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Christian Robinson

クリスチャン・ロビンソン

Kurisuchian Robinson

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1986-08-02 (Los Angeles, California, United States)
Nationality
American
Languages
English
Residence History
Los Angeles, California → San Francisco, California (7 years) → Sacramento, California

Career

Occupations
Children's book illustrator, Animator
Active Years
2012-2024
Affiliations
Sesame Street Workshop, Pixar Animation Studios

Education

California Institute of the Arts
Animation
Country: United States

Awards

Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor
2015
Work: Josephine
Category: イラストレーター部門
Organization: American Library Association
Result: Honor
Caldecott Honor
2016
Work: Last Stop on Market Street
Organization: American Library Association
Result: Honor
Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor
2016
Work: Last Stop on Market Street
Category: イラストレーター部門
Organization: American Library Association
Result: Honor
Ezra Jack Keats New Illustrator Award
2014
Work: Rain!
Organization: Ezra Jack Keats Foundation
Result: Winner

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Last Stop on Market Street

2015 Picture book

A heartwarming story of a boy and his grandmother on a bus ride.

DiversityUrban life

Another

2019 Picture book

A book about imagining another world.

ImaginationAdventure

Josephine

2013 Picture book

Biographical picture book about Josephine Baker.

BiographyCivil rights

Bibliography

  • Harlem's Little Blackbird
  • Rain!
  • Josephine
  • Gaston
  • Last Stop on Market Street
  • Leo: A Ghost Story
  • The Dead Bird
  • School's First Day of School
  • Little Penguins
  • Antoinette
  • When's My Birthday?
  • Carmela Full of Wishes
  • Another
  • Just in Case You Want to Fly
  • The Bench
  • Milo Imagines the World
  • Something, Someday

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Colorful collageBold line drawingsFolk-art style paintings
Recurring Motifs
Urban everyday lifeFamily bondsImagination

Legacy

Renowned American children's book illustrator who has won numerous prestigious awards and influences children with diverse expressions.

Trivia

  • Raised by his grandmother.
  • Grew up in a one-bedroom home shared by six people.
  • Shifted from animation to children's book illustration inspired by a mentor.