Floyd Cooper (illustrator)

Floyd Cooper (born January 8, 1956) is an American illustrator of children's books. He is based in Easton, Pennsylvania[1] and has worked with Jane Yolen, Nikki Grimes, Eloise Greenfield, Howard Bryant, Joyce Carol Thomas and many more.[2] He graduated from the University of Oklahoma.[3]

Floyd Cooper
Born (1956-08-01) August 1, 1956
OccupationAuthor and Illustrator
NationalityAmerican
GenreChildren's picture books
Notable worksGrandpa's Face by Eloise Greenfield
Notable awardsCoretta Scott King Award 4 Honors

American Library Association 10 Notables

NAACP 2 Image Award Nominations

Personal

Floyd grew up in low income housing, in Tulsa, OK. In school his teacher's began to notice his illustrations and submitted his work to a scholarship committee. After Graduating from The University of Oklahoma, Floyd began to work for Hallmark Cards in Kansas City. He later moved to Manhattan where he struggled before he got his first contract with Penguin Books[4] Floyd's first illustrated book was published in 1988 and written by Eloise Greenfield.

Awards

Floyd was awarded a Coretta Scott King Award Illustrator Honor,[5] a Golden Kite Award for A Dance Like Starlight: One Ballerina’s Dream.[6] and a Charlotte Zolotow Award for Max and the Tag-Along Moon written by Floyd himself.[7]

Selected works
  • Max and the Tag-Along Moon by Floyd Cooper (2013)
  • The Blacker the Berry by Joyce Carol Thomas (2008)
  • Grandpa's Face by Eloise Greenfield (1988)
  • Jump! From the Life of Michael Jordan by Floyd Cooper (2004)
  • Brown Honey in Broomwheat Tea by Joyce Carol Thomas (1993)
  • I Have Hear of a Land by Joyce Carol Thomas (1998)
  • The Ring Bearer by Floyd Cooper (2017)
  • Juneteenth for Mazie by Floyd Cooper (2015)
  • Coming Home: From the Life of Langston Hughes by Floyd Cooper (1994)
  • Meet Danitra Brown by Nikki Grimes (1994)
  • Sisters and Champions: The True Story of Venus and Serena Williams by Howard Bryant (2018)

References
  1. "30 Second Bio". Retrieved 11 Mar 2020.
  2. "Floyd Cooper". Retrieved 11 March 2020.
  3. "Harper Collins Publisher". Retrieved 11 Mar 2020.
  4. "Grandpa's Face-Interview with Illustrator Floyd Cooper". Retrieved 11 March 2020.
  5. "The Coretta Scott King Book Awards". Retrieved 11 March 2020.
  6. "2015 Golden Kite Winners". Retrieved 11 Mar 2020.
  7. "Award Winning Books by Floyd Cooper". Retrieved 11 Mar 2020.
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