R. Gregory Christie

R. Gregory Christie has illustrated dozens of books for young readers, including Black Magic, Bad News for Outlaws: The Remarkable Life of Bass Reeves, Deputy U.S. Marshall; Freedom in Congo Square; The Palm of My Heart: Poetry by African American Children; Only Passing Through: The Story of Sojourner Truth; and Yesterday I Had the Blues.The winner of a Caldecott Honor and six Coretta Scott King Honors for Illustration, he lives in Brooklyn, New York. rgregorychristie.com