Frank Morrison (illustrator)

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Frank Morrison
Born1971 (age 52–53)
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
OccupationIllustrator
Period2004–present
Notable works
Notable awards
Website
morrisongraphics.com

Frank Morrison (born 1971) [1] is an American illustrator of children's literature and graffiti artist.

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Before becoming an illustrator, Morrison travelled globally as a breakdancer with The Sugarhill Gang. [2] [3]

Morrison published his first book, Brenda C. Roberts's Jazzy Miz Mozetta, with Farrar, Straus and Giroux in 2004. His illustrations for the book won him the 2005 John Steptoe Award for New Talent (Illustrator). He has since illustrated over 35 published, including fiction and non-fiction picture books, books for early readers, and middle grade books. In 2022, he published his debut book as a writer and illustrator, Kick Push, with Bloomsbury USA. Since publishing his first book, he has received many awards and honors, including winning a Crystal Kite Award and two Coretta Scott King Awards in addition to the John Steptoe Award.

As of 2024, Morrison lives with his wife and five children in Atlanta. [4]

Awards and honors

Fourteen of Morrison's books are Junior Library Guild selections: ¡Jonron! (Out of the Ballpark) (2007); [5] Keena Ford and the Second Grade Mix-Up (2008); [6] Keena Ford and the Secret Journal Mix-Up (2010); [7] Long Shot (2010); [8] The Quickest Kid in Clarksville (2016); [9] How Sweet the Sound (2018); [10] March Forward, Girl (2018); [11] Starstruck (2018); [12] The Roots of Rap (2019); [13] Above the Rim (2020); [14] Kick Push (2022); [15] Uncle John's City Garden (2022); [16] How Do You Spell Unfair? (2023); [17] and My Block Looks Like (2024). [18]

In 2015, the Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) included Little Melba and Her Big Trombone on their list of the year's Notable Children's Books. [19]

In 2016, Booklist included The Quickest Kid in Clarksville on their list of the "Top 10 Sports Books for Youth". [20]

In 2017, Clayton Byrd Goes Underground was on Booklist's list of the "Top 10 Arts Books for Youth". [21] The following year, they included it on their "Top 10 Diverse Fiction for Older and Middle Readers" list, [22] and the ALSC named it among the year's Notable Children Books. [23]

In 2018, Booklist included How Sweet the Sound on their "Top 10 Religion & Spirituality for Youth" list. [24] The same year, the New York Public Library named March Forward, Girl among the best books of the year. [11] The following year, the ALSC named both March Forward, Girl and Let the Children March among the year's Notable Children's Books. [25]

In 2019, The Roots of Rap was named one of the best books of the year by the Chicago Public Library, [26] Kirkus Reviews , [27] and the New York Public Library. [28] Booklist also included it on their list of the "Top 10 Arts Books for Youth". [29]

In 2020, Booklist included R-E-S-P-E-C-T on their list of the "Top 10 Arts Books for Youth". [30] The same year, they included Above the Rim on their "Booklist Editors' Choice: Books for Youth" list. [31] The following year, it was on Booklist's "Top 10 Sports Books for Youth" list, [32] and the ALSC named it a Notable Children's Book. [33]

In 2023, Booklist included Breaking to the Beat! on their lists of the "Top 10 Sports Books for Youth" and "Top 10 Arts Books for Youth". [34] [35] The same year, they included How Do You Spell Unfair? on their "Booklist Editors' Choice: Books for Youth" list. [36] Kirkus Reviews also named it among the best picture books of 2023, [37] and Bank Street College of Education named it a book of outstanding merit merit for children ages five to nine in 2024. [38] That year, the ALSC and International Literacy Association (CL/R SIG) named it a notable children's book, [39] [40] and Booklist named it among the "Top 10 History Books for Youth". [41]

Awards for Morrison's books and illustrations
YearTitleAwardResultRef.
2005Jazzy Miz Mozetta John Steptoe Award for New Talent (Illustrator)Won [3]
2015I Got RhythmCLEL Bell Picture Book Awards for SingWon [42]
Little Melba and Her Big Trombone Coretta Scott King Award for IllustratorHonor [43]
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work – Children Finalist [44]
Orbis Pictus Award Nominated [45]
2017Clayton Byrd Goes Underground Crystal Kite Award for MidwestWon [46]
National Book Award for Young People's Literature Finalist [47]
One Last Word Boston Globe–Horn Book Award for FictionHonor [48]
2019 Let the Children March Coretta Scott King Award for IllustratorHonor [49]
2020The Roots of Rap Golden Kite Award for Picture Book IllustrationHonor [50]
2021R-E-S-P-E-C-T Coretta Scott King Award for IllustratorWon [51]
The Secret Garden of George Washington Carver NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work – Children Finalist [52]
2023Standing in the Need of Prayer Boston Globe–Horn Book Award for Picture BookHonor [48]
Coretta Scott King Award for IllustratorWon [53]
Golden Kite Award for Picture Book IllustrationFinalist [54]
2024How Do You Spell Unfair? Jane Addams Children's Book Award Finalist [55]

Publications

As author

Picture books (fiction)

  • Kick Push. Bloomsbury. 2022. ISBN   978-1-5476-0592-7. [56]

As illustrator

Early reader (fiction)

Early reader (nonfiction)

Middle grade (fiction)

Middle grade (nonfiction)

Picture books (fiction)

Picture books (nonfiction)

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