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DocuSign Envelope ID:8AA3BC1 F-B680-4976-AB39-E8045449CDA3 iv�cu�a- <br /> Children's Book Author and Illustrator <br /> vvi i i arc n <br /> O/1//LV 17 <br /> r <br /> ? I fy <br /> i <br /> L.iil <br /> 4 <br /> � 1�, tt ►, ri�� Skinny bio: <br /> Don Tate is an award-winning author, and the illustrator of numerous critically acclaimed books for children, <br /> including The Cart That Carried Martin, (Charlesbridge); Hope's Gift, (Penguin); Duke Ellington's <br /> Nutcracker Suite (Charlesbridge); and Ron's Big Mission, (Penguin). He is also the author of It Jes' <br /> HaDDened: When Bill Traylor Started To Draw(Lee &Low Books, 2102), an Ezra Jack Keats New <br /> Writer Honor winner. His upcoming titles include The amazing Age of John Roy L nncch (Illustrator, <br /> Eerdmans, 2015), and Poet: The Remarkable Story of George Moses Horton(Author and illustrator, <br /> Peachtree, 2015). Don is a founding host of the The Brown Bookshelf—a blog dedicated to books for African <br /> American young readers; and a member of the #WeNeedDiverseBooks campaign, created to address the lack <br /> of diverse, non-majority narratives in children's literature. <br /> He lives in Austin, Texas, with his family. <br /> Hefty bio: <br /> Don Tate is an award-winning author, and the illustrator of numerous critically acclaimed books for children. He <br /> is also one of the founding hosts of the blog The Brown Bookshelf— a blog designed to push awareness of the <br /> myriad of African American voices writing for young readers, with book reviews, author and illustrator <br /> interviews. Don frequently speaks at schools, public libraries and writing conferences, and participates in book <br /> festivals, including the Texas Book Festival; The Savannah Children's Book Festival; The Dallas Children's <br /> Book and Literary Festival; The African American Children's Book Fan, Bookamania, and at such conferences <br /> as The International Reading Association; Texas Library Association, The National Alliance of Black School <br /> Educators. <br /> http://dontate.conVmedia/ 2/8 <br />