About the Author
Vashti Harrison is the
New York Times bestselling creator of
Big, which was awarded the 2024 Caldecott Medal, a Coretta Scott King Book Award Author Honor, and a Coretta Scott King Book Award Illustrator Honor, in addition to being a National Book Award finalist. Vashti is also the #1
New York Times bestselling creator of
Little Leaders,
Little Dreamers, and
Little Legends, and the illustrator of Lupita Nyong’o’s
Sulwe (for which she received a Coretta Scott King Book Award Illustrator Honor), Matthew A. Cherry’s
Hair Love, Andrea Beaty's
I Love You Like Yellow, and Stephanie V.W. Lucianovic’s
Hello, Star, among others. A two-time recipient of the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work for Children, Vashti lives in Brooklyn, New York, and invites you to visit her online @vashtiharrison or at vashtiharrison.com.
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