Frank Morrison (illustrator)
Frank Morrison | |
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| Born | 1971 (age 52–53) Boston, Massachusetts, USA |
| Occupation | Illustrator |
| Period | 2004-present |
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Frank Morrison (born 1971 in Boston)[1] is an American illustrator of children's literature and graffiti artist.
Before becoming an illustrator, Morrison travelled globally personally 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 illustrators 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[edit]
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]
| Year | Title | Award | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Jazzy Miz Mozetta | John Steptoe Award for New Talent (Illustrator) | Won | [3] |
| 2015 | I Got Rhythm | CLEL Bell Picture Book Awards for Sing | Won | [42] |
| Little Melba and Her Big Trombone | Coretta Scott King Award for Illustrator | Honor | [43] | |
| NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work – Children | Finalist | [44] | ||
| Orbis Pictus Award | Nominated | [45] | ||
| 2017 | Clayton Byrd Goes Underground | Crystal Kite Award for Midwest | Won | [46] |
| National Book Award for Young People's Literature | Finalist | [47] | ||
| One Last Word | Boston Globe–Horn Book Award for Fiction | Honor | [48] | |
| 2019 | Let the Children March | Coretta Scott King Award for Illustrator | Honor | [49] |
| 2020 | The Roots of Rap | Golden Kite Award for Picture Book Illustration | Honor | [50] |
| 2021 | R-E-S-P-E-C-T | Coretta Scott King Award for Illustrator | Won | [51] |
| The Secret Garden of George Washington Carver | NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work – Children | Finalist | [52] | |
| 2023 | Standing in the Need of Prayer | Boston Globe–Horn Book Award for Picture Book | Honor | [48] |
| Coretta Scott King Award for Illustrator | Won | [53] | ||
| Golden Kite Award for Picture Book Illustration | Finalist | [54] | ||
| 2024 | How Do You Spell Unfair? | Jane Addams Children's Book Award | Finalist | [55] |
Publications[edit]
As author[edit]
Picture books (fiction)[edit]
- Kick Push. Bloomsbury. 2022. ISBN 978-1-5476-0592-7.[56]
As illustrator[edit]
Early reader (fiction)[edit]
- Thomson, Melissa (2008). Keena Ford and the Second Grade Mix Up. Dial Books. ISBN 978-0-803-73263-6.[6]
- Thomson, Melissa (2010). Keena Ford and the Secret Journal Mix-Up. Dial Books. ISBN 978-0-803-73465-4.[7]
Early reader (nonfiction)[edit]
- Weinstein, Muriel Harris (2010). Play, Louis, Play!: The True Story of a Boy and His Horn. Bloomsbury. ISBN 978-1-599-90375-0.[57]
- Smith Jr., Charles R. (2012). Stars in the Shadows: The Negro League All-Star Game of 1934. Atheneum Books for Young Readers. ISBN 978-0-689-86638-8.[58]
- DePrince, Michaela; DePrince, Elaine (2014). Ballerina Dreams: From Orphan to Dancer. Random House Books for Young Readers. ISBN 978-0-385-75515-3.[59]
Middle grade (fiction)[edit]
- Williams-Garcia, Rita (2017). Clayton Byrd Goes Underground. Quill Tree Books. ISBN 978-0-062-21591-8.[60]
- Zoboi, Ibi (2019). My Life as an Ice Cream Sandwich. Dutton Books for Young Readers. ISBN 978-0-399-18735-3.[61]
Middle grade (nonfiction)[edit]
- Grimes, Nikki (2017). One Last Word: Wisdom from the Harlem Renaissance. Bloomsbury. ISBN 978-1-619-63554-8.[62]
- Beals, Melba Pattillo (2018). March Forward, Girl: From Young Warrior to Little Rock Nine. Clarion Books. ISBN 978-1-328-88212-7.[63]
Picture books (fiction)[edit]
