Nelson’s YA Novel No Crystal Stair Portrays the Inspirational Life of Lewis Michaux, Harlem Bookseller
Bradenton Herald, February 9, 2012
...documentary novel of the life and work of Lewis Michaux, Harlem bookseller. Written Vaunda Micheaux Nelson and illustrated R. Gregory Christie, No Crystal Stair is an inspiring and memorable true tale about the civil rights movement, community, and...
Vaunda Micheaux Nelson's YA Novel No Crystal Stair Portrays the Inspirational Life of Lewis Michaux, Harlem Bookseller
I Stock Analyst, February 9, 2012
...documentary novel of the life and work of Lewis Michaux, Harlem bookseller. Written Vaunda Micheaux Nelson and illustrated R. Gregory Christie, No Crystal Stair is an inspiring and memorable true tale about the civil rights movement, community, and...
Vaunda Micheaux Nelsons YA Novel No Crystal Stair Portrays the Inspirational Life of Lewis Michaux, Harlem Bookseller
Houston Chronicle, February 9, 2012
...documentary novel of the life and work of Lewis Michaux, Harlem bookseller. Written Vaunda Micheaux Nelson and illustrated R. Gregory Christie, No Crystal Stair is an inspiring and memorable true tale about the civil rights movement, community, and...
Vaunda Micheaux Nelson’s YA Novel No Crystal Stair Portrays the Inspirational Life of Lewis Michaux, Harlem Bookseller
Industrial Info Financials, February 9, 2012
...documentary novel of the life and work of Lewis Michaux, Harlem bookseller. Written Vaunda Micheaux Nelson and illustrated R. Gregory Christie, No Crystal Stair is an inspiring and memorable true tale about the civil rights movement, community, and...
Vaunda Micheaux Nelson’s YA Novel No Crystal Stair Portrays the Inspirational Life of Lewis Michaux, Harlem Bookseller
Minyanville, February 9, 2012
...documentary novel of the life and work of Lewis Michaux, Harlem bookseller. Written Vaunda Micheaux Nelson and illustrated R. Gregory Christie, No Crystal Stair is an inspiring and memorable true tale about the civil rights movement, community, and...