Episode 39:
Living Books with Living Authors
Eric Velasquez
Welcome Friend!
Welcome to our Living Books by Living Authors series where we get to interview authors and illustrators of modern day living books.
We are so elated to have award winning illustrator and author, Eric Velasquez, in this special episode.
Some of you may be familiar with some of his books such as: “Schomburg: The Man Who Built a Library,” “Ruth Objects: The Life of Ruth Bader Ginsburg,” “The Other Mozart: The Life of the Chevalier Saint-George,” “She Was The First! The Trailblazing Life of Shirley Chisholm,” “Grandma’s Records and Grandma’s Gift” and many more.
We hope you enjoy this wonderful conversation that Erika had with Mr. Velasquez!
Quotes & Notes
Velasquez as illustrator:
“Schomburg: The Man Who Built a Library” by Carole Boston Weatherford
“Ruth Objects: The Life of Ruth Bader Ginsburg” by Doreen Rappaport
“The Other Mozart: The Life of the Chevalier Saint-George” by Hugh Brewster
“She Was The First! The Trailblazing Life of Shirley Chisholm” by Katheryn Russell-Brown
“¡Mambo Mucho Mambo! The Dance That Crossed Color Lines” by Dean Robbins
Velasquez as author and illustrator: “Grandma’s Records,” “Grandma’s Gift,” “Octopus Stew”
“The Middle Passage: White Ships / Black Cargo” by Tom Feelings
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture
Book of the Month Reviews on Velasquez books on Charlotte Mason City Living: “Grandma’s Records” and “Grandma’s Gift”
Black Panther comics and illustrator Eric mentions
Where to find Eric Velasquez
Twitter: EricVelasquezNY
Where to Find Us
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Mariana Mastracchio
Erika
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