2021 Children's Literature Visiting Author-Illustrator R. Gregory Christie
Date and Time
Wednesday Jul 7, 2021
7:30 PM - 9:00 PM EDT
Website
Description
Wednesday, July 7, 7:30 pm
R. Gregory Christie is an award-winning children’s book illustrator and lecturer with a long track record of creating uniquely inspiring moments through art. His dozens of children’s books include Freedom in Congo Square, winner of the 2017 Charlotte Zolotow Award and an Honor Book for both the Caldecott and the Coretta Scott King Awards. He is a NAACP Image award winner and was the artist for the United Postal Service’s Kwanzaa Stamp in 2013. Christie has done everything from John Coltrane album covers to animated films on Netflix. His lectures on art, diversity, and literature are family friendly and he has made it his mission to educate and connect audiences to books in a way that is both fun and engaging. To register email kidlit@hollins.edu. Sponsored by the graduate program in children's literature. |