- Roberts, Brenda C. (2004). Jazzy Miz Mozetta. Farrar, Straus and Giroux. ISBN 978-0-374-33674-5.[64]
- Taylor, Debbie A. (2004). Sweet Music in Harlem. Lee & Low. ISBN 978-1-58430-165-3.[65]
- Norman, Lissette (2006). My Feet Are Laughing. Farrar, Straus and Giroux. ISBN 978-0-374-35096-3.[66]
- Queen Latifah (2006). Queen of the Scene. HarperCollins. ISBN 978-0-06-077856-9.[67]
- Rodriguez, Alex (2007). Out of the Ballpark. HarperCollins. ISBN 978-0-06-115197-2.[68]
- Abrahams, Peter (2011). Quacky Baseball. HarperCollins. ISBN 978-0-06-122978-7.[69]
- Barrett, Mary Brigid (2011). Shoebox Sam. Zonderkidz. ISBN 978-0-310-71549-8.[70]
- Schofield-Morrison, Connie (2014). I Got the Rhythm. Bloomsbury. ISBN 978-1-619-63178-6.[71]
- Miller, Pat Zietlow (2017). The Quickest Kid in Clarksville. Chronicle. ISBN 978-1-4521-2936-5.[72]
- London, C. Alexander (2018). The Adventures of Wrong Man and Power Girl!. Philomel Books. ISBN 978-0-399-54893-2.[73]
- Schofield-Morrison, Connie (2020). I Got the School Spirit. Bloomsbury. ISBN 978-1-5476-0261-2.[74]
- Harper, Janelle (2020). My Block Looks Like. Viking Press. ISBN 978-0-593-52630-9.[75]
- Ford, Bernette G. (2022). Uncle John’s City Garden. Holiday House. ISBN 978-0-8234-4786-2.[76]
- Acevedo, Linda J. (2023). Breaking to the Beat!. Lee & Low Books. ISBN 978-164-379639-0.[77]
Picture books (nonfiction)[edit]
- Taylor, Gaylia (2006). George Crum and the Saratoga Chip. Lee & Low Books. ISBN 978-1-584-30255-1.[78]
- Paul, Chris (2009). Long Shot: Never Too Small to Dream Big. Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers. ISBN 978-1-4169-5079-0.[79]
- Pelé (2010). For the Love of Soccer!. Little, Brown Books for Young Readers. ISBN 978-1-423-11538-0.[80]
- Russell-Brown, Katheryn (2014). Little Melba and Her Big Trombone. Lee & Low Books. ISBN 978-1-600-60898-8.[81]
- Barretta, Gene (2017). Muhammad Ali: A Champion Is Born. Katherine Tegen Books. ISBN 978-0-06-243016-8.[82]
- Weatherford, Carole Boston (2018). How Sweet the Sound: The Story of Amazing Grace. Illustrated by Frank Morrison. Atheneum Books for Young Readers. ISBN 978-1-48-147206-7.[83]
- Clark-Robinson, Monica (2018). Let the Children March. Clarion Books. ISBN 978-0-544-70452-7.[84]
- Weatherford, Carole Boston (2018). The Roots of Rap: 16 Bars on the 4 Pillars of Hip-Hop. little bee books. ISBN 978-1499804119.[85]
- Krull, Kathleen; Brewer, Paul (2018). Starstruck: The Cosmic Journey of Neil deGrasse Tyson. Crown Books for Young Readers. ISBN 978-0-399-55024-9.[86]
- Bryant, Jen (2020). Above the Rim: How Elgin Baylor Changed Basketball. Harry N. Abrams. ISBN 978-1-4197-4108-1.[87]
- Barretta, Gene (2020). The Secret Garden of George Washington Carver. HarperCollins. ISBN 978-0-06-243015-1.[88]
- Weatherford, Carole Boston (2020). R-E-S-P-E-C-T: Aretha Franklin, the Queen of Soul. Atheneum Books for Young Readers. ISBN 978-1-534-45228-2.[89]
- Weatherford, Carole Boston (2022). Standing in the Need of Prayer: A Modern Retelling of the Classic Spiritual. Crown Books for Young Readers. ISBN 978-0-59-330634-5.[90]
- Datcher, Michael (2023). Harlem at Four. Random House Studio. ISBN 978-0-5934-2933-4.[91]
- Weatherford, Carole Boston (2023). How Do You Spell Unfair? MacNolia Cox and the National Spelling Bee. Candlewick Press. ISBN 978-1-536-21554-0.[92]
References[edit]
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- ^ "Morrison, Frank 1971–". Encyclopedia.com. Archived from the original on March 30, 2024. Retrieved June 6, 2024.
