December 22, 1939 - October 20, 2021
American illustrator and author of children's literature
Author and/or illustrator of over 100 books including "Mirandy and Brother Wind" (for which he won a Caldecott Honor in 1989; written by Patricia C. McKissack), "The Talking Eggs: A Folktale from the American South" (for which he won a Caldecott Honor in 1990; written by Robert D. San Souci), "John Henry" (for which he won a Caldecott Honor in 1995; written by Julius Lester), "The Ugly Duckling" (for which he won a Caldecott Honor in 2000; written by Hans Christian Anderson), "Noah's Ark" (for which he won a Caldecott Honor in 2003) and "The Lion and the Mouse" (for which he won the Caldecott Medal in 2010)