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Janelle Washington

ジャネール・ワシントン

Janeru Wasinton

Profile

Gender
Female
Born
1977-09-18 (Virginia)
Nationality
United States
Languages
English
Residence History
Virginia

Career

Occupations
Paper Cut Artist, Illustrator
Active Years
2000-2024

Education

Virginia Commonwealth University
Country: United States

Awards

Caldecott Honor
2023
Work: Choosing Brave: How Mamie Till-Mobley and Emmett Till Sparked the Civil Rights Movement
Category: Picture Book
Organization: Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC)
Result: Honor
John Steptoe New Talent Illustrator Award
2023
Work: Choosing Brave: How Mamie Till-Mobley and Emmett Till Sparked the Civil Rights Movement
Organization: Coretta Scott King Award
Result: Winner
Sibert Honor
2023
Work: Choosing Brave: How Mamie Till-Mobley and Emmett Till Sparked the Civil Rights Movement
Result: Honor
The Walter Dean Myers Award
2023
Work: Choosing Brave: How Mamie Till-Mobley and Emmett Till Sparked the Civil Rights Movement
Organization: We Need Diverse Books
Result: Winner
Jane Addams Children's Book Award
2023
Work: Choosing Brave: How Mamie Till-Mobley and Emmett Till Sparked the Civil Rights Movement
Result: Winner
Pictus Honor Award
2023
Work: Choosing Brave: How Mamie Till-Mobley and Emmett Till Sparked the Civil Rights Movement
Result: Honor
Flora Stieglitz Straus Award
2023
Work: Choosing Brave: How Mamie Till-Mobley and Emmett Till Sparked the Civil Rights Movement
Organization: Bank Street College of Education
Result: Winner
Cybils Award
2023
Work: Choosing Brave: How Mamie Till-Mobley and Emmett Till Sparked the Civil Rights Movement
Result: Winner

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Choosing Brave: How Mamie Till-Mobley and Emmett Till Sparked the Civil Rights Movement

2022 Children's picture book biography

A picture book biography about Mamie Till-Mobley and how she and her son Emmett Till sparked the Civil Rights Movement.

Civil Rights MovementRacial JusticeBravery

Bibliography

  • Choosing Brave: How Mamie Till-Mobley and Emmett Till Sparked the Civil Rights Movement

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Paper cut illustrations

Legacy

Known as a Caldecott Honor-winning illustrator of children's books.