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- ^ "¡Jonron! (Out of the Ballpark)". Junior Library Guild. Archived from the original on February 27, 2024. Retrieved June 6, 2024.
- ^ a b "Keena Ford and the Second Grade Mix-Up". Junior Library Guild. Retrieved June 6, 2024.
- ^ a b "Keena Ford and the Secret Journal Mix-Up". Junior Library Guild. Archived from the original on June 7, 2024. Retrieved June 6, 2024.
- ^ "Long Shot: Never Too Small to Dream Big". Junior Library Guild. Archived from the original on June 6, 2024. Retrieved June 6, 2024.
- ^ "The Quickest Kid in Clarksville". Junior Library Guild. Archived from the original on June 6, 2024. Retrieved June 6, 2024.
- ^ "How Sweet the Sound: The Story of Amazing Grace". Junior Library Guild. Archived from the original on June 3, 2024. Retrieved June 3, 2024.
- ^ a b "March Forward, Girl: From Young Warrior to Little Rock Nine". Junior Library Guild. Archived from the original on June 6, 2024. Retrieved June 6, 2024.
- ^ "Starstruck: The Cosmic Journey of Neil deGrasse Tyson". Junior Library Guild. Archived from the original on June 6, 2024. Retrieved June 6, 2024.
- ^ "The Roots of Rap: 16 Bars on the 4 Pillars of Hip-Hop". Junior Library Guild. Archived from the original on June 3, 2024. Retrieved June 2, 2024.
- ^ "Above the Rim: How Elgin Baylor Changed Basketball". Junior Library Guild. Archived from the original on June 6, 2024. Retrieved June 6, 2024.
- ^ "Kick Push: Be Your Epic Self". Junior Library Guild. Archived from the original on June 6, 2024. Retrieved June 6, 2024.
- ^ "Uncle John's City Garden". Junior Library Guild. Archived from the original on June 6, 2024. Retrieved June 6, 2024.
- ^ "How Do You Spell Unfair?: MacNolia Cox and the National Spelling Bee". Junior Library Guild. Archived from the original on February 25, 2024. Retrieved June 3, 2024.
- ^ "My Block Looks Like". Junior Library Guild. Archived from the original on June 6, 2024. Retrieved June 6, 2024.
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- ^ Cooper, Ilene (November 15, 2018). "Top 10 Religion & Spirituality for Youth: 2018". Booklist. Archived from the original on December 8, 2021. Retrieved June 2, 2024.
- ^ "Notable Children's Books: 2019". Booklist. March 15, 2019. Archived from the original on March 7, 2024. Retrieved June 6, 2024.
- ^ ChiPubLib_Kids. "Best Informational Books for Younger Readers of 2019". Chicago Public Library. Archived from the original on September 28, 2022. Retrieved June 2, 2024.
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- ^ "NBGS Lists". CL/R SIG. Archived from the original on June 2, 2024. Retrieved June 2, 2024.
- ^ Khuri, Ronny (February 1, 2024). "Top 10 History Books for Youth". Booklist. Archived from the original on June 2, 2024. Retrieved June 2, 2024.
- ^ "CLEL Bell Winners". Colorado Libraries for Early Literacy. Archived from the original on February 22, 2024. Retrieved June 7, 2024.
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- ^ "Awards: Golden Kite Winners". Shelf Awareness. January 22, 2020. Archived from the original on November 3, 2022. Retrieved June 7, 2024.
