Eric Velasquez earned his BFA from the School of Visual Arts and has illustrated over 30 children’s books. His first picture book “The Piano Man” by Debbie Chocolate, published by Bloomsbury won the Coretta-Scott King/John Steptoe Award for New Talent. Eric also wrote and illustrated “Grandma’s Records” and its follow-up “Grandma’s Gift” which won the Pura Belpre’ Award for illustration. Later Eric illustrated “Schomburg: The Man Who Built a Library” by Carole Boston Weatherford which earned five starred reviews and won the Walter Award from the WNDB organization as well as the SCBWI’s Golden Kite Award. In 2019 Eric wrote and illustrated “Octopus Stew” which has gathered rave reviews and is sure to make you laugh. One of Eric’s newest books is the much anticipated “Ruth Objects: The Life of Ruth Bader Ginsburg” by Doreen Rappaport, published by Little Brown Books for Young Readers and one of his latest titles, “She Was The First! The Trailblazing Life of Shirley Chisholm” by Katheryn Russell Brown published by Lee and Low Books. Won the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literature for Children. His Newest Books are ¡Mambo Mucho Mambo! The Dance That Crossed Color Lines by Dean Robbins, “Going Places: Victor Hugo Green and his Glorious Book” by Tonya Bolden which earned 5 starred reviews and Outspoken Paul Robeson Ahead of His Time: A One Man Show bt Carole Boston Weatherford.
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