- ^ "ALA's Youth Media Award Winners". Shelf Awareness. January 26, 2021. Archived from the original on January 24, 2024. Retrieved June 7, 2024.
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- ^ Gaetano, Siân (February 6, 2023). "CSK Illustrator Award Winner Frank Morrison". Shelf Awareness. Archived from the original on March 30, 2023. Retrieved June 7, 2024.
- ^ "Awards: SCBWI Golden Kite Finalists". Shelf Awareness. February 6, 2023. Archived from the original on March 30, 2023. Retrieved June 7, 2024.
- ^ "Awards: Bollinger Everyman Wodehouse Winner; Jane Addams Children's Picture Book Finalists". Shelf Awareness. November 22, 2023. Archived from the original on June 2, 2024. Retrieved June 2, 2024.
- ^ "Kick Push by". Publishers Weekly. October 28, 2021. Archived from the original on June 2, 2024. Retrieved June 6, 2024.
- ^ "Play, Louis, Play! The True Story of a Boy and His Horn". Booklist. February 1, 2011. Archived from the original on June 7, 2024. Retrieved June 6, 2024.
- ^ "Stars in the Shadows: The Negro League All-Star Game of 1934 by Charles R. Smith, Jr". Publishers Weekly. February 6, 2012. Archived from the original on June 6, 2024. Retrieved June 6, 2024.
- ^ Edmundson, Martha (November 1, 2014). "Ballerina Dreams: From Orphan to Dancer". Booklist. Archived from the original on March 23, 2017. Retrieved June 6, 2024.
- ^ Cooper, Ilene (March 15, 2017). "Clayton Bird Goes Underground". Booklist. Archived from the original on June 7, 2024. Retrieved June 7, 2024.
- ^ Carroll, Henry (December 23, 2019). "TFK Reads: My Life as an Ice Cream Sandwich". Time for Kids. Archived from the original on October 23, 2021. Retrieved June 7, 2024.
- ^ Venkatraman, Padma (November 6, 2017). "One Last Word: Wisdom from the Harlem Renaissance". Social Justice Books. Archived from the original on October 4, 2023. Retrieved June 7, 2024.
- ^ "March Forward, Girl: From Young Warrior to Little Rock Nine by Melba Pattillo Beals". Publishers Weekly. November 13, 2017. Archived from the original on June 2, 2024. Retrieved June 6, 2024.
- ^ "JAZZY MIZ MOZETTA by Brenda C. Roberts". Publishers Weekly. January 3, 2005. Archived from the original on June 6, 2024. Retrieved June 6, 2024.
- ^ "SWEET MUSIC IN HARLEM by Debbie A. Taylor". Publishers Weekly. May 24, 2004. Archived from the original on November 28, 2022. Retrieved June 6, 2024.
- ^ "My Feet Are Laughing by Lissette Norman". Publishers Weekly. May 22, 2006. Archived from the original on June 6, 2024. Retrieved June 6, 2024.
- ^ "Queen of the Scene by Queen Latifah". Publishers Weekly. October 2, 2006. Archived from the original on June 6, 2024. Retrieved June 6, 2024.
- ^ "Out of the Ballpark by Alex Rodriguez". Publishers Weekly. February 5, 2007. Archived from the original on June 6, 2024. Retrieved June 6, 2024.
- ^ "Quacky Baseball by Peter Abrahams". Publishers Weekly. January 24, 2011. Archived from the original on June 6, 2024. Retrieved June 6, 2024.
- ^ "Shoebox Sam". Booklist. July 2011. Archived from the original on June 7, 2024. Retrieved June 6, 2024.
- ^ "I Got the Rhythm by Connie Schofield-Morrison, Consuela Morrison". Publishers Weekly. April 21, 2014. Archived from the original on June 6, 2024. Retrieved June 6, 2024.
- ^ "The Quickest Kid in Clarksville by Pat Zietlow Miller". Publishers Weekly. February 8, 2016. Archived from the original on June 6, 2024. Retrieved June 6, 2024.
- ^ "The Adventures of Wrong Man and Power Girl! by C Alexander London". Publishers Weekly. April 16, 2018. Archived from the original on June 2, 2024. Retrieved June 6, 2024.
- ^ "I Got the School Spirit by Connie Schofield-Morrison". Publishers Weekly. June 10, 2020. Archived from the original on June 2, 2024. Retrieved June 6, 2024.
- ^ "My Block Looks Like by Janelle Harper". Publishers Weekly. October 26, 2023. Archived from the original on March 29, 2024. Retrieved June 6, 2024.
- ^ "Uncle John's City Garden by Bernette Ford". Publishers Weekly. March 23, 2022. Archived from the original on June 2, 2024. Retrieved June 6, 2024.
- ^ "Breaking to the Beat! by Linda J Acevedo". Publishers Weekly. October 12, 2023. Archived from the original on June 2, 2024. Retrieved June 6, 2024.
- ^ "George Crum and the Saratoga Chip". [[Booklist]. April 1, 2006. Archived from the original on June 7, 2024. Retrieved June 6, 2024.
- ^ "Long Shot: Never Too Small to Dream Big by Chris Paul". Publishers Weekly. September 21, 2009. Archived from the original on June 6, 2024. Retrieved June 6, 2024.
- ^ "For the Love of Soccer! by Pele". Publishers Weekly. April 19, 2010. Archived from the original on June 6, 2024. Retrieved June 6, 2024.
- ^ "Little Melba and Her Big Trombone by Katheryn Russell-Brown". Publishers Weekly. July 21, 2014. Archived from the original on November 26, 2022. Retrieved June 6, 2024.
- ^ "Muhammad Ali: A Champion Is Born by Gene Barretta". Publishers Weekly. December 12, 2016. Archived from the original on June 6, 2024. Retrieved June 6, 2024.
- ^ "How Sweet the Sound by Carole Boston Weatherford". Publishers Weekly. March 19, 2018. Archived from the original on January 19, 2024. Retrieved June 2, 2024.
- ^ "Let the Children March by Monica Clark-Robinson". Publishers Weekly. October 23, 2017. Archived from the original on June 2, 2024. Retrieved June 6, 2024.
- ^ "The Roots of Rap: 16 Bars on the 4 Pillars of Hip-Hop by Carole Boston Weatherford". Publishers Weekly. February 19, 2019. Archived from the original on February 2, 2023. Retrieved June 2, 2024.
- ^ "Starstruck: The Cosmic Journey of Neil deGrasse Tyson by Kathleen Krull, Paul Brewer". Publishers Weekly. September 10, 2018. Archived from the original on June 2, 2024. Retrieved June 6, 2024.
- ^ "Above the Rim: How Elgin Baylor Changed Basketball by Jen Bryant". Publishers Weekly. September 10, 2020. Archived from the original on June 2, 2024. Retrieved June 6, 2024.
- ^ "The Secret Garden of George Washington Carver by Gene Barretta". Publishers Weekly. November 14, 2019. Archived from the original on June 2, 2024. Retrieved June 6, 2024.
- ^ "Respect: Aretha Franklin, the Queen of Soul by Carole Boston Weatherford". Publishers Weekly. July 9, 2020. Archived from the original on February 3, 2023. Retrieved June 6, 2024.
- ^ "Standing in the Need of Prayer: A Modern Retelling of the Classic Spiritual". Shelf Awareness. October 7, 2022. Retrieved June 2, 2024.
- ^ "Harlem at Four by Michael Datcher". Publishers Weekly. October 4, 2023. Archived from the original on June 2, 2024. Retrieved June 6, 2024.
- ^ "How Do You Spell Unfair? MacNolia Cox and the National Spelling Bee by Carole Boston Weatherford". Publishers Weekly. January 19, 2023. Archived from the original on February 28, 2024. Retrieved June 2, 2024.